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NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS

The Nvidia GeForce 9800M GS is a graphics adapter for laptops and based on the G94 core with 64 shader processors. The chip is produced in 55nm (as the 1024 MB versions of the 9800M GTS). Because of the max. 512 MB GDDR3 the TDP is lower (60 Watt) than the 9800M GTS (512 and 1024 MB version: 75W).

Because of the additional shaders but lower clock speed than the GTS, the 9800M GS is between the 9700M GTS and 9800M GTS. Therefore, DirectX 10 games of 2008 should all be playable in medium to high details.

As all cards with DirectX 10 capabilities, the GeForce 9800M GS renders the 3D images using "Unified Shaders". There don't exist any more dedicated pixel- and vertex shaders but 64 so called stream processors make the graphic work (which has been done by pixel and vertex shaders in former days). Furthermore, the shader units are higher clocked than the chip.

An advantage of the GeForce 9000 series is the integrated PureVideo HD video processor. It is able to help with the decoding of H.264-, VC-1-, MPEG2- and WMV9 video material in HD quality and eases the CPU.

In conjunction with the Nvidia 9100M G integrated graphics, the 9800M GS supports Hybrid-SLI (only HybridPower). HybridPower is a technique to choose between the integrated and dedicated graphics core, if performance or battery runtime is needed. This works only in Windows Vista. Up to now the user has to use a tool to switch between the GPUs. Later Nvidia wants to switch automatically in the drivers. GeForceBoost is not supported with this card, as there would be no performance gain to combine the integrated GPU with the 9800M GS.

Compared to desktop graphics cards, the 9800M GS should be a bit slower than the GeForce 9600M GT.

ManufacturerNVIDIA
SeriesGeForce 9000M
CodenameNB9E-GS1
Pipelines64 - unified
Core Speed *530 MHz
Shader Speed *1325 MHz
Memory Speed *800 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR3
Max. Amount of Memory1024 MB
Shared Memoryno
DirectXDirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Current Consumption60 Watt
Transistors504 Million
technology55 nm
Notebook Sizelarge
Date of Announcement01.11.2008
InformationMXM 3
Link to Manufacturer Page
* The specified clock rates are only guidelines for the manufacturer and can be altered by them.

benchmarks

3DMark 2001: - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
      min: 27477, avg: 28741, max: 30004 Points
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3DMark 03: - Standard 1024x768
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      min: 25967, avg: 26271, max: 26574 Points
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3DMark 05: - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
      min: 13245, avg: 13587, max: 13928 Points
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3DMark 06:
0% 100%
      min: 8000, avg: 8507, max: 8970 Points
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Cinebench R10: - Shading
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      min: 3684, avg: 3692, max: 3707 Points
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3DMark Vantage: - P Result 1280x1024
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      min: 3245, avg: 3245, max: 3245 Points
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- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
Based on 16 benchmarks

Game Benchmarks

GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto (2008)
low:
41.4 50 ~ 46 fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Far Cry 2
Far Cry 2 (2008)
high:
49  fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare (2007)
low:
187.5 215.2 ~ 201 fps
med.:
83.9 84.9 ~ 84 fps
high:
46 47.7 ~ 47 fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Supreme Commander - FA Bench
Supreme Commander - FA Bench (2007)
high:
36.1  fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Crysis - GPU Benchmark
Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)
low:
48.7 88.2 103.5 ~ 80 fps
med.:
32.4 47.5 50 50.1 ~ 45 fps
high:
22.6 30 30.1 ~ 28 fps
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Crysis - CPU Benchmark
Crysis - CPU Benchmark (2007)
low:
50.8 101.8 107.7 ~ 87 fps
med.:
29.8 44.2 50 50.3 ~ 44 fps
high:
20.8 28.7 28.8 ~ 26 fps
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
World in Conflict - Benchmark
World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007)
med.:
56 57 66 ~ 60 fps
high:
32 34 37 ~ 34 fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion
The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion (2006)
high:
60  fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R. (2005)
low:
102  fps
med.:
55  fps
high:
48  fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Doom 3
Doom 3 (2004)
low:
120 138.2 ~ 129 fps
med.:
117.7 140.9 ~ 129 fps
high:
120.8 135.8 ~ 128 fps
ultra:
117.8 134 ~ 126 fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo (1999)
high:
1122  fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.

For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List

Notebook reviews with NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS graphics card

Asus G71G (Intel Core 2 Duo T9400, 17.1")
» Asus G71G - External Review

MSI Megabook GT627 (Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, 15.4")
» Review: MSI Megabook GT627 Gaming Notebook - Review
» MSI Megabook GT627 - External Review

MSI Megabook GT627Q (Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000, 15.4")
» MSI Megabook GT627Q - External Review

 

Author: Klaus Hinum (Update: 2009-09-24)