GeForce 9800M GTS vs Radeon RX Vega 64

Place in performance ranking	116	1078
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	55.09	0.03
Architecture	Vega (2017−2021)	G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code name	Vega	NB9E-GT
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	14 August 2017 (6 years ago)	15 July 2008 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data
Current price	$125 (0.3x MSRP)	$230

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX Vega 64 has 183533% better value for money than 9800M GTS.

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 cores	4096	64
CUDA cores	no data	64
Core clock speed	1630 MHz	600 MHz
Boost clock speed	1546 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	12,500 million	505 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	295 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	395.8	19.20
Floating-point performance	13,353 gflops	192 gflops
Gigaflops	no data	240

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega 64 and GeForce 9800M GTS compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	279 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	None

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	HBM2	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	2048 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	945 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	483.8 GB/s	51.2 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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	6.4	4.0
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.125	N/A
CUDA	no data	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

RX Vega 64 37.17
+3732%

9800M GTS 0.97

Radeon RX Vega 64 outperforms GeForce 9800M GTS by 3732% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RX Vega 64 14356
+3718%

9800M GTS 376

Radeon RX Vega 64 outperforms GeForce 9800M GTS by 3718% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX Vega 64 55262
+1261%

9800M GTS 4060

Radeon RX Vega 64 outperforms GeForce 9800M GTS by 1261% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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	116 +3767%	3−4 −3767%
1440p	75 +7400%	1−2 −7400%
4K	47 +4600%	1−2 −4600%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

65−70

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	81	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	83 +4050%	2−3 −4050%
Battlefield 5	186 +4550%	4−5 −4550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	68	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70	no data
Far Cry 5	112	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	108	no data
Forza Horizon 4	167	no data
Hitman 3	84	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	167	no data
Metro Exodus	144 +4700%	3−4 −4700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	116	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	202	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	100	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	68	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	69 +6800%	1−2 −6800%
Battlefield 5	170 +4150%	4−5 −4150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70	no data
Far Cry 5	86	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	93	no data
Forza Horizon 4	294	no data
Hitman 3	77	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	293	no data
Metro Exodus	116 +3767%	3−4 −3767%
Red Dead Redemption 2	103	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	164	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	132	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	247	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	51	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60 +5900%	1−2 −5900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	54	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70	no data
Far Cry 5	67	no data
Forza Horizon 4	128	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	100	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	143	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	77	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	54	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	93	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	47 +4600%	1−2 −4600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	69	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30	no data
Far Cry 5	81	no data
Forza Horizon 4	98	no data
Hitman 3	50	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	80	no data
Metro Exodus	79 +3850%	2−3 −3850%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100 +4900%	2−3 −4900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	38	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	59 +5800%	1−2 −5800%
Far Cry New Dawn	36	no data
Hitman 3	38	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	32	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	48 +4700%	1−2 −4700%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	29	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	28	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	25	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	0−1
Far Cry 5	27	no data
Forza Horizon 4	66 +6500%	1−2 −6500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	52	no data
Metro Exodus	45	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	21	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

no data

This is how RX Vega 64 and 9800M GTS compete in popular games:

RX Vega 64 is 3767% faster in 1080p
RX Vega 64 is 7400% faster in 1440p
RX Vega 64 is 4600% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	37.17	0.97
Recency	14 August 2017	15 July 2008
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	295 Watt	75 Watt