GeForce 9800 GTX vs Radeon RX Vega M GL 870

In this comparison between GeForce 9800 GTX and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 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 RX Vega M GL 870 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 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 Vega M GL 870 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 9800 GTX Radeon RX Vega M GL 870
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • GeForce 9800 GTX has 508 GB more memory, than Radeon RX Vega M GL 870.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 - with Vega.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 9800 GTX is 757 MHz higher, than Radeon RX Vega M GL 870.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 1−2 60−65
medium / 1080p 0−1 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 9800 GTX Radeon RX Vega M GL 870
Architecture Tesla Vega
Code name G92 Vega Kaby Lake-G
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 28 March 2008 7 January 2018
Pipelines 128 1280
Core clock speed 1688 MHz 931 MHz
Boost Clock 1011 MHz
Transistor count 754 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 43.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 432.1 gflops
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1100 MHz
Memory bandwidth 70.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) DirectX 12_1
Shader Model 4.0
OpenGL 2.1
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
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 medium sized
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