Radeon 620 vs GeForce 9800M GT SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9800M GT SLI and Radeon 620, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

9800M GT SLI
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 130 Watt
2.03

620 outperforms 9800M GT SLI by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking887847
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.073.22
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameNB9E-GT2Polaris 24
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 July 2008 (16 years ago)13 May 2019 (5 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 cores192384
Core clock speed500 MHz730 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1024 MHz
Number of transistors1508 Million1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rateno data24.58
Floating-point processing powerno data0.7864 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data24

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
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 typeGDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data14.4 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX1012 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.3
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131
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
−25%
5−6
+25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−11.8%
18−20
+11.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−5.7%
35−40
+5.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−11.8%
18−20
+11.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−5.7%
35−40
+5.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−11.8%
18−20
+11.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−5.7%
35−40
+5.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Radeon 620 is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 620 is ahead in 37 tests (67%)
  • there's a draw in 18 tests (33%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.03 2.35
Recency 15 July 2008 13 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 2 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 50 Watt

Radeon 620 has a 15.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 160% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 620 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GT SLI in performance tests.


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