GeForce 9800 GT vs Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Radeon RX Vega 2 Radeon RX Vega 3 Radeon RX Vega 5 Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) Radeon RX Vega 9
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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) with GeForce 9800 GT, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
2020
15 Watt
6.04
+387%

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms 9800 GT by a whopping 387% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
9800 GT 9800 GT

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5841039
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.04
Power efficiency28.070.69
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameVega RenoirG92
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2020 (4 years ago)21 July 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$160

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores384112
Core clock speed400 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data754 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt105 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rateno data33.60
Floating-point processing powerno data0.336 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data56

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 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 typeno dataGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data1 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data900 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data57.6 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 dataHDTVDual Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_111.1 (10_0)
Shader Modelno data4.0
OpenGLno data2.1
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/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 HD20
+400%
4−5
−400%
1440p22
+450%
4−5
−450%
4K18
+500%
3−4
−500%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data40.00
1440pno data40.00
4Kno data53.33

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 11
+450%
2−3
−450%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16
+433%
3−4
−433%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14
+600%
2−3
−600%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+413%
8−9
−413%
Hitman 3 11
+450%
2−3
−450%
Horizon Zero Dawn 97
+439%
18−20
−439%
Metro Exodus 23
+475%
4−5
−475%
Red Dead Redemption 2 22
+450%
4−5
−450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
Watch Dogs: Legion 62
+417%
12−14
−417%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12
+500%
2−3
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+413%
8−9
−413%
Hitman 3 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Horizon Zero Dawn 73
+421%
14−16
−421%
Metro Exodus 17
+467%
3−4
−467%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
+600%
2−3
−600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21
+425%
4−5
−425%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50
+400%
10−11
−400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+413%
8−9
−413%
Hitman 3 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Horizon Zero Dawn 17
+467%
3−4
−467%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18
+500%
3−4
−500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
+450%
2−3
−450%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+410%
10−11
−410%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14
+600%
2−3
−600%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Hitman 3 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+400%
8−9
−400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5 0−1
Hitman 3 2−3 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 11
+450%
2−3
−450%
Metro Exodus 3−4 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 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 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 Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and 9800 GT compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 400% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 450% faster in 1440p
  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 500% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 6.04 1.24
Recency 7 January 2020 21 July 2008
Chip lithography 7 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 105 Watt

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has a 387.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 600% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook card while GeForce 9800 GT is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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