Radeon RX 590 vs GeForce 9800M GTX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9800M GTX with Radeon RX 590, including specs and performance data.

9800M GTX
2008
1 GB GDDR3, 75 Watt
1.02

RX 590 outperforms 9800M GTX by a whopping 1956% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1081241
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0522.04
Power efficiency1.089.54
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameG92Polaris 30
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 July 2008 (16 years ago)15 November 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$328.50 $279

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

RX 590 has 43980% better value for money than 9800M GTX.

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 cores1122304
CUDA cores per GPU112no data
Core clock speed500 MHz1469 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1545 MHz
Number of transistors754 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate28.00222.5
Floating-point processing power0.28 TFLOPS7.119 TFLOPS
Gigaflops420no data
ROPs1632
TMUs56144

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
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s256.0 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 outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model4.06.4
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
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.

9800M GTX 1.02
RX 590 20.97
+1956%

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
RX 590 9377
+1965%

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
RX 590 48454
+904%

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 HD5−6
−1960%
103
+1960%
1440p3−4
−1967%
62
+1967%
4K1−2
−3700%
38
+3700%

Cost per frame, $

1080p65.70
−2325%
2.71
+2325%
1440p109.50
−2333%
4.50
+2333%
4K328.50
−4374%
7.34
+4374%
  • RX 590 has 2325% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 590 has 2333% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 590 has 4374% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
−1967%
60−65
+1967%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1533%
45−50
+1533%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
−1967%
60−65
+1967%
Battlefield 5 0−1 133
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1533%
45−50
+1533%
Fortnite 2−3
−6850%
139
+6850%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1900%
120
+1900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1233%
120
+1233%
Valorant 30−35
−812%
301
+812%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
−1967%
60−65
+1967%
Battlefield 5 0−1 111
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
−865%
250−260
+865%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1533%
45−50
+1533%
Dota 2 16−18
−644%
110−120
+644%
Fortnite 2−3
−6800%
138
+6800%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1783%
113
+1783%
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 79
Metro Exodus 1−2
−5100%
52
+5100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1100%
108
+1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−1660%
88
+1660%
Valorant 30−35
−770%
287
+770%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 100
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1533%
45−50
+1533%
Dota 2 16−18
−644%
110−120
+644%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1417%
91
+1417%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−822%
83
+822%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−920%
51
+920%
Valorant 30−35
−233%
110
+233%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−4700%
96
+4700%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 6−7
−2600%
160−170
+2600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−1482%
170−180
+1482%
Valorant 2−3
−11500%
232
+11500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2100%
21−24
+2100%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−5100%
50−55
+5100%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−1867%
55−60
+1867%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−1800%
35−40
+1800%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−2600%
50−55
+2600%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
−1700%
18−20
+1700%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−173%
41
+173%
Valorant 6−7
−1783%
113
+1783%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 10−11
Dota 2 0−1 75−80
Far Cry 5 2−3
−1100%
24
+1100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−1650%
35
+1650%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−1350%
29
+1350%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 85
+0%
85
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 79
+0%
79
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 74
+0%
74
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 31
+0%
31
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 19
+0%
19
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 32
+0%
32
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40
+0%
40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 46
+0%
46
+0%

This is how 9800M GTX and RX 590 compete in popular games:

  • RX 590 is 1960% faster in 1080p
  • RX 590 is 1967% faster in 1440p
  • RX 590 is 3700% faster in 4K

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

  • in Valorant, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 590 is 11500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 590 is ahead in 39 tests (68%)
  • there's a draw in 18 tests (32%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.02 20.97
Recency 15 July 2008 15 November 2018
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 175 Watt

9800M GTX has 133.3% lower power consumption.

RX 590, on the other hand, has a 1955.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 441.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 590 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GTX in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9800M GTX is a notebook card while Radeon RX 590 is a desktop one.

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