NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M vs NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M and NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • 2.5x more core clock speed: 1500 MHz vs 600 MHz
  • Around 98% higher texture fill rate: 38 billion / sec vs 19.2 GTexel / s
  • 2x more pipelines: 128 vs 64
  • 2x better floating-point performance: 384.0 gflops vs 192 gflops
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 512 MB
  • Around 59% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 636 vs 401
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 128 vs 99
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 February 2010 vs 21 August 2008
Core clock speed 1500 MHz vs 600 MHz
Texture fill rate 38 billion / sec vs 19.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines 128 vs 64
Floating-point performance 384.0 gflops vs 192 gflops
Maximum memory size 1 GB vs 512 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 636 vs 401
PassMark - G2D Mark 128 vs 99

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS

  • Around 42% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3076 vs 2172
  • Around 42% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3076 vs 2172
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3076 vs 2172
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3076 vs 2172

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
636
401
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
128
99
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2172
3076
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2172
3076
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS
PassMark - G3D Mark 636 401
PassMark - G2D Mark 128 99
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2172 3076
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2172 3076

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS

Essentials

Architecture Tesla Tesla
Code name G92 G94
Launch date 1 February 2010 21 August 2008
Place in performance rating 1294 1297
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Core clock speed 1500 MHz 600 MHz
CUDA cores 128 64
Floating-point performance 384.0 gflops 192 gflops
Gigaflops 576 240
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 65 nm
Pipelines 128 64
Texture fill rate 38 billion / sec 19.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt 75 Watt
Transistor count 754 million 505 million

Video outputs and ports

Audio input for HDMI S / PDIF
Display Connectors Single Link DVIVGALVDSHDMIDual Link DVIDisplayPort No outputs
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI-E 2.0
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size large large
MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
SLI options 2-way
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 10.0 10.0
OpenGL 2.1 3.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Memory bandwidth 61 GB / s 51.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3
Shared memory 0 0
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz

Technologies

CUDA
HybridPower
Power management 8.0
PureVideo HD