GeForce 9800M GTX vs Radeon R7 250E

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 250E with GeForce 9800M GTX, including specs and performance data.

R7 250E
2013, $109
1 GB GDDR5, 55 Watt
4.00
+267%

R7 250E outperforms 9800M by a whopping 267% 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 ranking7421130
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.100.03
Power efficiency5.591.12
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameCape VerdeG92
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date20 December 2013 (12 years ago)15 July 2008 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 $328.50

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

R7 250E has 3567% better value for money than 9800M GTX.

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 cores512112
CUDA cores per GPUno data112
Core clock speed800 MHz500 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate25.6028.00
Floating-point processing power0.8192 TFLOPS0.28 TFLOPS
Gigaflopsno data420
ROPs1616
TMUs3256
L1 Cache128 KBno data
L2 Cache256 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
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

API and SDK support

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-+

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 2−3
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2−3
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Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
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Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
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2−3
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Far Cry 5 2−3
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2−3
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Fortnite 2−3
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2−3
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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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Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
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6−7
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
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9−10
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Valorant 30−35
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30−35
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Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27−30
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27−30
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Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
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2−3
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Dota 2 14−16
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14−16
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Far Cry 5 2−3
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2−3
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Fortnite 2−3
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2−3
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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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Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
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6−7
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Metro Exodus 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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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
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6−7
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Valorant 30−35
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30−35
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Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
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2−3
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Dota 2 14−16
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14−16
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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
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Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
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6−7
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
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9−10
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
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6−7
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Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
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Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
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2−3
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1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
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4−5
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 7−8
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7−8
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
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10−12
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Valorant 1−2
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1−2
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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
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3−4
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Hogwarts Legacy 1−2
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1−2
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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
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Valorant 5−6
+0%
5−6
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4K
Ultra

Dota 2 0−1 0−1
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 44 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 4.00 1.09
Recency 20 December 2013 15 July 2008
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 75 Watt

R7 250E has a 267% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 36.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R7 250E is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GTX in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 250E is a desktop graphics card while GeForce 9800M GTX is a notebook one.

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