GeForce 9800 GT vs Radeon RX 550 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 550 Mobile with GeForce 9800 GT, including specs and performance data.

RX 550 Mobile
2017
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
6.97
+462%

RX 550 Mobile outperforms 9800 GT by a whopping 462% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5551040
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.470.07
Power efficiency9.560.68
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameLexaG92
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date2 July 2017 (7 years ago)21 July 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79.99 $160

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 550 Mobile has 6286% better value for money than 9800 GT.

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 cores640112
Core clock speed1100 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed1287 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,200 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt105 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate51.4833.60
Floating-point processing power1.647 TFLOPS0.336 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4056

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 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data229 mm
Heightno data1-slot
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s57.6 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 outputsHDTVDual Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.44.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA-+

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 HD16
+700%
2−3
−700%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.0080.00

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10
+900%
1−2
−900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8
+700%
1−2
−700%
Battlefield 5 20−22
+567%
3−4
−567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+475%
8−9
−475%
Hitman 3 12
+500%
2−3
−500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+486%
7−8
−486%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+567%
3−4
−567%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+475%
4−5
−475%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+489%
9−10
−489%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8
+700%
1−2
−700%
Battlefield 5 20−22
+567%
3−4
−567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+475%
8−9
−475%
Hitman 3 12
+500%
2−3
−500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+486%
7−8
−486%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+567%
3−4
−567%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24
+500%
4−5
−500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+489%
9−10
−489%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+475%
8−9
−475%
Hitman 3 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+486%
7−8
−486%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
+700%
2−3
−700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
+500%
4−5
−500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4 0−1

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+500%
4−5
−500%
Hitman 3 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+529%
7−8
−529%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6 0−1
Hitman 3 3−4 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
Metro Exodus 4−5 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%

This is how RX 550 Mobile and 9800 GT compete in popular games:

  • RX 550 Mobile is 700% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.97 1.24
Recency 2 July 2017 21 July 2008
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 105 Watt

RX 550 Mobile has a 462.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 110% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 550 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 550 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce 9800 GT is a desktop one.


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