AMD Radeon R5 M315 vs NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX

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Games supported 51%
9800M GTX
NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX
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  • Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
  • Core clock speed 500
  • Max video memory 1024 MB
  • Memory type GDDR3
  • Memory clock speed 800
  • Maximum resolution
R5 M315
Radeon R5 M315
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  • 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 ranking972953
Value for money0.10no data
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameNB9E-GTXMeso LE (DDR3)
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 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

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores112320
CUDA cores per GPU112no data
Compute unitsno data5
Core clock speed500 MHz970 MHz
Number of transistors754 million1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Wattno data
Texture fill rate28.0023.28
Floating-point performance280 gflops745.0 gflops
Gigaflops420no 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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s14.4 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Technologies

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

AppAccelerationno data-
Endurono data-
HD3Dno data+
PowerTuneno data+
DualGraphicsno data1
TrueAudiono data-
ZeroCoreno data+
Switchable graphicsno data1

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)DirectX® 12
Shader Model4.06.0
OpenGL3.34.4
OpenCL1.1Not Listed
VulkanN/Ano data
Mantleno 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.

9800M GTX 1.15
R5 M315 1.19
+3.5%

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%

9800M GTX 454
R5 M315 469
+3.3%

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%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
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%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
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%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

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

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hitman 3 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
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%
6−7
+0%
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.


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