GeForce 945A vs GeForce 9800M GTX SLI

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 945A and GeForce 9800M GTX SLI, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce 945A stacks up against GeForce 9800M GTX SLI, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 9800M GTX 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 GTX SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 945A GeForce 9800M GTX SLI
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI has 354% more power consumption, than GeForce 945A.
  • GeForce 945A and GeForce 9800M GTX SLI have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • GeForce 945A is used in Desktops, and GeForce 9800M GTX SLI - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 945A is build with Maxwell architecture, and GeForce 9800M GTX SLI - with G9x.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 945A is 572 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
  • GeForce 945A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce 9800M GTX SLI - by 65 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 945A is 4212 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 10−11
ultra / 1080p 5−6 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 20−22 21−24
medium / 1080p 10−12 12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTX SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 18% more, than GeForce 945A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 945A GeForce 9800M GTX SLI
Architecture Maxwell G9x
Code name GM108 NB9E-GTX
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 13 March 2015 15 July 2008
Pipelines 384 224
Core clock speed 1072 MHz 500 MHz
Boost Clock 1189 MHz
Transistor count 3016 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 65 nm
Texture fill rate 28.54
Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0 +
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 108 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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