GeForce 9800M GTS SLI vs Radeon HD 4850 X2

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and Radeon HD 4850 X2. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and Radeon HD 4850 X2. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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 9800M GTS SLI Radeon HD 4850 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 512 MB
Display Connectors 4x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 66% more power consumption, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and Radeon HD 4850 X2 have maximum RAM of 512 GB.
  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 4850 X2 is 25 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is manufactured by 55/65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4850 X2 is 1190 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 5−6 3−4
ultra / 1080p 3−4 2−3
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 14−16
medium / 1080p 7−8 5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.

Full Specs

  GeForce 9800M GTS SLI Radeon HD 4850 X2
Architecture G9x TeraScale
Code name NB9E-GT R700
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 15 July 2008 7 November 2008
Pipelines 128 800
Core clock speed 600 MHz 625 MHz
Transistor count 1508 Million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 55/65 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 25.00
Floating-point performance 2x 1,000.0 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 1990 MHz
Memory bandwidth 63.68 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 4.1
OpenGL 3.3
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
SLI options +
Laptop size large
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