GeForce 9800M GT SLI vs Quadro 5000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800M GT SLI and Quadro 5000M, 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 9800M GT SLI stacks up against Quadro 5000M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 9800M GT SLI and Quadro 5000M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 9800M GT SLI and Quadro 5000M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Quadro 5000M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 9800M GT SLI Quadro 5000M
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 100 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI has 30% more power consumption, than Quadro 5000M.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI has 510 GB more memory, than Quadro 5000M.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI is used in Laptops, and Quadro 5000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Quadro 5000M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 9800M GT SLI is 95 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Quadro 5000M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 5000M is 400 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 5−6 10−11
ultra / 1080p 3−4 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 21−24
medium / 1080p 7−8 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 85% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.

Full Specs

  GeForce 9800M GT SLI Quadro 5000M
Architecture G9x Fermi
Code name NB9E-GT2 Fermi
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 15 July 2008 27 July 2010
Pipelines 192 320
Core clock speed 500 MHz 405 MHz
Transistor count 1508 Million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 16.20
Floating-point performance 518.4 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA + +
SLI options +
Laptop size large large
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