GeForce 9800 GTX vs Radeon HD 7850M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 9800 GTX and Radeon HD 7850M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce 9800 GTX and Radeon HD 7850M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon HD 7850M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7850M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon HD 7850M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 9800 GTX Radeon HD 7850M
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 40 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • GeForce 9800 GTX has 250% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7850M.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7850M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX has 510 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7850M.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7850M - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and Radeon HD 7850M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 9800 GTX is 1013 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850M.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7850M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7850M is 2900 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800 GTX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 6−7
ultra / 1080p 3−4
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 14−16
medium / 1080p 0−1 7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 9800 GTX Radeon HD 7850M
Architecture Tesla GCN
Code name G92 Heathrow Pro
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 28 March 2008 24 April 2012
Pipelines 128 640
Core clock speed 1688 MHz 675 MHz
Transistor count 754 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 43.2 billion/sec 27.00
Floating-point performance 432.1 gflops 864.0 gflops
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1100 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 70.4 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 4.0 5.1
OpenGL 2.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 128
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI Via Adapter
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
Laptop size large
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