GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER vs 9300M G

Place in the ranking	1380	4
Place by popularity	not in top-100	55
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	37.78
Power efficiency	1.16	19.15
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	G86	AD103
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 February 2008 (16 years ago)	8 January 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	16	10240
Core clock speed	400 MHz	2295 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2550 MHz
Number of transistors	210 million	45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	13 Watt	320 Watt
Texture fill rate	3.200	816.0
Floating-point processing power	0.0256 TFLOPS	52.22 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	112
TMUs	8	320
Tensor Cores	no data	320
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	80

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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	310 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-pin

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	GDDR3	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	16 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	600 MHz	1438 MHz
Memory bandwidth	9.6 GB/s	736.3 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 outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.8
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	1.1	8.9

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.

9300M G 0.22

RTX 4080 SUPER 89.02
+40364%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

9300M G 84

RTX 4080 SUPER 34224
+40643%

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	0−1	261
1440p	-0−1	178
4K	-0−1	118

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	3.83
1440p	no data	5.61
4K	no data	8.47

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −2975%	246 +2975%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −39900%	800−850 +39900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −2900%	240 +2900%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −39900%	800−850 +39900%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −12180%	614 +12180%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −3800%	150−160 +3800%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −2575%	214 +2575%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −39900%	800−850 +39900%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −2583%	161 +2583%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −11260%	568 +11260%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −3483%	210−220 +3483%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −3800%	150−160 +3800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −4250%	170−180 +4250%
World of Tanks	10−12 −2436%	270−280 +2436%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −2275%	190 +2275%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −39900%	800−850 +39900%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −2800%	170−180 +2800%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −10440%	527 +10440%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −3483%	210−220 +3483%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

1−2

−17400%

170−180
+17400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1267%	123 +1267%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −39900%	800−850 +39900%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −3900%	160−170 +3900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −10950%	221 +10950%
Valorant	4−5 −11575%	450−500 +11575%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −1147%	187 +1147%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −1147%	187 +1147%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	0−1	200−210
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −1147%	187 +1147%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	90−95
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −39900%	400−450 +39900%
Dota 2	14−16 −40233%	6050−6100 +40233%
Valorant	0−1	270−280

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring

278

+0%

278

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	198 +0%	198 +0%
Valorant	550−600 +0%	550−600 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Dota 2	179 +0%	179 +0%
Elden Ring	350−400 +0%	350−400 +0%
Fortnite	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	179 +0%	179 +0%
Metro Exodus	188 +0%	188 +0%
Valorant	550−600 +0%	550−600 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Valorant	550−600 +0%	550−600 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	169 +0%	169 +0%
Elden Ring	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	169 +0%	169 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
World of Tanks	500−550 +0%	500−550 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	397 +0%	397 +0%
Metro Exodus	171 +0%	171 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	134 +0%	134 +0%
Elden Ring	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Metro Exodus	106 +0%	106 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	201 +0%	201 +0%

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4080 SUPER is 17400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 4080 SUPER is ahead in 23 tests (44%)
there's a draw in 29 tests (56%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.22	89.02
Recency	1 February 2008	8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	16 GB
Chip lithography	80 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	13 Watt	320 Watt

9300M G has 2361.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 4080 SUPER, on the other hand, has a 40363.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1500% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9300M G in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9300M G is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is a desktop one.

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