Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
AMD Radeon R5 M315 vs NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX
Price now
103$
Games supported
51%
- Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
- Core clock speed 500
- Max video memory 1024 MB
- Memory type GDDR3
- Memory clock speed 800
- Maximum resolution
- Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
- Core clock speed 970
- Max video memory 4096 MB
- Memory type DDR3
- Memory clock speed 1000
- Maximum resolution
Price now
no data
Games supported
51%
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 972 | 953 |
| Value for money | 0.10 | no data |
| Architecture | G9x (2007−2010) | GCN (2011−2017) |
| GPU code name | NB9E-GTX | Meso LE (DDR3) |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 July 2008 (14 years old) | 16 June 2015 (7 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $328.50 | no data |
| Current price | $103 (0.3x MSRP) | no data |
Value for money
no data
Technical specs
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 |
| Compute units | no data | 5 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 970 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 1,550 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 28.00 | 23.28 |
| Floating-point performance | 280 gflops | 745.0 gflops |
| Gigaflops | 420 | no data |
Size and compatibility
Information on GeForce 9800M GTX and Radeon R5 M315 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 | no data |
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
| SLI options | + | no data |
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 14.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | no data | - |
| Enduro | no data | - |
| HD3D | no data | + |
| PowerTune | no data | + |
| DualGraphics | no data | 1 |
| TrueAudio | no data | - |
| ZeroCore | no data | + |
| Switchable graphics | no data | 1 |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | DirectX® 12 |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | Not Listed |
| Vulkan | N/A | no data |
| Mantle | no data | + |
| 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.
Radeon R5 M315 outperforms GeForce 9800M GTX by 3% in our combined benchmark results.
Passmark
This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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: 24%
Radeon R5 M315 outperforms GeForce 9800M GTX by 3% in Passmark.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
+0%
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8−9
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
+0%
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4−5
+0%
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| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 0−1 | 1−2 |
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
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| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Hitman 3 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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| Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
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| Metro Exodus | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
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| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
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| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
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4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
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| Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
+0%
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6−7
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 0−1 |
All in all, in popular games:
- 9800M GTX is ahead in 0 tests (0%)
- R5 M315 is ahead in 0 tests (0%)
- there's a draw in 20 tests (100%)
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 1.15 | 1.19 |
| Recency | 15 July 2008 | 16 June 2015 |
| Memory bus width | 256 | 64 |
| Memory bandwidth | 51.2 | 14.4 |
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 112 | 320 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 28 nm |
We couldn't decide between GeForce 9800M GTX and Radeon R5 M315. The differences in performance seem too small.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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