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 outperforms 9800M by a whopping 260% 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 | 775 | 1164 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.24 | 1.07 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | Heathrow | G92 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 24 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 cores | 640 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 675 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 754 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 27.00 | 24.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.864 TFLOPS | 0.24 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | no data | 360 |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| TMUs | 40 | 48 |
| L1 Cache | 160 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 64 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 size | large | large |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | 2 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 64 GB/s | 51.2 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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/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.
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.
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.
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
| 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
| 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
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Fortnite | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+167%
|
6−7
−167%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| 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
| 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
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Fortnite | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+167%
|
6−7
−167%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| 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
| 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
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| 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
| Fortnite | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 24−27
+400%
|
5−6
−400%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
+211%
|
9−10
−211%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+267%
|
9−10
−267%
|
1440p
Ultra
| 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
| Fortnite | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+6.7%
|
14−16
−6.7%
|
| Valorant | 16−18
+220%
|
5−6
−220%
|
4K
Ultra
| 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
| 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 | 3.10 | 0.86 |
| 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 260.5% 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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