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.
The performance of the chip is noticeable better than the 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).
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| Manufacturer | NVIDIA |
| Series | GeForce 9000M |
| 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
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| 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... |
* The specified clock rates are only guidelines for the manufacturer and can be altered by them.
benchmarks
3DMark 2001: - Standard 1024x768
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min: 32624, avg: 37419, max: 44174 Points ... More Details
| XMG7 | Q9100 | 4096 MB | 500 / 800MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 7.15.11.7602 / Forceware 176.02 | 32624 |
| XMG7 | QX9300 | 4096 MB | 500 / 800MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 7.15.11.7602 / Forceware 176.02 | 35460 |
| XMG7 (9800M GTX) | X9100 | 4096 MB | 500 / 799MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 7.15.11.7602 (Forceware 176.02) | 44174 |
3DMark 03: - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 30864, avg: 31959, max: 33411 Points ... More Details
| XMG7 | Q9100 | 4096 MB | 500 / 800MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 7.15.11.7602 / Forceware 176.02 | 30864 |
| XMG7 | QX9300 | 4096 MB | 500 / 800MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 7.15.11.7602 / Forceware 176.02 | 31601 |
| XMG7 (9800M GTX) | X9100 | 4096 MB | 500 / 799MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 7.15.11.7602 (Forceware 176.02) | 33411 |
3DMark 05: - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 13912, avg: 16638, max: 19197 Points ... More Details
| XMG7 | Q9100 | 4096 MB | 500 / 800MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 7.15.11.7602 / Forceware 176.02 | 13912 |
| XMG7 | QX9300 | 4096 MB | 500 / 800MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 7.15.11.7602 / Forceware 176.02 | 15232 |
| XMG7 (9800M GTX) | X9100 | 4096 MB | 500 / 799MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 7.15.11.7602 (Forceware 176.02) | 18209 |
| X9100 | 4096 MB | 500 / 799MHz | 182.05 | 19197 |
3DMark 06:
0% 100%
min: 9952, avg: 10292, max: 10833 Points ... More Details
| XMG7 (9800M GTX) (Standard 1280x1024) | X9100 | 4096 MB | 500 / 799MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 7.15.11.7602 (Forceware 176.02) | 9952 |
| (Standard 1280x1024) | X9100 | 4096 MB | 500 / 799MHz | 182.05 | 9965 |
| (Standard 1280x1024) | Q6600 | 2048 MB | 500 / 800MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 177.39 | 10138 |
| XMG7 (Standard 1280x1024) | Q9100 | 4096 MB | 500 / 800MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 7.15.11.7602 / Forceware 176.02 | 10571 |
| XMG7 (Standard 1280x1024) | QX9300 | 4096 MB | 500 / 800MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 7.15.11.7602 / Forceware 176.02 | 10833 |
Cinebench R10: - Shading
0% 100%
min: 3527, avg: 4657, max: 5954 Points ... More Details
| XMG7 | Q9100 | 4096 MB | 500 / 800MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 7.15.11.7602 / Forceware 176.02 | 3527 |
| XMG7 | QX9300 | 4096 MB | 500 / 800MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 7.15.11.7602 / Forceware 176.02 | 4491 |
| XMG7 (9800M GTX) | X9100 | 4096 MB | 500 / 799MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 7.15.11.7602 (Forceware 176.02) | 5954 |
3DMark Vantage: - P Result no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 4545, avg: 4743, max: 4860 Points ... More Details
| XMG7 (9800M GTX) | X9100 | 4096 MB | 500 / 799MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 7.15.11.7602 (Forceware 176.02) | 4545 |
| XMG7 | Q9100 | 4096 MB | 500 / 800MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 7.15.11.7602 / Forceware 176.02 | 4825 |
| XMG7 | QX9300 | 4096 MB | 500 / 800MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 7.15.11.7602 / Forceware 176.02 | 4860 |
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
Based on 21 benchmarks
Game 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.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (2010) - Approximation!
10+ fps (Quadro FX 880M)
25+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5650)
37+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5650)
51+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5650)
CoD Modern Warfare 2 (2009) - Approximation!
30+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5650)
43+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5650)
52+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5650)
155+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5650)
Risen (2009): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings low. -
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Risen (2009) - Approximation!
