GeForce 9800M GT SLI vs Radeon HD 6870
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800M GT SLI and Radeon HD 6870, 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 Radeon HD 6870, check out specs charts below.
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 6870
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, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6870 has 16% more power consumption, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
GeForce 9800M GT SLI has 511 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6870.
GeForce 9800M GT SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6870 - in Desktops.
GeForce 9800M GT SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 6870 - with Terascale 2.
GeForce 9800M GT SLI is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6870 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6870 is 250 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
5−6
10−12
ultra / 1080p
3−4
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
14−16
24−27
medium / 1080p
7−8
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
high / 1080p
10−11
18−20
ultra / 1080p
9−10
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
21−24
35−40
medium / 1080p
10−11
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Battlefield 5 is 76% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce 9800M GT SLI and Radeon HD 6870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
180−190
medium / 768p
100−105
140−150
ultra / 1080p
45−50
75−80
QHD / 1440p
24−27
40−45
4K / 2160p
−
30−33
high / 768p
70−75
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 52% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
16−18
30−33
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 12% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
low / 768p
75−80
95−100
medium / 768p
50−55
75−80
ultra / 1080p
30−33
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Dota 2 is 41% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
high / 1080p
7−8
12−14
ultra / 1080p
6−7
12−14
4K / 2160p
3−4
5−6
low / 720p
16−18
27−30
medium / 1080p
7−8
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Far Cry 5 is 87% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
high / 1080p
14−16
20−22
ultra / 1080p
9−10
14−16
low / 720p
55−60
80−85
medium / 1080p
18−20
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Fortnite is 56% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
high / 1080p
10−12
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−11
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
5−6
low / 720p
21−24
40−45
medium / 1080p
12−14
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 71% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
low / 768p
45−50
70−75
medium / 768p
40−45
60−65
high / 1080p
10−11
21−24
ultra / 1080p
6−7
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 57% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
high / 1080p
4−5
7−8
ultra / 1080p
3−4
5−6
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
10−11
21−24
medium / 1080p
6−7
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Metro Exodus is 83% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
high / 1080p
85−90
−
ultra / 1080p
75−80
90−95
medium / 1080p
90−95
100−105
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Minecraft is 14% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
27−30
45−50
medium / 1080p
16−18
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 36% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
7−8
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
20−22
medium / 1080p
−
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 55% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
low / 768p
21−24
40−45
medium / 768p
14−16
24−27
high / 1080p
8−9
14−16
ultra / 1080p
6−7
8−9
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 69% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
low / 768p
80−85
95−100
medium / 768p
40−45
55−60
ultra / 1080p
16−18
27−30
high / 768p
30−35
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in World of Tanks is 32% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
Full Specs
GeForce 9800M GT SLI
Radeon HD 6870
Architecture
G9x
Terascale 2
Code name
NB9E-GT2
RV940 Barts
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
15 July 2008
22 October 2010
Pipelines
192
1120
Core clock speed
500 MHz
Boost Clock
900 MHz
Transistor count
1508 Million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
65 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
50.40
Floating-point performance
2,016.0 gflops
Length
220 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
800 MHz
1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth
134.4 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Shader Model
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
CUDA
+
Bus support
PCIe 2.0 x16
SLI options
+
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
213 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
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