GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile vs 9800M GTX

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9800M GTX and GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

9800M GTX
2008
1 GB GDDR3, 75 Watt
1.02

RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms 9800M GTX by a whopping 2654% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1083181
Place by popularitynot in top-10086
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.06no data
Power efficiency1.0827.90
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameG92GA106
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 July 2008 (16 years ago)12 January 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$328.50 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores1123840
CUDA cores per GPU112no data
Core clock speed500 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1425 MHz
Number of transistors754 million13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate28.00171.0
Floating-point processing power0.28 TFLOPS10.94 TFLOPS
Gigaflops420no data
ROPs1648
TMUs56120
Tensor Coresno data120
Ray Tracing Coresno data30

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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s336.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 outputsNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.5
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA+8.6
DLSS-+

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.

9800M GTX 1.02
RTX 3060 Mobile 28.09
+2654%

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 GTX 454
RTX 3060 Mobile 12550
+2664%

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 GTX 4825
RTX 3060 Mobile 57333
+1088%

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 HD3−4
−3133%
97
+3133%
1440p2−3
−3100%
64
+3100%
4K1−2
−3800%
39
+3800%

Cost per frame, $

1080p109.50no data
1440p164.25no data
4K328.50no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
−5700%
174
+5700%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3333%
103
+3333%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
−4267%
131
+4267%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−11200%
110−120
+11200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2767%
86
+2767%
Fortnite 2−3
−6900%
140−150
+6900%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1883%
110−120
+1883%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1244%
120−130
+1244%
Valorant 30−35
−500%
190−200
+500%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
−2400%
75
+2400%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−14000%
141
+14000%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
−954%
270−280
+954%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2200%
69
+2200%
Dota 2 16−18
−719%
131
+719%
Fortnite 2−3
−6900%
140−150
+6900%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1883%
110−120
+1883%
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 121
Metro Exodus 2−3
−3950%
81
+3950%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1244%
120−130
+1244%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−2740%
142
+2740%
Valorant 30−35
−491%
189
+491%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−13000%
131
+13000%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1967%
62
+1967%
Dota 2 16−18
−675%
124
+675%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1883%
110−120
+1883%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1244%
120−130
+1244%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−1460%
78
+1460%
Valorant 30−35
−438%
172
+438%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−6900%
140−150
+6900%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 6−7
−3417%
210−220
+3417%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−1491%
170−180
+1491%
Valorant 2−3
−15100%
304
+15100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3800%
39
+3800%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−8300%
84
+8300%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−2633%
80−85
+2633%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−5300%
50−55
+5300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−3700%
75−80
+3700%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 0−1 24−27
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−387%
73
+387%
Valorant 6−7
−2950%
180−190
+2950%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 15
Dota 2 0−1 95
Far Cry 5 1−2
−3900%
40
+3900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−1700%
35−40
+1700%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−1700%
35−40
+1700%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Far Cry 5 112
+0%
112
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 120
+0%
120
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Far Cry 5 106
+0%
106
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 101
+0%
101
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 101
+0%
101
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 75
+0%
75
+0%
Metro Exodus 50
+0%
50
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 104
+0%
104
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 31
+0%
31
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55
+0%
55
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 63
+0%
63
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

This is how 9800M GTX and RTX 3060 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 3133% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 3100% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 3800% faster in 4K

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

  • in Valorant, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3060 Mobile is 15100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 Mobile is ahead in 41 test (69%)
  • there's a draw in 18 tests (31%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.02 28.09
Recency 15 July 2008 12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 80 Watt

9800M GTX has 6.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 2653.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 712.5% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GTX in performance tests.

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