12+ fps (GeForce GT 240M)
22+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5650)
34+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5650)
83+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5650)
Need for Speed Shift (2009) - Approximation!
25+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4830)
37+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4830)
65+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4830)
Colin McRae: DIRT 2 (2009) - Approximation!
14+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5650)
22+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5650)
42+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5650)
52+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4670)
Anno 1404 (2009): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings low. -
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Anno 1404 (2009) - Approximation!
34+ fps (GeForce GTS 160M)
121+ fps (GeForce GTS 160M)
Sims 3 (2009): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings high. -
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Sims 3 (2009) - Approximation!
132+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5650)
240+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5650)
374+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5650)
F.E.A.R. 2 (2009): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings high. -
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F.E.A.R. 2 (2009) - Approximation!
9+ fps (GeForce G 210M)
42+ fps (GeForce GTS 160M)
67+ fps (GeForce GTS 160M)
122+ fps (GeForce GTS 160M)
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto (2008) - Approximation!
25+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5650)
43+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5650)
46+ fps (GeForce 9800M GS)
Left 4 Dead (2008): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings high. -
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Left 4 Dead (2008) - Approximation!
103+ fps (GeForce GTS 160M)
142+ fps (GeForce GTS 160M)
Far Cry 2 (2008): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings high. -
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Far Cry 2 (2008) - Approximation!
49+ fps (GeForce 9800M GS)
96+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5650)
Crysis Warhead (2008)
77 [X] Odin E805 IIIntel Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 2.8GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz), 1024MB (800MHz) GDDR3, 7.15.11.7609 ForceWare 176.09
2048MB RAM
fps
15 [X] Odin E805 IIIntel Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 2.8GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz), 1024MB (800MHz) GDDR3, 7.15.11.7609 ForceWare 176.09
2048MB RAM
fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Racedriver: GRID (2008) - Approximation!
43+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5650)
83+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5650)
169+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5650)
Trackmania Nations Forever (2008) - Approximation!
43+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5650)
83+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5650)
169+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5650)
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare (2007) - Approximation!
75+ fps (GeForce GTS 160M)
154+ fps (GeForce GTS 160M)
363+ fps (GeForce GTS 160M)
Supreme Commander - FA Bench (2007)
36 [X] Odin E805 IIIntel Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 2.8GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz), 1024MB (800MHz) GDDR3, 7.15.11.7609 ForceWare 176.09
2048MB RAM
fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)
85.6 [X] XMG7 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9100 2.3GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz), 1024MB (800MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7602 / Forceware 176.02
4096MB RAM
91 [X] XMG7 Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 2.5GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz), 1024MB (800MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7602 / Forceware 176.02
4096MB RAM
114.5 [X] XMG7 (9800M GTX)Intel Core 2 Extreme X9100 3.1GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz), 1024MB (799MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7602 (Forceware 176.02)
4096MB RAM
143 [X] Intel Core 2 Extreme X9100 3.1GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz)(799MHz) , 182.05
4096MB RAM
~ 109 fps
55 [X] XMG7 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9100 2.3GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz), 1024MB (800MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7602 / Forceware 176.02
4096MB RAM
58.2 [X] XMG7 Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 2.5GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz), 1024MB (800MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7602 / Forceware 176.02
4096MB RAM
64.2 [X] XMG7 (9800M GTX)Intel Core 2 Extreme X9100 3.1GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz), 1024MB (799MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7602 (Forceware 176.02)
4096MB RAM
92 [X] Intel Core 2 Extreme X9100 3.1GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz)(799MHz) , 182.05
4096MB RAM
~ 67 fps
35.9 [X] XMG7 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9100 2.3GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz), 1024MB (800MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7602 / Forceware 176.02
4096MB RAM
38.1 [X] XMG7 Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 2.5GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz), 1024MB (800MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7602 / Forceware 176.02
4096MB RAM
