NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX
The Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTX is a graphics adapter for laptops and based on the G92 core (as the 8800M GTX but with 112 shader processors). The chip is produced in 65nm and because of the high shader count, the current consumption (75 Watt of the MXM board) is very high and only suited for big laptops with a good cooling solution. Later, the GPU was succeeded by the GTX 260M, which was produced in 55nm (G92b) and needed less power.
The performance of the chip is noticeable better than the 9800M GT / GTS because of the additional shader units (see benchmarks below). Therefore, DirectX 10 games of 2008 should all be playable in high details.
As all cards with DirectX 10 capabilities, the GeForce 9800M GTX renders the 3D images using "Unified Shaders". There don't exist any more dedicated pixel- and vertex shaders but 112 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 (1250 MHz).
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 GTX 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 GTX.
Compared to desktop graphics cards, the 9800M GTX should be a bit slower than the GeForce 8800 GT (which has a higher memory clock rate).
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA |
| GeForce 9800M Series | GeForce 9800M GT SLI 192@500MHz GeForce 9800M GTS SLI 128@600MHz GeForce 9800M GTX 112@500MHz GeForce 9800M GT 96@500MHz GeForce 9800M GTS 64@600MHz GeForce 9800M GS 64@530MHz |
| Codename | NB9E-GTX |
| Pipelines | 112 - unified |
| Core Speed * | 500 MHz |
| Shader Speed * | 1250 MHz |
| Memory Speed * | 800 MHz |
| Memory Bus Width | 256 Bit |
| Memory Type | GDDR3 |
| Max. Amount of Memory | 1024 MB |
| Shared Memory | no |
| DirectX | DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 |
| Current Consumption | 75 Watt |
| Transistors | 754 Million |
| technology | 65 nm |
| Features | HybridPower, PureVideo HD, CUDA, PhysX ready |
| Notebook Size | large |
| Date of Announcement | 15.07.2008 |
| Information | MXM 3 |
| Link to Manufacturer Page | http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_980... |
Benchmarks
3 benchmarks and specifications
3 benchmarks and specifications
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics cardGame Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailled information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List
Gaming Performance
These benchmarks were conducted with high end notebooks (quad-core desktop CPU). Therefore, the performance with slower laptops may decrease.
Crysis: 1280x1024, very high: 22 fps -> not playable (in high playable)
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars: 1600x1200: 80 fps -> fluently playable
Half Life 2 - Episode 2: 1600x1200: 68 fps -> fluently playable
Supreme Commander: 1600x1200: 55 fps -> fluently playable
World in Conflict: 1280x1024: 31 fps -> playable
- GeForce 9M Series in comparison (Data from Nvidia with Desktop Q6600 CPU)
Notebook reviews with NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX graphics card
AVADirect D901C (Intel Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550, 17.0")
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Rock Xtreme 780 (Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300, 17.0")
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Sager NP9262 (Intel Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550, 17.0")
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Schenker XMG7 (Intel Core 2 Extreme X9100, 17.1")
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Schenker XMG7 (9800M GTX) (Intel Core 2 Extreme X9100, 17")
» Review mySN XMG7 (Clevo M570TU) Notebook - Review
Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q725 (Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000, 17.0")
» Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q725 - External Review
Zepto Hydra A17 (Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, 17.0")
» Zepto Hydra A17 - External Review
