GeForce 9800 GTX vs Radeon RX 480 mobile

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 9800 GTX and Radeon RX 480 mobile. 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 RX 480 mobile. 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 RX 480 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 480 mobile 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 RX 480 mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 9800 GTX Radeon RX 480 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • GeForce 9800 GTX has 40% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 480 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX has 504 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - with Polaris.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 480 mobile is 6900 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800 GTX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 12−14
ultra / 1080p 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 27−30
medium / 1080p 0−1 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2700% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 9800 GTX Radeon RX 480 mobile
Architecture Tesla Polaris
Code name G92 Polaris
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 28 March 2008 1 August 2016
Pipelines 128 2304
Core clock speed 1688 MHz
Boost Clock 1077 MHz
Transistor count 754 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 43.2 billion/sec 155.1
Floating-point performance 432.1 gflops 4,963 gflops
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1100 MHz 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 70.4 GB/s 256.0 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 +
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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