NVIDIA GeForce 920M vs NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 920M and NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+ videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce 920M

NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 920M

Videocard is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 1 month(s) later
3x more pipelines: 384 vs 128
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 55 nm
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 33 Watt vs 141 Watt
8x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 512 MB
Around 64% higher memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 1100 MHz
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 723 vs 507
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 119 vs 88
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 3309
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 3309

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	13 March 2015 vs 16 January 2009
Pipelines	384 vs 128
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 55 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	33 Watt vs 141 Watt
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 512 MB
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz vs 1100 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	723 vs 507
PassMark - G2D Mark	119 vs 88
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 3309
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 3309

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+

Around 92% higher core clock speed: 1836 MHz vs 954 MHz
3.8x more texture fill rate: 47.2 billion / sec vs 12.4 GTexel / s
Around 58% better floating-point performance: 470.0 gflops vs 297.6 gflops
6.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 54.055 vs 8.358
5.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.986 vs 0.843
Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 15.56 vs 15.374
2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 108.412 vs 40.443

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1836 MHz vs 954 MHz
Texture fill rate	47.2 billion / sec vs 12.4 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance	470.0 gflops vs 297.6 gflops
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	54.055 vs 8.358
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.986 vs 0.843
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	15.56 vs 15.374
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	108.412 vs 40.443

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 920M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

723

507

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

119

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

8.358

54.055

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

0.843

4.986

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

15.374

15.56

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

40.443

108.412

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3309

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3309

Name	NVIDIA GeForce 920M	NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+
PassMark - G3D Mark	723	507
PassMark - G2D Mark	119	88
Geekbench - OpenCL	3650
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.358	54.055
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	157.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.843	4.986
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	15.374	15.56
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	40.443	108.412
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1598
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3636
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358	3309
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1598
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3636
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358	3309
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	326

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce 920M	NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+
Essentials
Architecture	Kepler 2.0	Tesla
Code name	GK208B	G92B
Launch date	13 March 2015	16 January 2009
Place in performance rating	1304	1307
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$229
Technical info
Core clock speed	954 MHz	1836 MHz
Floating-point performance	297.6 gflops	470.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Pipelines	384	128
Texture fill rate	12.4 GTexel / s	47.2 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	33 Watt	141 Watt
Transistor count	585 million	754 million
CUDA cores		128
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x S-Video, HDTVDual Link DVI
Audio input for HDMI		S / PDIF
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length		10.5" (26.7 cm)
SLI options		2-way3-way
Supplementary power connectors		2x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	10.0
OpenGL	4.5	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB / s	70.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	1100 MHz
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR3
Shared memory	0
Technologies
3D Vision
3D Vision / 3DTV Play
CUDA
GameWorks
GPU Boost
Optimus
Verde Drivers
SLI