GeForce 9800M GTS SLI vs Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge)

Place in the ranking	842	905
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	3.75	0.90
Architecture	GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016)	G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code name	Bristol Ridge	NB9E-GT
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 June 2016 (8 years ago)	15 July 2008 (16 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	384	128
Core clock speed	no data	600 MHz
Boost clock speed	800 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3100 Million	1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12-45 Watt	150 Watt

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	large
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 type	no data	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	no data	512 MB
Memory bus width	64/128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	800 MHz
Shared memory	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (FL 12_0)	10
CUDA	-	+

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:

Full HD

11
+37.5%

8−9

−37.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2	0−1
Metro Exodus	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Valorant	1−2	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Dota 2	6 +50%	4−5 −50%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +15.4%	12−14 −15.4%
Fortnite	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	19 +0%	18−20 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Valorant	1−2	0−1
World of Tanks	45−50 +18.4%	35−40 −18.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Dota 2	17 +325%	4−5 −325%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +15.4%	12−14 −15.4%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 +21.1%	18−20 −21.1%
Valorant	1−2	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	0−1	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	1−2	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 +30.8%	12−14 −30.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
World of Tanks	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Valorant	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Fortnite	1−2	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	0−1	0−1
Valorant	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

This is how R5 (Bristol Ridge) and 9800M GTS SLI compete in popular games:

R5 (Bristol Ridge) is 38% faster in 1080p

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

in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R5 (Bristol Ridge) is 325% faster.
in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the 9800M GTS SLI is 14% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

R5 (Bristol Ridge) is ahead in 29 tests (62%)
9800M GTS SLI is ahead in 1 test (2%)
there's a draw in 17 tests (36%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.45	1.96
Recency	1 June 2016	15 July 2008
Chip lithography	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	150 Watt

R5 (Bristol Ridge) has a 25% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 1150% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.