GeForce 9800M GTX vs Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and GeForce 9800M GTX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
2020
15 Watt
6.26
+431%

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms 9800M GTX by a whopping 431% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
9800M GTX 9800M GTX

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking5481030
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.12
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code nameVega RenoirNB9E-GTX
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2020 (4 years ago)15 July 2008 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$328.50
Current priceno data$103 (0.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores384112
CUDA cores per GPUno data112
Core clock speed400 MHz500 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data754 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rateno data28.00
Floating-point performanceno data280 gflops
Gigaflopsno data420

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and GeForce 9800M GTX 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 sizeno datalarge
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
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 typeno dataGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data1 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data800 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data51.2 GB/s
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 dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_111.1 (10_0)
Shader Modelno data4.0
OpenGLno data3.3
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkanno dataN/A
CUDAno data+

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 HD20
+567%
3−4
−567%
1440p28
+460%
5−6
−460%
4K17
+467%
3−4
−467%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 11 no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 9 no data
Far Cry 5 14−16 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20 no data
Forza Horizon 4 30−33 no data
Hitman 3 11 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 25 no data
Metro Exodus 23
+475%
4−5
−475%
Red Dead Redemption 2 22 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 26 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 14 no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 13 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 6 no data
Far Cry 5 14−16 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20 no data
Forza Horizon 4 30−33 no data
Hitman 3 12−14 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 73 no data
Metro Exodus 9
+800%
1−2
−800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 17 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 50 no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11 no data
Far Cry 5 14−16 no data
Forza Horizon 4 30−33 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 17 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27 no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14 no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10 no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 no data
Far Cry 5 10−11 no data
Forza Horizon 4 10−12 no data
Hitman 3 10−11 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16 no data
Metro Exodus 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12 no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5 no data
Hitman 3 2−3 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 no data
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7 no data
Metro Exodus 7−8 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8 no data

This is how RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and 9800M GTX compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 567% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 460% faster in 1440p
  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 467% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 6.26 1.18
Recency 7 January 2020 15 July 2008
Chip lithography 7 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 75 Watt

The Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GTX in performance tests.

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

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