GeForce 9800M GTS vs GTX 1080

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 with GeForce 9800M GTS, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1080
2016
8 GB GDDR5X, 180 Watt
40.28
+4053%

GTX 1080 outperforms 9800M GTS by a whopping 4053% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1031112
Place by popularity49not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.50no data
Power efficiency15.600.90
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGP104G94
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date27 May 2016 (8 years ago)29 July 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores256064
Core clock speed1607 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed1733 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,200 million505 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt75 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate277.319.20
Floating-point processing power8.873 TFLOPS0.192 TFLOPS
Gigaflopsno data240
ROPs6416
TMUs16032

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Recommended system power (PSU)500 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone
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 typeGDDR5XGDDR3
Maximum RAM amount8 GB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed10 GB/s800 MHz
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s51.2 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 ConnectorsDP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.44.0
OpenGL4.53.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
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.

GTX 1080 40.28
+4053%
9800M GTS 0.97

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.

GTX 1080 15536
+4032%
9800M GTS 376

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.

GTX 1080 53598
+1220%
9800M GTS 4060

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 HD126
+4100%
3−4
−4100%
1440p77
+7600%
1−2
−7600%
4K57
+5600%
1−2
−5600%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.75no data
1440p7.78no data
4K10.51no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+2267%
3−4
−2267%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 92
+1740%
5−6
−1740%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+6800%
1−2
−6800%
Battlefield 5 145
+4733%
3−4
−4733%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 105
+2525%
4−5
−2525%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+2267%
3−4
−2267%
Far Cry 5 123
+12200%
1−2
−12200%
Far Cry New Dawn 135
+6650%
2−3
−6650%
Forza Horizon 4 320
+4471%
7−8
−4471%
Hitman 3 85−90
+1620%
5−6
−1620%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+1185%
12−14
−1185%
Metro Exodus 144
+4700%
3−4
−4700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 114
+11300%
1−2
−11300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 186
+2557%
7−8
−2557%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+306%
30−35
−306%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 137
+2640%
5−6
−2640%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+6800%
1−2
−6800%
Battlefield 5 128
+4167%
3−4
−4167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95
+2275%
4−5
−2275%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+2267%
3−4
−2267%
Far Cry 5 98
+9700%
1−2
−9700%
Far Cry New Dawn 105
+5150%
2−3
−5150%
Forza Horizon 4 291
+4057%
7−8
−4057%
Hitman 3 85−90
+1620%
5−6
−1620%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+1185%
12−14
−1185%
Metro Exodus 131
+4267%
3−4
−4267%
Red Dead Redemption 2 109
+10800%
1−2
−10800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+2014%
7−8
−2014%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 152
+1420%
10−11
−1420%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+306%
30−35
−306%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 63
+1160%
5−6
−1160%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+6800%
1−2
−6800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 71
+1675%
4−5
−1675%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+2267%
3−4
−2267%
Far Cry 5 75
+7400%
1−2
−7400%
Forza Horizon 4 112
+5500%
2−3
−5500%
Hitman 3 85−90
+1620%
5−6
−1620%
Horizon Zero Dawn 121
+831%
12−14
−831%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+2014%
7−8
−2014%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 81
+710%
10−11
−710%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+306%
30−35
−306%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 105
+10400%
1−2
−10400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 89
+8800%
1−2
−8800%
Far Cry New Dawn 74
+7300%
1−2
−7300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 49
+4800%
1−2
−4800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+4400%
1−2
−4400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 51
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+3100%
1−2
−3100%
Far Cry 5 53
+5200%
1−2
−5200%
Forza Horizon 4 282
+4600%
6−7
−4600%
Hitman 3 50−55
+643%
7−8
−643%
Horizon Zero Dawn 92
+2200%
4−5
−2200%
Metro Exodus 82
+8100%
1−2
−8100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 95−100
+4800%
2−3
−4800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 190−200
+4775%
4−5
−4775%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 81
+2600%
3−4
−2600%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 43
+4200%
1−2
−4200%
Far Cry New Dawn 39 0−1
Hitman 3 30−35 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+4525%
4−5
−4525%
Metro Exodus 47
+4600%
1−2
−4600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 56
+5500%
1−2
−5500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 33
+3200%
1−2
−3200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 29 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 0−1
Far Cry 5 27 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 65
+6400%
1−2
−6400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+5400%
1−2
−5400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 42
+2000%
2−3
−2000%

This is how GTX 1080 and 9800M GTS compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1080 is 4100% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1080 is 7600% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1080 is 5600% faster in 4K

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

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1080 is 12200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 1080 surpassed 9800M GTS in all 43 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 40.28 0.97
Recency 27 May 2016 29 July 2008
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 16 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 75 Watt

GTX 1080 has a 4052.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 306.3% more advanced lithography process.

9800M GTS, on the other hand, has 140% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1080 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GTS in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 is a desktop card while GeForce 9800M GTS is a notebook one.


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