GeForce 9800M GS vs 9800M GTX

Place in performance ranking	1027	948
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	0.12	0.11
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code name	NB9E-GTX	NB9E-GS1
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 July 2008 (15 years ago)	1 November 2008 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$328.50	no data
Current price	$103 (0.3x MSRP)	$180

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

9800M GTX has 9% better value for money than 9800M GS.

Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	112	64
CUDA cores	no data	64
CUDA cores per GPU	112	no data
Core clock speed	500 MHz	530 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	505 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	60 Watt
Texture fill rate	28.00	16 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	280 gflops	169.6 gflops
Gigaflops	420	254

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce 9800M GTX and GeForce 9800M GS compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	large
Bus support	no data	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
SLI options	+	no data

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	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
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 outputs	No outputs
Multi monitor support	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536

Supported GPU Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power management

no data

8.0

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	4.0	4.0
OpenGL	3.3	2.1
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 1.17

9800M GS 1.43
+22.2%

9800M GS outperforms 9800M GTX by 22% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

9800M GTX 454

9800M GS 554
+22%

9800M GS outperforms 9800M GTX by 22% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

9800M GTX 4825
+48.7%

9800M GS 3245

9800M GTX outperforms 9800M GS by 49% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−33.3%

4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Hitman 3	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Hitman 3	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Hitman 3	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Hitman 3	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1