Radeon HD 4670 vs GeForce 9800M GTX

Place in performance ranking	1029	1072
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.12	0.01
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	NB9E-GTX	RV730
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 July 2008 (15 years ago)	10 September 2008 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$328.50	$67
Current price	$103 (0.3x MSRP)	$181 (2.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

9800M GTX has 1100% better value for money than ATI HD 4670.

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	320
CUDA cores per GPU	112	no data
Core clock speed	500 MHz	750 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	514 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	59 Watt
Texture fill rate	28.00	24.00
Floating-point performance	280 gflops	480.0 gflops
Gigaflops	420	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce 9800M GTX and Radeon HD 4670 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	193 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
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	512 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	32 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	4.0	4.1
OpenGL	3.3	3.3
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	no data

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
+19.4%

ATI HD 4670 0.98

GeForce 9800M GTX outperforms Radeon HD 4670 by 19% 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
+19.5%

ATI HD 4670 380

GeForce 9800M GTX outperforms Radeon HD 4670 by 19% in Passmark.

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
+50%

2−3

−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Hitman 3	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Hitman 3	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1−2

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2	0−1
Metro Exodus	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3
+100%

1−2

−100%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.17	0.98
Recency	15 July 2008	10 September 2008
Cost	$328.5	$67
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	59 Watt