Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) vs GeForce 9800M GTX SLI

Place in the ranking	767	770
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.41	13.97
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code name	NB9E-GTX	Vega Raven Ridge
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 July 2008 (16 years ago)	7 January 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	224	384
Core clock speed	500 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1100 MHz
Number of transistors	3016 Million	9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	40.80
Floating-point processing power	no data	1.306 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	8
TMUs	no data	24

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	no data	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
SLI options	+	-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR3	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	256 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	System Shared
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

no data

No outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	10	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	no data	6.4
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	2.1
Vulkan	-	1.2
CUDA	+	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

9800M GTX SLI 3.07
+0.7%

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 3.05

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

9800M GTX SLI 8193
+0%

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 8189

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

14−16

−7.1%

15
+7.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7

+0%

6−7

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +12.5%	8 −12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −700%	8 +700%
Battlefield 5	5−6 −120%	11 +120%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −14.3%	8 +14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −5.9%	18 +5.9%
Hitman 3	8−9 +14.3%	7 −14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −225%	13 +225%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −25%	10 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +8.3%	12 −8.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +0%	9 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −600%	7 +600%
Battlefield 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +13.3%	15 −13.3%
Hitman 3	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −25%	5 +25%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −7.7%	14 +7.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −21.4%	17 +21.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Hitman 3	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +8.3%	12 −8.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +133%	6 −133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+14.3%

7−8

−14.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Hitman 3	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

+0%

6−7

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

+0%

4−5

+0%

This is how 9800M GTX SLI and RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) compete in popular games:

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 7% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the 9800M GTX SLI is 133% faster.
in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

9800M GTX SLI is ahead in 10 tests (16%)
RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is ahead in 10 tests (16%)
there's a draw in 42 tests (68%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.07	3.05
Recency	15 July 2008	7 January 2018
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	15 Watt

9800M GTX SLI has a 0.7% higher aggregate performance score.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 900% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000).

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.