GeForce 9700M GTS vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Place in performance ranking	449	1127
Place by popularity	40	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.01
Architecture	Vega (2017−2021)	G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code name	Vega	NB9E-GS
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 January 2020 (4 years ago)	15 July 2008 (15 years ago)
Current price	no data	$230

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 cores	512	48
CUDA cores	no data	48
Core clock speed	no data	530 MHz
Boost clock speed	2100 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	505 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	60 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	12.72
Floating-point performance	no data	127.2 gflops
Gigaflops	no data	180

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and GeForce 9700M GTS 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 size	no data	large
Interface	no data	PCIe 2.0 x16

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	no data	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	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

no data

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	no data	4.0
OpenGL	no data	3.3
OpenCL	no data	1.1
Vulkan	no data	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 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 9.08
+1161%

9700M GTS 0.72

Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms GeForce 9700M GTS by 1161% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 22428
+694%

9700M GTS 2825

Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms GeForce 9700M GTS by 694% 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	23 +2200%	1−2 −2200%
1440p	16 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
4K	10	0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

19
+533%

3−4

−533%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +1800%	1−2 −1800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	20 +1900%	1−2 −1900%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +1300%	2−3 −1300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	14 +367%	3−4 −367%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +2000%	1−2 −2000%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +2400%	1−2 −2400%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +1367%	3−4 −1367%
Hitman 3	15 +650%	2−3 −650%
Horizon Zero Dawn	44 +267%	12−14 −267%
Metro Exodus	35 +1650%	2−3 −1650%
Red Dead Redemption 2	33	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	32 +357%	7−8 −357%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21 +110%	10−11 −110%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +1800%	1−2 −1800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +1300%	2−3 −1300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 +233%	3−4 −233%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +2000%	1−2 −2000%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +2400%	1−2 −2400%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +1367%	3−4 −1367%
Hitman 3	16 +700%	2−3 −700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +225%	12−14 −225%
Metro Exodus	25 +2400%	1−2 −2400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	25	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27 +286%	7−8 −286%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21 +600%	3−4 −600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +230%	10−11 −230%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +1800%	1−2 −1800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 +200%	3−4 −200%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +2000%	1−2 −2000%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +1367%	3−4 −1367%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24 +100%	12−14 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	23 +229%	7−8 −229%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 +367%	3−4 −367%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12 +20%	10−11 −20%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	11	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Cyberpunk 2077	5 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	16 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +1600%	1−2 −1600%
Hitman 3	10 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20 +400%	4−5 −400%
Metro Exodus	17 +1600%	1−2 −1600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	8	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

13
+333%

3−4

−333%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	10−12	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	10 +900%	1−2 −900%
Metro Exodus	8 +100%	4−5 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4	0−1