GeForce 9800M GT SLI vs Radeon HD 5850

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 9800M GT SLI and Radeon HD 5850. 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 GeForce 9800M GT SLI and Radeon HD 5850. 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

  GeForce 9800M GT SLI Radeon HD 5850
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 151 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 5850 has 16% more power consumption, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI has 511 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5850.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5850 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 5850 - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5850 is 225 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5850 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5850 is 1200 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 5−6 9−10
ultra / 1080p 3−4 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 21−24
medium / 1080p 7−8 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 71% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.

Full Specs

  GeForce 9800M GT SLI Radeon HD 5850
Architecture G9x Terascale 2
Code name NB9E-GT2 Cypress
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 15 July 2008 30 September 2009
Pipelines 192 1440
Core clock speed 500 MHz 725 MHz
Transistor count 1508 Million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 52.20
Floating-point performance 2,088.0 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 128.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.4
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
SLI options +
Laptop size large
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