Arc Pro A30M vs GeForce 9800M GT SLI

Place in the ranking	881	345
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.07	21.04
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	NB9E-GT2	DG2-128
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	15 July 2008 (16 years ago)	8 August 2022 (2 years ago)

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	192	1024
Core clock speed	500 MHz	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2000 MHz
Number of transistors	1508 Million	7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	128.0
Floating-point processing power	no data	4.096 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	32
TMUs	no data	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	8

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	large	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
SLI options	+	-

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	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	128.0 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 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	10	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.6
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.3
CUDA	+	-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5
−650%

30−33

+650%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −614%	50−55 +614%
Battlefield 5	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −600%	35−40 +600%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −650%	30−33 +650%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −600%	21−24 +600%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −600%	35−40 +600%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −650%	60−65 +650%
Hitman 3	7−8 −614%	50−55 +614%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −606%	120−130 +606%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −650%	30−33 +650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −650%	75−80 +650%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −643%	260−270 +643%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −614%	50−55 +614%
Battlefield 5	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −600%	35−40 +600%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −650%	30−33 +650%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −600%	21−24 +600%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −600%	35−40 +600%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −650%	60−65 +650%
Hitman 3	7−8 −614%	50−55 +614%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −606%	120−130 +606%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −650%	30−33 +650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −650%	75−80 +650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −650%	90−95 +650%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −643%	260−270 +643%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −614%	50−55 +614%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −600%	35−40 +600%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −650%	30−33 +650%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −600%	21−24 +600%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −650%	60−65 +650%
Hitman 3	7−8 −614%	50−55 +614%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −606%	120−130 +606%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −650%	75−80 +650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −650%	90−95 +650%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −643%	260−270 +643%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
−650%

30−33

+650%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −600%	21−24 +600%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −600%	21−24 +600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −600%	14−16 +600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −600%	14−16 +600%
Hitman 3	7−8 −614%	50−55 +614%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 −650%	45−50 +650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 −627%	80−85 +627%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
−600%

35−40

+600%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−600%

7−8
+600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −600%	14−16 +600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4
−600%

21−24

+600%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.00	15.19
Recency	15 July 2008	8 August 2022
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	50 Watt

Arc Pro A30M has a 659.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 983.3% more advanced lithography process, and 160% lower power consumption.

The Arc Pro A30M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GT SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9800M GT SLI is a notebook graphics card while Arc Pro A30M is a mobile workstation one.

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