GeForce 9800 GTX vs Radeon R9 M380

In this comparison between GeForce 9800 GTX and Radeon R9 M380 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce 9800 GTX will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M380 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon R9 M380 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M380 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 R9 M380 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 9800 GTX Radeon R9 M380
Power consumption (TDP) 140 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 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • GeForce 9800 GTX is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M380 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX has 508 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M380.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M380 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and Radeon R9 M380 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 9800 GTX is 688 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M380.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M380 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M380 is 400 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 R9 M380 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 9800 GTX Radeon R9 M380
Architecture Tesla GCN
Code name G92 Strato Pro GDDR5
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 28 March 2008 16 June 2015
Pipelines 128 768
Core clock speed 1688 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 754 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 43.2 billion/sec 48.00
Floating-point performance 432.1 gflops 1,536 gflops
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1100 MHz 1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 70.4 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 4.0 6.3
OpenGL 2.1 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 128
Bus support PCI-E 2.0 PCIe 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI Via Adapter
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 194 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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