GeForce 9800M GT SLI vs Radeon RX 480 mobile
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800M GT SLI and Radeon RX 480 mobile, 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 RX 480 mobile, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 9800M GT SLI and Radeon RX 480 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce 9800M GT SLI and Radeon RX 480 mobile 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 Radeon RX 480 mobile here:
Main Specs
GeForce 9800M GT SLI
Radeon RX 480 mobile
Power consumption (TDP)
130 Watt
100 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
512 MB
8 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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GeForce 9800M GT SLI has 30% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
GeForce 9800M GT SLI has 504 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce 9800M GT SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - with Polaris.
GeForce 9800M GT SLI is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 480 mobile is 7200 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
12−14
ultra / 1080p
3−4
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
27−30
medium / 1080p
7−8
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 128% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
high / 1080p
10−11
20−22
ultra / 1080p
9−10
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
45−50
medium / 1080p
10−11
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Battlefield 5 is 107% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
low / 768p
120−130
190−200
medium / 768p
100−105
160−170
ultra / 1080p
45−50
85−90
QHD / 1440p
24−27
45−50
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
high / 768p
70−75
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 67% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
16−18
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Cyberpunk 2077 is 30% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
low / 768p
75−80
100−110
medium / 768p
50−55
85−90
ultra / 1080p
30−33
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Dota 2 is 56% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
high / 1080p
7−8
14−16
ultra / 1080p
6−7
12−14
4K / 2160p
3−4
4−5
low / 720p
16−18
30−35
medium / 1080p
7−8
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Far Cry 5 is 100% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
high / 1080p
14−16
21−24
ultra / 1080p
9−10
16−18
QHD / 1440p
−
10−12
low / 720p
55−60
90−95
medium / 1080p
18−20
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Fortnite is 76% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
high / 1080p
10−12
21−24
ultra / 1080p
10−11
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
5−6
low / 720p
21−24
45−50
medium / 1080p
12−14
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Forza Horizon 4 is 100% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
low / 768p
45−50
75−80
medium / 768p
40−45
70−75
high / 1080p
10−11
24−27
ultra / 1080p
6−7
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Grand Theft Auto V is 76% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
high / 1080p
4−5
7−8
ultra / 1080p
3−4
6−7
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
24−27
medium / 1080p
6−7
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Metro Exodus is 100% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
high / 1080p
85−90
−
ultra / 1080p
75−80
100−110
medium / 1080p
90−95
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Minecraft is 20% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
50−55
medium / 1080p
16−18
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 40% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
high / 1080p
−
10−12
ultra / 1080p
7−8
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
24−27
medium / 1080p
−
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 77% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
low / 768p
21−24
45−50
medium / 768p
14−16
27−30
high / 1080p
8−9
16−18
ultra / 1080p
6−7
9−10
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 92% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
low / 768p
80−85
90−95
medium / 768p
40−45
55−60
ultra / 1080p
16−18
30−35
high / 768p
30−35
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in World of Tanks is 34% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
Full Specs
GeForce 9800M GT SLI
Radeon RX 480 mobile
Architecture
G9x
Polaris
Code name
NB9E-GT2
Polaris
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
15 July 2008
1 August 2016
Pipelines
192
2304
Core clock speed
500 MHz
Boost Clock
1077 MHz
Transistor count
1508 Million
5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
65 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
155.1
Floating-point performance
4,963 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
800 MHz
8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
256.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
6.4
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
CUDA
+
SLI options
+
Laptop size
large
large
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