GeForce 9800M GT SLI vs Radeon HD 7790

In this comparison between GeForce 9800M GT SLI and Radeon HD 7790 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce 9800M GT SLI will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7790 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 7790
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI has 52% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI has 511 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7790 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 7790 - with GCN 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 500 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7790 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 5200 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 5−6 16−18
ultra / 1080p 3−4 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 14−16 30−35
medium / 1080p 7−8 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 185% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.

Full Specs

  GeForce 9800M GT SLI Radeon HD 7790
Architecture G9x GCN 2.0
Code name NB9E-GT2 Bonaire
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 15 July 2008 22 March 2013
Pipelines 192 896
Core clock speed 500 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1508 Million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 56.00
Floating-point performance 1,792 gflops
Length 183 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA +
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 218 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 5.2 Mh/s
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