GeForce 9800M GT vs Radeon HD 7850M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7850M and GeForce 9800M GT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 7850M
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 40 Watt
3.27
+259%

HD 7850M outperforms 9800M GT by a whopping 259% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7721160
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.231.07
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameHeathrowG92
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date24 April 2012 (13 years ago)29 July 2008 (17 years ago)

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 cores64096
Core clock speed675 MHz500 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rate27.0024.00
Floating-point processing power0.864 TFLOPS0.24 TFLOPS
Gigaflopsno data360
ROPs1616
TMUs4048

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
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 amount2 GB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/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.

HD 7850M 3.27
+259%
9800M GT 0.91

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.

HD 7850M 1372
+260%
9800M GT 381

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.

HD 7850M 12254
+206%
9800M GT 4011

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

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Fortnite 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Valorant 45−50
+58.1%
30−35
−58.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 60−65
+165%
21−24
−165%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Dota 2 30−35
+121%
14−16
−121%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Fortnite 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Valorant 45−50
+58.1%
30−35
−58.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Dota 2 30−35
+121%
14−16
−121%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Valorant 45−50
+58.1%
30−35
−58.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
+400%
5−6
−400%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+190%
10−11
−190%
Valorant 30−35
+267%
9−10
−267%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 6−7 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Valorant 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

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

  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD 7850M is 1700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, HD 7850M surpassed 9800M GT in all 40 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.27 0.91
Recency 24 April 2012 29 July 2008
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 65 Watt

HD 7850M has a 259.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 62.5% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 7850M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GT in performance tests.

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