GeForce 9800M GS vs Radeon 540

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 540 with GeForce 9800M GS, including specs and performance data.

Radeon 540
2017, $79
1 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.49
+184%

540 outperforms 9800M GS by a whopping 184% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7801091
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.10no data
Power efficiency5.371.58
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameLexaG94
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date20 April 2017 (9 years ago)1 November 2008 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores38464
Core clock speed1183 MHz530 MHz
Boost clock speed1124 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,200 million505 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate28.3916.96
Floating-point processing power0.9085 TFLOPS0.1696 TFLOPS
Gigaflopsno data254
ROPs1616
TMUs2432
L1 Cache96 KBno data
L2 Cache512 KB64 KB

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Length145 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 amount1 GB512 MB
Memory bus width32 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth24 GB/s51.2 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors2x DisplayPort 1.4aNo outputs
Multi monitor supportno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536

Supported technologies

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

Power managementno data8.0

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.74.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL2.11.1
Vulkan1.3N/A
CUDA-+

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Radeon 540 3.49
+184%
9800M GS 1.23

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.

Radeon 540 1465
+200%
Samples: 76
9800M GS 488
Samples: 69

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

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Resident Evil 4 Remake 0−1 0−1

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 1−2
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Far Cry 5 2−3
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2−3
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Fortnite 3−4
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3−4
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Forza Horizon 4 7−8
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7−8
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Forza Horizon 5 1−2
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1−2
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
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9−10
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Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 1−2
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1−2
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27−30
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27−30
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Dota 2 16−18
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16−18
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Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Fortnite 3−4
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3−4
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Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+0%
7−8
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Forza Horizon 5 1−2
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1−2
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Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+0%
9−10
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
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7−8
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Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
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Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 1−2
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1−2
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Dota 2 16−18
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16−18
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Far Cry 5 2−3
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2−3
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Forza Horizon 4 7−8
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7−8
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
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9−10
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
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7−8
+0%
Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
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12−14
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Valorant 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2
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1−2
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Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
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1440p
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
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14−16
+0%
Valorant 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
Ultra

Dota 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 43 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 3.49 1.23
Recency 20 April 2017 1 November 2008
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 14 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 60 Watt

Radeon 540 has a 184% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 364% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 540 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GS in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 540 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce 9800M GS is a notebook one.

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