GeForce 9800M GT SLI vs Radeon R7 M465

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Aggregated performance score

R7 M465
2017
2048 MB GDDR5
2.83
+44.4%

Radeon R7 M465 outperforms GeForce 9800M GT SLI by a considerable 44% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking753856
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.08
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code nameLitho XTNB9E-GT2
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 January 2017 (7 years ago)15 July 2008 (15 years ago)
Current priceno data$545

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores384192
Core clock speed825 MHz500 MHz
Boost clock speed960 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,550 million1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data130 Watt
Texture fill rate27.00no data
Floating-point performance864.0 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R7 M465 and GeForce 9800M GT SLI compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizemedium sizedlarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8no data
SLI optionsno data+

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 speed4000 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)10
Shader Model6.3no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131no data
CUDAno data+

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

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Battlefield 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Hitman 3 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Battlefield 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Hitman 3 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Battlefield 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Hitman 3 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

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

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R7 M465 is 300% faster than the 9800M GT SLI.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R7 M465 is ahead in 40 tests (85%)
  • there's a draw in 7 tests (15%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.83 1.96
Recency 1 January 2017 15 July 2008
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm

The Radeon R7 M465 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GT SLI in performance tests.


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