GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile vs GT 820M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 820M with GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GT 820M
2013
1 GB DDR3, 15 Watt
1.47

RTX 4090 Mobile outperforms GT 820M by a whopping 3615% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking94439
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.02no data
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameGF117GN21-X11
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date27 November 2013 (10 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price$310 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores969728
Core clock speed775 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data2040 MHz
Number of transistors585 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt150 Watt (80 - 150 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate12.40515.3
Floating-point performance297.6 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 820M and GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16

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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB16 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1800 MHz20000 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s576.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 outputsPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA2.18.9

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 HD4−5
−4250%
174
+4250%
1440p3−4
−4367%
134
+4367%
4K2−3
−4050%
83
+4050%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 156
−3586%
5750−5800
+3586%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
−3567%
3300−3350
+3567%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
−3570%
3450−3500
+3570%
Battlefield 5 170−180
−3607%
6450−6500
+3607%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
−3614%
3900−3950
+3614%
Cyberpunk 2077 142
−3597%
5250−5300
+3597%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−3579%
3900−3950
+3579%
Far Cry New Dawn 130−140
−3612%
4900−4950
+3612%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
−3596%
6800−6850
+3596%
Hitman 3 168
−3590%
6200−6250
+3590%
Horizon Zero Dawn 354
−3615%
13150−13200
+3615%
Metro Exodus 130−140
−3584%
4900−4950
+3584%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−3596%
4250−4300
+3596%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 401
−3603%
14850−14900
+3603%
Watch Dogs: Legion 144
−3581%
5300−5350
+3581%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
−3567%
3300−3350
+3567%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 187
−3590%
6900−6950
+3590%
Battlefield 5 170−180
−3607%
6450−6500
+3607%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
−3614%
3900−3950
+3614%
Cyberpunk 2077 136
−3613%
5050−5100
+3613%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−3579%
3900−3950
+3579%
Far Cry New Dawn 130−140
−3612%
4900−4950
+3612%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
−3596%
6800−6850
+3596%
Hitman 3 83
−3575%
3050−3100
+3575%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
−3600%
8400−8450
+3600%
Metro Exodus 73
−3599%
2700−2750
+3599%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−3596%
4250−4300
+3596%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 387
−3608%
14350−14400
+3608%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 394
−3606%
14600−14650
+3606%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−3586%
4350−4400
+3586%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
−3567%
3300−3350
+3567%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 161
−3596%
5950−6000
+3596%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
−3614%
3900−3950
+3614%
Cyberpunk 2077 125
−3580%
4600−4650
+3580%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−3579%
3900−3950
+3579%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
−3596%
6800−6850
+3596%
Horizon Zero Dawn 305
−3605%
11300−11350
+3605%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 371
−3606%
13750−13800
+3606%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 204
−3601%
7550−7600
+3601%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120
−3608%
4450−4500
+3608%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−3596%
4250−4300
+3596%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
−3584%
4200−4250
+3584%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
−3601%
4700−4750
+3601%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
−3589%
2250−2300
+3589%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 128
−3611%
4750−4800
+3611%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
−3578%
3200−3250
+3578%
Cyberpunk 2077 95
−3584%
3500−3550
+3584%
Far Cry 5 152
−3584%
5600−5650
+3584%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−3589%
4500−4550
+3589%
Hitman 3 138
−3596%
5100−5150
+3596%
Horizon Zero Dawn 253
−3596%
9350−9400
+3596%
Metro Exodus 128
−3611%
4750−4800
+3611%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 297
−3604%
11000−11050
+3604%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 164
−3589%
6050−6100
+3589%
Watch Dogs: Legion 109
−3570%
4000−4050
+3570%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
−3570%
3450−3500
+3570%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−3567%
2200−2250
+3567%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−3600%
1850−1900
+3600%
Hitman 3 45−50
−3596%
1700−1750
+3596%
Horizon Zero Dawn 129
−3582%
4750−4800
+3582%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 102
−3576%
3750−3800
+3576%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150
−3600%
5550−5600
+3600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−3559%
1500−1550
+3559%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 78
−3554%
2850−2900
+3554%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−3584%
1400−1450
+3584%
Cyberpunk 2077 48
−3546%
1750−1800
+3546%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−3614%
1300−1350
+3614%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−3559%
3000−3050
+3559%
Horizon Zero Dawn 149
−3591%
5500−5550
+3591%
Metro Exodus 102
−3576%
3750−3800
+3576%
Watch Dogs: Legion 69
−3596%
2550−2600
+3596%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−3579%
1950−2000
+3579%

This is how GT 820M and RTX 4090 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 4250% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 4367% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 4050% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.47 54.61
Recency 27 November 2013 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 150 Watt

The GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 820M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 820M is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile is a notebook one.


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