GeForce 840M vs GeForce 9800M GTS SLI
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 840M 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 840M stacks up against GeForce 9800M GTS SLI, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 840M and GeForce 9800M GTS SLI are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce 840M and GeForce 9800M GTS SLI 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 840M or GeForce 9800M GTS SLI here:
Main Specs
GeForce 840M
GeForce 9800M GTS SLI
Power consumption (TDP)
33 Watt
150 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type
DDR3
GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
512 MB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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GeForce 9800M GTS SLI has 354% more power consumption, than GeForce 840M.
GeForce 9800M GTS SLI has 508 GB more memory, than GeForce 840M.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce 840M is build with Maxwell architecture, and GeForce 9800M GTS SLI - with G9x.
Core clock speed of GeForce 840M is 429 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
GeForce 840M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce 9800M GTS SLI - by 55/65 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce 840M is 1200 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTS 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
1−2
5−6
ultra / 1080p
0−1
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
14−16
medium / 1080p
3−4
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
−
10−11
ultra / 1080p
4−5
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
21−24
medium / 1080p
5−6
10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in Battlefield 5 is 55% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
90−95
95−100
ultra / 1080p
40−45
45−50
QHD / 1440p
24−27
24−27
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
high / 768p
65−70
70−75
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 4% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
85−90
55−60
ultra / 1080p
16−18
16−18
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 22% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
low / 768p
75−80
75−80
medium / 768p
50−55
50−55
ultra / 1080p
24−27
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in Dota 2 is 1% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
2−3
7−8
ultra / 1080p
2−3
6−7
4K / 2160p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
12−14
16−18
medium / 1080p
3−4
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in Far Cry 5 is 80% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
10−11
14−16
ultra / 1080p
5−6
9−10
QHD / 1440p
2−3
−
low / 720p
50−55
55−60
medium / 1080p
10−12
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in Fortnite is 31% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
4−5
10−11
ultra / 1080p
−
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
21−24
medium / 1080p
7−8
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in Forza Horizon 4 is 66% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
medium / 768p
−
40−45
high / 1080p
5−6
10−11
ultra / 1080p
2−3
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in Grand Theft Auto V is 16% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
1−2
4−5
ultra / 1080p
0−1
2−3
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
5−6
10−11
medium / 1080p
3−4
5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in Metro Exodus is 100% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
high / 1080p
85−90
85−90
ultra / 1080p
70−75
75−80
medium / 1080p
90−95
90−95
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in Minecraft is 1% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
27−30
medium / 1080p
14−16
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 11% more, than GeForce 840M.
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
6−7
10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 80% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
12−14
21−24
medium / 768p
9−10
14−16
high / 1080p
4−5
8−9
ultra / 1080p
3−4
5−6
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 71% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
75−80
80−85
medium / 768p
35−40
40−45
ultra / 1080p
16−18
16−18
high / 768p
30−35
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in World of Tanks is 4% more, than GeForce 840M.
Full Specs
GeForce 840M
GeForce 9800M GTS SLI
Architecture
Maxwell
G9x
Code name
N15S-GT
NB9E-GT
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
12 March 2014
15 July 2008
Pipelines
384
128
Core clock speed
1029 MHz
600 MHz
Boost Clock
1124 MHz
Transistor count
1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
55/65 nm
Texture fill rate
17.98
Floating-point performance
863.2 gflops
Memory bus width
64 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
2000 MHz
800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
16.02 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.5
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
CUDA
+
+
Bus support
PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
SLI options
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
92 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
large
Optimus
+
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
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