GeForce 9800M GTS SLI vs Radeon R7 (Carrizo)

Place in the ranking	893	905
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	3.97	0.90
Architecture	GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016)	G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code name	Carrizo	NB9E-GT
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	4 June 2015 (9 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	512	128
Core clock speed	no data	600 MHz
Boost clock speed	800 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2410 Million	1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12-35 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	-	+

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

R7 (Carrizo) 1.94
+3.2%

9800M GTS SLI 1.88

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3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution.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.

R7 (Carrizo) 5200

9800M GTS SLI 5663
+8.9%

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

10
+11.1%

9−10

−11.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Dota 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Fortnite	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20−22 +5.3%	18−20 −5.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3 −200%	9−10 +200%
World of Tanks	24 −58.3%	35−40 +58.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Dota 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20−22 +5.3%	18−20 −5.3%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
World of Tanks	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

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

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
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 +100%	1−2 −100%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Fortnite	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	0−1	0−1
Valorant	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

This is how R7 (Carrizo) and 9800M GTS SLI compete in popular games:

R7 (Carrizo) is 11% faster in 1080p

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

in Battlefield 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R7 (Carrizo) is 100% faster.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the 9800M GTS SLI is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

R7 (Carrizo) is ahead in 5 tests (10%)
9800M GTS SLI is ahead in 2 tests (4%)
there's a draw in 42 tests (86%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.94	1.88
Recency	4 June 2015	15 July 2008
Chip lithography	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	150 Watt

R7 (Carrizo) has a 3.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 1150% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R7 (Carrizo) and GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.

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