GeForce 9800M GS vs GTX 970M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 970M and GeForce 9800M GS, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 970M
2014
3 GB GDDR5
14.66
+932%

GTX 970M outperforms 9800M GS by a whopping 932% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3621005
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency12.641.66
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGM204G94
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 October 2014 (10 years ago)1 November 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,560.89 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores128064
Core clock speed924 MHz530 MHz
Boost clock speed1038 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,200 million505 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown60 Watt
Texture fill rate83.0416.96
Floating-point processing power2.657 TFLOPS0.1696 TFLOPS
Gigaflopsno data254
ROPs4816
TMUs8032

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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0PCI-E 2.0
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount3 GB512 MB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth120 GB/s51.2 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
Multi monitor supportno data+
VGA аnalog display support+no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
BatteryBoost+-
Power managementno data8.0
Ansel+no data

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.44.0
OpenGL4.52.1
OpenCL1.11.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

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.

GTX 970M 14.66
+932%
9800M GS 1.42

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.

GTX 970M 5710
+931%
9800M GS 554

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.

GTX 970M 28845
+789%
9800M GS 3245

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:

900p136
+1033%
12−14
−1033%
Full HD58
+1060%
5−6
−1060%
1440p27
+1250%
2−3
−1250%
4K21
+950%
2−3
−950%

Cost per frame, $

1080p44.15no data
1440p94.85no data
4K121.95no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 35−40
+800%
4−5
−800%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+867%
3−4
−867%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 35−40
+800%
4−5
−800%
Battlefield 5 66
+3200%
2−3
−3200%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+867%
3−4
−867%
Far Cry 5 46
+1050%
4−5
−1050%
Fortnite 163
+3975%
4−5
−3975%
Forza Horizon 4 61
+771%
7−8
−771%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60
+567%
9−10
−567%
Valorant 110−120
+244%
30−35
−244%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 35−40
+800%
4−5
−800%
Battlefield 5 54
+2600%
2−3
−2600%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 190−200
+533%
30−33
−533%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+867%
3−4
−867%
Dota 2 85−90
+424%
16−18
−424%
Far Cry 5 43
+975%
4−5
−975%
Fortnite 65
+1525%
4−5
−1525%
Forza Horizon 4 53
+657%
7−8
−657%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 49
+4800%
1−2
−4800%
Metro Exodus 24
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 49
+444%
9−10
−444%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
+650%
6−7
−650%
Valorant 110−120
+244%
30−35
−244%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 49
+2350%
2−3
−2350%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+867%
3−4
−867%
Dota 2 85−90
+424%
16−18
−424%
Far Cry 5 39
+1200%
3−4
−1200%
Forza Horizon 4 36
+414%
7−8
−414%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 33
+267%
9−10
−267%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 26
+333%
6−7
−333%
Valorant 110−120
+244%
30−35
−244%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 49
+1125%
4−5
−1125%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 100−110
+1200%
8−9
−1200%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+1000%
2−3
−1000%
Metro Exodus 14
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+1333%
9−10
−1333%
Valorant 140−150
+2317%
6−7
−2317%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 33
+1000%
3−4
−1000%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Far Cry 5 27
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
Forza Horizon 4 23
+667%
3−4
−667%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+1000%
2−3
−1000%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 31
+1450%
2−3
−1450%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 33
+120%
14−16
−120%
Metro Exodus 7 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Valorant 75−80
+986%
7−8
−986%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 15
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Dota 2 50−55
+4900%
1−2
−4900%
Far Cry 5 13
+550%
2−3
−550%
Forza Horizon 4 6 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12
+500%
2−3
−500%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14
+600%
2−3
−600%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how GTX 970M and 9800M GS compete in popular games:

  • GTX 970M is 1033% faster in 900p
  • GTX 970M is 1060% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 970M is 1250% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 970M is 950% faster in 4K

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

  • in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 970M is 4900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 970M is ahead in 48 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.66 1.42
Recency 7 October 2014 1 November 2008
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm

GTX 970M has a 932.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 970M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GS in performance tests.

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