FirePro W8000 vs GeForce 9800M GT SLI

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8000 and GeForce 9800M GT SLI. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro W8000 and GeForce 9800M GT SLI. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce 9800M GT SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 9800M GT SLI is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce 9800M GT SLI here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W8000 GeForce 9800M GT SLI
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 130 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI
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  • FirePro W8000 has 73% more power consumption, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI has 508 GB more memory, than FirePro W8000.
  • FirePro W8000 is used in Desktops, and GeForce 9800M GT SLI - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce 9800M GT SLI - with G9x.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 400 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
  • FirePro W8000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce 9800M GT SLI - by 65 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 4700 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 5−6
ultra / 1080p 10−11 3−4
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 35−40 14−16
medium / 1080p 21−24 7−8
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8000 GeForce 9800M GT SLI
Architecture GCN 1.0 G9x
Code name Tahiti NB9E-GT2
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 14 June 2012 15 July 2008
Pipelines 1792 192
Core clock speed 900 MHz 500 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 65 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 176 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 391 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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