Radeon 610M vs GeForce 9800M GTS SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and Radeon 610M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

9800M GTS SLI
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 150 Watt
1.90

610M outperforms 9800M GTS SLI by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking910797
Place by popularitynot in top-10073
Power efficiency0.9013.26
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNB9E-GTDragon Range
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 July 2008 (16 years ago)3 January 2023 (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 cores128128
Core clock speed600 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2200 MHz
Number of transistors1508 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology55 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data17.60
Floating-point processing powerno data0.5632 TFLOPS
ROPsno data4
TMUsno data8
Ray Tracing Coresno data2

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 4.0 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 typeGDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount512 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed800 MHzSystem Shared
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 dataPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX1012 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.1
Vulkan-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 GTS SLI 1.90
Radeon 610M 2.80
+47.4%

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.

9800M GTS SLI 5663
Radeon 610M 12065
+113%

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 HD8−9
−62.5%
13
+62.5%
1440p40−45
−52.5%
61
+52.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−111%
19
+111%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−700%
16
+700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Dota 2 3−4
−233%
10
+233%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−61.5%
21
+61.5%
Fortnite 10−11
−60%
16−18
+60%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−55.6%
14
+55.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
−433%
16
+433%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−450%
11
+450%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−42.1%
27−30
+42.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
World of Tanks 35−40
−36.8%
50−55
+36.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Dota 2 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−30.8%
16−18
+30.8%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−22.2%
11
+22.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−42.1%
27−30
+42.1%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 2−3
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−53.8%
20−22
+53.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
World of Tanks 12−14
−66.7%
20−22
+66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 2−3
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Valorant 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Fortnite 0−1 1−2
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 1−2
Valorant 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Forza Horizon 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Valorant 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Forza Horizon 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Valorant 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Valorant 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how 9800M GTS SLI and Radeon 610M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 610M is 63% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon 610M is 53% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Radeon 610M is 700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 610M is ahead in 40 tests (73%)
  • there's a draw in 15 tests (27%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.90 2.80
Recency 15 July 2008 3 January 2023
Chip lithography 55 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 15 Watt

Radeon 610M has a 47.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 1000% more advanced lithography process, and 900% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 610M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in performance tests.


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