GeForce 830A vs GeForce 9800M GTS SLI

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 830A and GeForce 9800M GTS SLI, 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 830A stacks up against GeForce 9800M GTS SLI, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 9800M GTS 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 GTS SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 830A GeForce 9800M GTS SLI
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type DDR3 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 512 MB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI has 354% more power consumption, than GeForce 830A.
  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI has 510 GB more memory, than GeForce 830A.
  • GeForce 830A is used in Desktops, and GeForce 9800M GTS SLI - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 830A is build with Maxwell architecture, and GeForce 9800M GTS SLI - with G9x.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 830A is 482 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
  • GeForce 830A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce 9800M GTS SLI - by 55/65 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 830A is 1000 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 5−6
ultra / 1080p 0−1 3−4
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 14−16
medium / 1080p 4−5 7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than GeForce 830A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 830A GeForce 9800M GTS SLI
Architecture Maxwell G9x
Code name GM108 NB9E-GT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 22 July 2014 15 July 2008
Pipelines 256 128
Core clock speed 1082 MHz 600 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz
Transistor count 1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55/65 nm
Texture fill rate 18.40
Floating-point performance 588.8 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0 +
SLI options +
Laptop size large
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