Radeon RX 7800 XT vs GeForce 9700M GT

Place in the ranking	1227	30
Place by popularity	not in top-100	60
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	66.93
Power efficiency	0.83	16.50
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	G96	Navi 32
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	29 July 2008 (16 years ago)	25 August 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	32	3840
Core clock speed	625 MHz	1295 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2430 MHz
Number of transistors	314 million	28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	263 Watt
Texture fill rate	10.00	583.2
Floating-point processing power	0.0992 TFLOPS	37.32 TFLOPS
Gigaflops	148	no data
ROPs	8	96
TMUs	16	240
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	60

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).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	MXM-II	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 8-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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	2438 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	624.1 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 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
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	6.7
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	-

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.

9700M GT 0.54

RX 7800 XT 63.02
+11570%

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.

9700M GT 208

RX 7800 XT 24228
+11548%

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.

9700M GT 1750

RX 7800 XT 134322
+7578%

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	1−2 −21400%	215 +21400%
1440p	1−2 −12100%	122 +12100%
4K	0−1	73

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.32
1440p	no data	4.09
4K	no data	6.84

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −2913%	241 +2913%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −12800%	258 +12800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −2400%	200 +2400%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −4700%	96 +4700%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −8033%	488 +8033%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −2200%	110−120 +2200%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −1938%	163 +1938%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3900%	80 +3900%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −1514%	113 +1514%
Fortnite	0−1	240−250
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −6533%	398 +6533%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −2588%	210−220 +2588%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −2200%	110−120 +2200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −3380%	170−180 +3380%
World of Tanks	16−18 −1644%	270−280 +1644%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −1763%	149 +1763%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3600%	74 +3600%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −1657%	120−130 +1657%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −5567%	340 +5567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −2588%	210−220 +2588%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	3−4 −5733%	170−180 +5733%
World of Tanks	1−2 −42200%	400−450 +42200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −978%	97 +978%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2300%	48 +2300%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −3900%	160−170 +3900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −7250%	147 +7250%
Valorant	5−6 −5000%	250−260 +5000%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −913%	152 +913%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −913%	152 +913%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 −20800%	200−210 +20800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −913%	152 +913%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	80−85
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −2100%	22 +2100%
Dota 2	14−16 −11567%	1750−1800 +11567%
Valorant	1−2 −14400%	140−150 +14400%

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring

225

+0%

225

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	171 +0%	171 +0%
Valorant	290−300 +0%	290−300 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Dota 2	178 +0%	178 +0%
Elden Ring	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	178 +0%	178 +0%
Metro Exodus	147 +0%	147 +0%
Valorant	290−300 +0%	290−300 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Valorant	290−300 +0%	290−300 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	140 +0%	140 +0%
Elden Ring	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	140 +0%	140 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	243 +0%	243 +0%
Metro Exodus	148 +0%	148 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	42 +0%	42 +0%
Elden Ring	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Metro Exodus	63 +0%	63 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130 +0%	130 +0%

This is how 9700M GT and RX 7800 XT compete in popular games:

RX 7800 XT is 21400% faster in 1080p
RX 7800 XT is 12100% faster in 1440p

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

in World of Tanks, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 7800 XT is 42200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 7800 XT is ahead in 32 tests (54%)
there's a draw in 27 tests (46%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.54	63.02
Recency	29 July 2008	25 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	16 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	263 Watt

9700M GT has 484.4% lower power consumption.

RX 7800 XT, on the other hand, has a 11570.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7800 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9700M GT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9700M GT is a notebook card while Radeon RX 7800 XT is a desktop one.

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