GeForce 9800 GT vs UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake)

Place in the ranking	372	1040
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.07
Power efficiency	64.05	0.68
Architecture	no data	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	Rocket Lake GT1	G92
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	30 March 2021 (3 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 cores	no data	112
Core clock speed	no data	600 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	754 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	105 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	105 °C
Texture fill rate	no data	33.60
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.336 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	16
TMUs	no data	56

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).

Interface	no data	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	229 mm
Height	no data	1-slot
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 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 type	no data	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	no data	1 GB
Memory bus width	no data	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	57.6 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 Connectors	no data	HDTVDual Link DVI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	S/PDIF

API compatibility

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

DirectX	no data	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	no data	4.0
OpenGL	no data	2.1
OpenCL	no data	1.1
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 HD

12
+1100%

1−2

−1100%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

160.00

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27
+1100%

2−3

−1100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +1100%	3−4 −1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +1200%	2−3 −1200%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +1175%	4−5 −1175%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +1500%	2−3 −1500%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +1100%	2−3 −1100%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +1133%	3−4 −1133%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +1333%	3−4 −1333%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +1163%	8−9 −1163%
Hitman 3	30−33 +1400%	2−3 −1400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +1217%	6−7 −1217%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +1225%	4−5 −1225%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +1333%	3−4 −1333%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +1175%	4−5 −1175%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +1043%	7−8 −1043%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +1100%	3−4 −1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +1200%	2−3 −1200%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +1175%	4−5 −1175%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +1500%	2−3 −1500%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +1100%	2−3 −1100%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +1133%	3−4 −1133%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +1333%	3−4 −1333%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +1163%	8−9 −1163%
Hitman 3	30−33 +1400%	2−3 −1400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +1217%	6−7 −1217%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +1225%	4−5 −1225%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +1333%	3−4 −1333%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +1133%	3−4 −1133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +1043%	7−8 −1043%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +1100%	3−4 −1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +1200%	2−3 −1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +1500%	2−3 −1500%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +1100%	2−3 −1100%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +1133%	3−4 −1133%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +1163%	8−9 −1163%
Hitman 3	30−33 +1400%	2−3 −1400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +1217%	6−7 −1217%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +1175%	4−5 −1175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +1133%	3−4 −1133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +1043%	7−8 −1043%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45
+1333%

3−4

−1333%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 +1400%	2−3 −1400%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +1100%	2−3 −1100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +1600%	1−2 −1600%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9	0−1
Far Cry 5	18−20 +1700%	1−2 −1700%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +1086%	7−8 −1086%
Hitman 3	18−20 +1800%	1−2 −1800%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +1500%	2−3 −1500%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +1300%	2−3 −1300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +1350%	2−3 −1350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +1600%	1−2 −1600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +1100%	8−9 −1100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27
+1200%

2−3

−1200%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Hitman 3	10−12	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +1217%	6−7 −1217%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	8−9	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +2000%	1−2 −2000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16
+1300%

1−2

−1300%

This is how UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) and 9800 GT compete in popular games:

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is 1100% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	14.02	1.24
Recency	30 March 2021	21 July 2008
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	105 Watt

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) has a 1030.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 600% lower power consumption.

The UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) 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.