GeForce 9800 GTX vs Radeon Pro 555

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800 GTX and Radeon Pro 555, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce 9800 GTX stacks up against Radeon Pro 555, check out specs charts below.

Radeon Pro 555 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro 555 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 Pro 555 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 9800 GTX Radeon Pro 555
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
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 86% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 555.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Pro 555 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX has 510 GB more memory, than Radeon Pro 555.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro 555 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and Radeon Pro 555 - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 9800 GTX is 833 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro 555.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 555 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 555 is 3980 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800 GTX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 16−18
ultra / 1080p 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 1−2 30−35
medium / 1080p 0−1 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 555 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 9800 GTX Radeon Pro 555
Architecture Tesla Polaris
Code name G92 Polaris 21
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 28 March 2008 5 June 2017
Pipelines 128 768
Core clock speed 1688 MHz 855 MHz
Transistor count 754 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 43.2 billion/sec 40.80
Floating-point performance 432.1 gflops 1,306 gflops
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1100 MHz 5080 MHz
Memory bandwidth 70.4 GB/s 81.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 4.0 6.4
OpenGL 2.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA +
FreeSync +
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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