NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS vs NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS and NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT 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, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS

NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS

Around 92% higher texture fill rate: 19.2 GTexel / s vs 10 GTexel / s
2x more pipelines: 64 vs 32
Around 94% better floating-point performance: 192 gflops vs 99.2 gflops
Around 71% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 357 vs 209
Around 62% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3076 vs 1901
Around 62% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3076 vs 1901

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	19.2 GTexel / s vs 10 GTexel / s
Pipelines	64 vs 32
Floating-point performance	192 gflops vs 99.2 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	357 vs 209
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3076 vs 1901
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3076 vs 1901

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT

Around 4% higher core clock speed: 625 MHz vs 600 MHz
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 75 Watt
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 120 vs 72

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	625 MHz vs 600 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	120 vs 72

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

357

209

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

120

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3076

1901

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3076

1901

Name	NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS	NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT
PassMark - G3D Mark	357	209
PassMark - G2D Mark	72	120
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3076	1901
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3076	1901

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS	NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla	Tesla
Code name	G94	G96
Launch date	21 August 2008	29 July 2008
Place in performance rating	1374	1375
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Core clock speed	600 MHz	625 MHz
CUDA cores	64	32
Floating-point performance	192 gflops	99.2 gflops
Gigaflops	240	148
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Pipelines	64	32
Texture fill rate	19.2 GTexel / s	10 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	45 Watt
Transistor count	505 million	314 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	MXM-II
Laptop size	large	medium sized
Supplementary power connectors	None
API support
DirectX	10.0	10.0
OpenGL	3.3	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB / s	25.6 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR2, GDDR3
Shared memory	0	0
Technologies
CUDA
HybridPower
PureVideo HD
PCI-E 2.0