ATI Radeon 9800 SE vs HD 7670M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 7670M with Radeon 9800 SE, including specs and performance data.
HD 7670M outperforms ATI 9800 SE by a whopping 2120% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1083 | 1505 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.03 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.10 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Rage 8 (2002−2007) |
| GPU code name | Thames | R350 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 17 February 2012 (13 years ago) | 1 March 2003 (22 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $629.99 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 cores | 480 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 378 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 716 million | 117 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 14.40 | 1.512 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.576 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| TMUs | 24 | 4 |
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 size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | AGP 8x |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | Floppy |
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 | DDR3 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 297 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s | 19.01 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 | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 9.0 (9_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
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.
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.
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:
| 900p | 17 | 0−1 |
| Full HD | 20 | 0−1 |
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 31.50 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 30−35
+3100%
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1−2
−3100%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 46
+2200%
|
2−3
−2200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 30−35
+3100%
|
1−2
−3100%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 30−35
+3100%
|
1−2
−3100%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 3−4 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 6−7 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.11 | 0.05 |
| Recency | 17 February 2012 | 1 March 2003 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 150 nm |
HD 7670M has a 2120% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 275% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon HD 7670M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9800 SE in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 7670M is a notebook card while Radeon 9800 SE is a desktop one.
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