Radeon 630 vs GeForce 9800M GTS SLI

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and Radeon 630, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

9800M GTS SLI
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 150 Watt
1.95

630 outperforms 9800M GTS SLI by an impressive 91% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking897706
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.905.14
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameNB9E-GTPolaris 23
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 cores128512
Core clock speed600 MHz1082 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1218 MHz
Number of transistors1508 Million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rateno data38.98
Floating-point processing powerno data1.247 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data32

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount512 MB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data112.0 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 Connectorsno data1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX1012 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.4
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
−50%
6−7
+50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−138%
18−20
+138%
Hitman 3 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−30%
12−14
+30%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−14.3%
40−45
+14.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−138%
18−20
+138%
Hitman 3 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−30%
12−14
+30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−14.3%
40−45
+14.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−138%
18−20
+138%
Hitman 3 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−30%
12−14
+30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−14.3%
40−45
+14.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Hitman 3 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
−81.8%
20−22
+81.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

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
−100%
2−3
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 1−2

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Radeon 630 is 500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 630 is ahead in 51 test (85%)
  • there's a draw in 9 tests (15%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.95 3.72
Recency 15 July 2008 13 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 2 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 50 Watt

Radeon 630 has a 90.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 630 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in performance tests.


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