GeForce 9800M GTX SLI vs Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and GeForce 9800M GTX SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
2020
15 Watt
6.04
+96.7%

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms 9800M GTX SLI by an impressive 97% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking580757
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency29.051.48
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code nameVega RenoirNB9E-GTX
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2020 (4 years ago)15 July 2008 (16 years ago)

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 cores384224
Core clock speed400 MHz500 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data3016 Million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt150 Watt

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
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 data800 MHz
Shared memory+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_110
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
+100%
10−12
−100%
1440p28
+100%
14−16
−100%
4K18
+100%
9−10
−100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 11
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14
+100%
7−8
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+50%
6−7
−50%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+125%
8−9
−125%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+141%
16−18
−141%
Hitman 3 11
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 97
+322%
21−24
−322%
Metro Exodus 23
+475%
4−5
−475%
Red Dead Redemption 2 22
+175%
8−9
−175%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+69.2%
12−14
−69.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 62
+59%
35−40
−59%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+125%
8−9
−125%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+141%
16−18
−141%
Hitman 3 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 73
+217%
21−24
−217%
Metro Exodus 17
+325%
4−5
−325%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
+75%
8−9
−75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21
+61.5%
12−14
−61.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50
+28.2%
35−40
−28.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+141%
16−18
−141%
Hitman 3 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 17
−35.3%
21−24
+35.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18
+38.5%
12−14
−38.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+30.8%
35−40
−30.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14
+75%
8−9
−75%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+111%
9−10
−111%
Hitman 3 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+111%
18−20
−111%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Hitman 3 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 11
+120%
5−6
−120%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

This is how RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and 9800M GTX SLI compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 100% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 100% faster in 1440p
  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 100% faster in 4K

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 700% faster.
  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the 9800M GTX SLI is 35% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is ahead in 59 tests (95%)
  • 9800M GTX SLI is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.04 3.07
Recency 7 January 2020 15 July 2008
Chip lithography 7 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 150 Watt

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has a 96.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 900% lower power consumption.

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


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AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
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