GT 745M vs 9800M GT SLI

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Combined performance score

9800M GT SLI
1.95

GT 745M outperforms 9800M GT SLI by 45% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking853751
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.080.47
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameNB9E-GT2N14P-LP/GS
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 July 2008 (15 years old)1 April 2013 (10 years old)
Current price$545 $55
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 745M has 488% better value for money than 9800M GT SLI.

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 cores192384
Core clock speed500 MHz837 MHz
Number of transistors1508 Million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rateno data17.57
Floating-point performanceno data642.8 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce 9800M GT SLI and GeForce GT 745M 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 sizelargemedium sized
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
SLI options+no data

Memory

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 typeGDDR3DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount512 MB2 GB
Standard memory configurationno dataDDR3/GDDR5
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1800 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data64 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 dataNo outputs
eDP 1.2 signal supportno dataUp to 3840x2160
LVDS signal supportno dataUp to 1920x1200
VGA аnalog display supportno dataUp to 2048x1536
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno dataUp to 3840x2160
HDMIno data+
HDCP content protectionno data+
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMIno data+
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreamingno data+

Technologies

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

Blu-Ray 3D Supportno data+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoderno data+
Optimusno data+
3D Vision / 3DTV Playno data+

API support

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

DirectX1012 API
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.5
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkanno data1.1.126
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 GT SLI 1.95
GT 745M 2.82
+44.6%

GT 745M outperforms 9800M GT SLI by 45% in our combined benchmark results.


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 GT SLI 6271
GT 745M 9045
+44.2%

GT 745M outperforms 9800M GT SLI by 44% 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.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p21−24
−57.1%
33
+57.1%
Full HD18−21
−66.7%
30
+66.7%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Battlefield 5 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Hitman 3 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Battlefield 5 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Hitman 3 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Battlefield 5 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Hitman 3 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Metro Exodus 0−1 1−2
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

This is how 9800M GT SLI and GT 745M compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GT 745M is 57.1% faster than 9800M GT SLI

1080p resolution:

  • GT 745M is 66.7% faster than 9800M GT SLI

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GT 745M is 300% faster than the 9800M GT SLI.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GT 745M is ahead in 42 tests (88%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (13%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.95 2.82
Recency 15 July 2008 1 April 2013
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 2 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 45 Watt

The GeForce GT 745M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GT SLI in performance tests.


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