Radeon Pro W6600 vs GeForce 9800M GTX
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 9800M GTX with Radeon Pro W6600, including specs and performance data.
Pro W6600 outperforms 9800M by a whopping 3185% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1133 | 156 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.03 | 25.70 |
| Power efficiency | 1.12 | 27.57 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | G92 | Navi 23 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 15 July 2008 (17 years ago) | 8 June 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $328.50 | $649 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Pro W6600 has 85567% better value for money than 9800M GTX.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 112 | 1792 |
| CUDA cores per GPU | 112 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 2331 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2903 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 11,060 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 28.00 | 325.1 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.28 TFLOPS | 10.4 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | 420 | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 64 |
| TMUs | 56 | 112 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 28 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 448 KB |
| L1 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 32 MB |
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 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 241 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
| 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 4x DisplayPort |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12.0 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.
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
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
| Fortnite | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−3043%
|
220−230
+3043%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−2900%
|
30−33
+2900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−3122%
|
290−300
+3122%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−3181%
|
1050−1100
+3181%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
−3048%
|
850−900
+3048%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−2900%
|
450−500
+2900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
| Fortnite | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−3043%
|
220−230
+3043%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−2900%
|
30−33
+2900%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−2900%
|
30−33
+2900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−3122%
|
290−300
+3122%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−3067%
|
190−200
+3067%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−3181%
|
1050−1100
+3181%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−2900%
|
450−500
+2900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−3043%
|
220−230
+3043%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−3122%
|
290−300
+3122%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−3067%
|
190−200
+3067%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−3181%
|
1050−1100
+3181%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−3150%
|
130−140
+3150%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 7−8
−3043%
|
220−230
+3043%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−3082%
|
350−400
+3082%
|
| Valorant | 1−2
−2900%
|
30−33
+2900%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−2900%
|
30−33
+2900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−3067%
|
95−100
+3067%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−3114%
|
450−500
+3114%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
−3100%
|
160−170
+3100%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.09 | 35.81 |
| Recency | 15 July 2008 | 8 June 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 100 Watt |
9800M GTX has 33% lower power consumption.
Pro W6600, on the other hand, has a 3185% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 829% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon Pro W6600 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GTX in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce 9800M GTX is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Pro W6600 is a workstation one.
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