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    GeForce 9800M GTS SLI vs Radeon HD 4870 X2

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and Radeon HD 4870 X2, 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 GTS SLI stacks up against Radeon HD 4870 X2, check out specs charts below.
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    Radeon HD 4870 X2

    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:

    GeForce 9800M GTS SLI Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 9800M GTS SLI Radeon HD 4870 X2
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 286 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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    • Radeon HD 4870 X2 has 90% more power consumption, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
    • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI has 511 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
    • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - with TeraScale.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 X2 is 100 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
    • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is manufactured by 55/65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 X2 is 2800 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 5−6 3−4
    ultra / 1080p 3−4 1−2
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 14−16 14−16
    medium / 1080p 7−8 6−7
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 9800M GTS SLI Radeon HD 4870 X2
    Architecture G9x TeraScale
    Code name NB9E-GT R700
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 15 July 2008 12 August 2008
    Pipelines 128 800
    Core clock speed 600 MHz 700 MHz
    Transistor count 1508 Million 956 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55/65 nm 55 nm
    Texture fill rate 28.00
    Floating-point performance 2x 1,120.0 gflops
    Length 267 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 800 MHz 3600 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 115.2 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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