RTX A4500 vs GeForce 9800M GTX SLI

Place in the ranking	769	46
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.41	19.33
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	NB9E-GTX	GA102
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	15 July 2008 (16 years ago)	23 November 2021 (3 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	224	7168
Core clock speed	500 MHz	1050 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	3016 Million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	200 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	369.6
Floating-point processing power	no data	23.65 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	96
TMUs	no data	224
Tensor Cores	no data	224
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	56

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	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 8-pin
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 type	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	20 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	320 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	640.0 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 Connectors

no data

4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.7
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.3
CUDA	+	8.6

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

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −1718%	200−210 +1718%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Elden Ring	6−7 −1567%	100−105 +1567%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −1650%	140−150 +1650%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −1718%	200−210 +1718%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −1686%	250−260 +1686%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −1567%	100−105 +1567%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 −1718%	200−210 +1718%
Valorant	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −1650%	140−150 +1650%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −1718%	200−210 +1718%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Dota 2	8−9 −1650%	140−150 +1650%
Elden Ring	6−7 −1567%	100−105 +1567%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −1665%	300−310 +1665%
Fortnite	16−18 −1665%	300−310 +1665%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −1686%	250−260 +1686%
Grand Theft Auto V	9−10 −1678%	160−170 +1678%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −1567%	100−105 +1567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −1686%	500−550 +1686%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 −1718%	200−210 +1718%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −1718%	200−210 +1718%
Valorant	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
World of Tanks	55−60 −1718%	1000−1050 +1718%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −1650%	140−150 +1650%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −1718%	200−210 +1718%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Dota 2	8−9 −1650%	140−150 +1650%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −1665%	300−310 +1665%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −1686%	250−260 +1686%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −1686%	500−550 +1686%
Valorant	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
Elden Ring	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Grand Theft Auto V	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 −1718%	400−450 +1718%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
World of Tanks	21−24 −1567%	350−400 +1567%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1678%	160−170 +1678%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −1650%	70−75 +1650%
Valorant	10−11 −1700%	180−190 +1700%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −1713%	290−300 +1713%
Elden Ring	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −1700%	270−280 +1700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	9−10 −1678%	160−170 +1678%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −1713%	290−300 +1713%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
Dota 2	16−18 −1713%	290−300 +1713%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Fortnite	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
Valorant	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.08	56.15
Recency	15 July 2008	23 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	20 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	200 Watt

9800M GTX SLI has 33.3% lower power consumption.

RTX A4500, on the other hand, has a 1723.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 1900% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 712.5% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A4500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GTX SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is a notebook card while RTX A4500 is a workstation one.

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