40.2 [X] XMG7 (9800M GTX)Intel Core 2 Extreme X9100 3.1GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz), 1024MB (799MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7602 (Forceware 176.02)
4096MB RAM
49.6 [X] Intel Core 2 Extreme X9100 3.1GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz)(799MHz) , 182.05
4096MB RAM
~ 41 fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Crysis - CPU Benchmark (2007)
111.5 [X] XMG7 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9100 2.3GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz), 1024MB (800MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7602 / Forceware 176.02
4096MB RAM
119 [X] XMG7 Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 2.5GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz), 1024MB (800MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7602 / Forceware 176.02
4096MB RAM
125.6 [X] XMG7 (9800M GTX)Intel Core 2 Extreme X9100 3.1GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz), 1024MB (799MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7602 (Forceware 176.02)
4096MB RAM
~ 119 fps
56.6 [X] XMG7 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9100 2.3GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz), 1024MB (800MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7602 / Forceware 176.02
4096MB RAM
58.4 [X] XMG7 Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 2.5GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz), 1024MB (800MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7602 / Forceware 176.02
4096MB RAM
62.8 [X] XMG7 (9800M GTX)Intel Core 2 Extreme X9100 3.1GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz), 1024MB (799MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7602 (Forceware 176.02)
4096MB RAM
~ 59 fps
35.8 [X] XMG7 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9100 2.3GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz), 1024MB (800MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7602 / Forceware 176.02
4096MB RAM
37.4 [X] XMG7 (9800M GTX)Intel Core 2 Extreme X9100 3.1GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz), 1024MB (799MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7602 (Forceware 176.02)
4096MB RAM
37.6 [X] XMG7 Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 2.5GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz), 1024MB (800MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7602 / Forceware 176.02
4096MB RAM
~ 37 fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007) - Approximation!
37+ fps (GeForce 9800M GT)
66+ fps (GeForce 9800M GT)
89+ fps (GeForce G 210M)
Command and Conquer III (2007) - Approximation!
30+ fps (GeForce 8700M GT)
Call of Juarez Benchmark (2006)
24 [X] Odin E805 IIIntel Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 2.8GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz), 1024MB (800MHz) GDDR3, 7.15.11.7609 ForceWare 176.09
2048MB RAM
28 [X] XMG7 Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 2.5GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz), 1024MB (800MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7602 / Forceware 176.02
4096MB RAM
~ 26 fps
» With most tested laptops not playable.
The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion (2006)
77 [X] XMG7 Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 2.5GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz), 1024MB (800MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7602 / Forceware 176.02
4096MB RAM
fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark (2005)
210 [X] Odin E805 IIIntel Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 2.8GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz), 1024MB (800MHz) GDDR3, 7.15.11.7609 ForceWare 176.09
2048MB RAM
fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
F.E.A.R. (2005): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings high. -
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F.E.A.R. (2005) - Approximation!
118+ fps (GeForce 9800M GT)
274+ fps (GeForce 9800M GT)
555+ fps (GeForce 9800M GT)
Quake 4 (2005): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings ultra. -
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Quake 4 (2005) - Approximation!
112+ fps (GeForce Go 7800 GTX SLI)
115+ fps (GeForce Go 7800 GTX SLI)
116+ fps (GeForce Go 7800 GTX SLI)
116+ fps (GeForce Go 7800 GTX SLI)
World of Warcraft (2005) - Approximation!
26+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4650)
73+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4650)
176+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4650)
Counter-Strike Source (2004) - Approximation!
243+ fps (GeForce GTS 160M)
30+ fps (Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100)
Doom 3 (2004)
244.1 [X] XMG7 (9800M GTX)Intel Core 2 Extreme X9100 3.1GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz), 1024MB (799MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7602 (Forceware 176.02)
4096MB RAM
fps
240.6 [X] XMG7 (9800M GTX)Intel Core 2 Extreme X9100 3.1GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz), 1024MB (799MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7602 (Forceware 176.02)
4096MB RAM
fps
249.4 [X] XMG7 (9800M GTX)Intel Core 2 Extreme X9100 3.1GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz), 1024MB (799MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7602 (Forceware 176.02)
4096MB RAM
fps
224.2 [X] XMG7 (9800M GTX)Intel Core 2 Extreme X9100 3.1GHz
GeForce 9800M GTX (500MHz), 1024MB (799MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7602 (Forceware 176.02)
4096MB RAM
fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo (1999) - Approximation!
624+ fps (GeForce 9800M GT)
For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List
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)
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