UHD Graphics 617 vs GeForce 9800M GT

Place in the ranking	1104	852
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.05	10.28
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Generation 9.5 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	G92	Amber Lake GT2
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	29 July 2008 (16 years ago)	7 November 2018 (6 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	96	192
Core clock speed	500 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1050 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	24.00	25.20
Floating-point processing power	0.24 TFLOPS	0.4032 TFLOPS
Gigaflops	360	no data
ROPs	16	3
TMUs	48	24

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	PCIe 2.0 x16	Ring Bus
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	System Shared
Memory bus width	256 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	no data
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

Portable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.0	6.4
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
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.

9800M GT 0.99

UHD Graphics 617 2.23
+125%

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.

9800M GT 381

UHD Graphics 617 862
+126%

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

6−7

−133%

14
+133%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−33.3%

4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Hitman 3	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −30.8%	16−18 +30.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −9.4%	35−40 +9.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Hitman 3	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −30.8%	16−18 +30.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −9.4%	35−40 +9.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Hitman 3	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −30.8%	16−18 +30.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −9.4%	35−40 +9.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1−2

−300%

4−5
+300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Hitman 3	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	1−2
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−66.7%

5−6
+66.7%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

1−2

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	1−2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	1−2

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−50%

3−4
+50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4

7−8

+0%

7−8

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Watch Dogs: Legion

0−1

This is how 9800M GT and UHD Graphics 617 compete in popular games:

UHD Graphics 617 is 133% faster in 1080p

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

in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the UHD Graphics 617 is 300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

UHD Graphics 617 is ahead in 40 tests (82%)
there's a draw in 9 tests (18%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.99	2.23
Recency	29 July 2008	7 November 2018
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

UHD Graphics 617 has a 125.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The UHD Graphics 617 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GT in performance tests.

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