HD Graphics 615 vs GeForce 9800M GTS

Place in the ranking	1126	915
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.85	25.88
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Generation 9.5 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	G94	Kaby Lake GT2
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	29 July 2008 (16 years ago)	30 August 2016 (8 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	64	192
Core clock speed	600 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	850 MHz
Number of transistors	505 million	189 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	14 nm++
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	5 Watt
Texture fill rate	19.20	20.40
Floating-point processing power	0.192 TFLOPS	0.3264 TFLOPS
Gigaflops	240	no data
ROPs	16	3
TMUs	32	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	DDR3L/LPDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	16 GB
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 GTS 0.93

HD Graphics 615 1.88
+102%

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 GTS 356

HD Graphics 615 721
+103%

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 4060

HD Graphics 615 4102
+1%

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 −117%	13 +117%
1440p	16−18 −113%	34 +113%
4K	3−4 −167%	8 +167%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −14.3%	8 +14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −22.2%	11 +22.2%
Fortnite	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −28.6%	9 +28.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−12 +10%	10 −10%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
World of Tanks	21−24 +0%	22 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +50%	6 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −71.4%	12 +71.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−12 −72.7%	18−20 +72.7%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
World of Tanks	4−5 −200%	12−14 +200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Valorant	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	1−2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
Far Cry 5	0−1	1−2
Valorant	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Dota 2	7 +0%	7 +0%
Elden Ring	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	3 +0%	3 +0%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Dota 2	14 +0%	14 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
High Preset

Elden Ring

0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Fortnite

0−1

This is how 9800M GTS and HD Graphics 615 compete in popular games:

HD Graphics 615 is 117% faster in 1080p
HD Graphics 615 is 113% faster in 1440p
HD Graphics 615 is 167% faster in 4K

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

in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the 9800M GTS is 50% faster.
in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the HD Graphics 615 is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

9800M GTS is ahead in 2 tests (4%)
HD Graphics 615 is ahead in 26 tests (55%)
there's a draw in 19 tests (40%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.93	1.88
Recency	29 July 2008	30 August 2016
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	16 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	5 Watt

HD Graphics 615 has a 102.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 1400% lower power consumption.

The HD Graphics 615 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GTS in performance tests.

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