GeForce 9800M GT vs GTS 450 Rev. 2

Place in performance ranking	629	1071
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.18
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code name	GF116	NB9E-GT2
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	15 March 2011 (13 years ago)	15 July 2008 (15 years ago)
Current price	no data	$61

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	192	96
CUDA cores	no data	96
Core clock speed	783 MHz	500 MHz
Number of transistors	1,170 million	754 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	106 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	25.06	24.00
Floating-point performance	601.3 gflops	240 gflops
Gigaflops	no data	360

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 and GeForce 9800M GT 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	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	210 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None

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	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3608 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	57.73 GB/s	51.2 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	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	5.1	4.0
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	2.1	+

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

12−14

+300%

3−4
−300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Hitman 3	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +323%	12−14 −323%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +338%	8−9 −338%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +300%	10−11 −300%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Hitman 3	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +323%	12−14 −323%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +338%	8−9 −338%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +300%	10−11 −300%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +323%	12−14 −323%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +338%	8−9 −338%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +300%	10−11 −300%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+300%

1−2

−300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	30−33 +329%	7−8 −329%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

+300%

4−5
−300%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+300%

2−3

−300%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.40	0.99
Recency	15 March 2011	15 July 2008
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	106 Watt	65 Watt