GeForce 9800M GTS SLI vs Radeon HD 4890
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and Radeon HD 4890, 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 4890, 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 9800M GTS SLI
Radeon HD 4890
Power consumption (TDP)
150 Watt
190 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-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 4890 has 26% more power consumption, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
GeForce 9800M GTS SLI has 511 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4890.
GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 4890 - in Desktops.
GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 4890 - with TeraScale.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 4890 is 250 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is manufactured by 55/65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4890 - by 55 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4890 is 3100 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
5−6
7−8
ultra / 1080p
3−4
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
16−18
medium / 1080p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 28% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
high / 1080p
10−11
12−14
ultra / 1080p
9−10
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
24−27
medium / 1080p
10−11
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Battlefield 5 is 15% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and Radeon HD 4890 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
140−150
medium / 768p
95−100
110−120
ultra / 1080p
45−50
55−60
QHD / 1440p
24−27
30−33
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
high / 768p
70−75
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 17% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
16−18
20−22
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
low / 768p
75−80
80−85
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
27−30
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Dota 2 is 15% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
high / 1080p
7−8
8−9
ultra / 1080p
6−7
8−9
4K / 2160p
3−4
3−4
low / 720p
16−18
18−20
medium / 1080p
7−8
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Far Cry 5 is 12% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
9−10
10−11
low / 720p
55−60
60−65
medium / 1080p
18−20
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Fortnite is 12% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
high / 1080p
10−11
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−11
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
21−24
27−30
medium / 1080p
12−14
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Forza Horizon 4 is 14% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
medium / 768p
40−45
45−50
high / 1080p
10−11
12−14
ultra / 1080p
5−6
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Grand Theft Auto V is 11% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
high / 1080p
4−5
5−6
ultra / 1080p
2−3
3−4
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
12−14
medium / 1080p
5−6
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Metro Exodus is 40% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
high / 1080p
85−90
90−95
ultra / 1080p
75−80
80−85
medium / 1080p
90−95
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Minecraft is 4% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
high / 1080p
16−18
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
30−35
medium / 1080p
16−18
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 5% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
ultra / 1080p
7−8
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
12−14
medium / 1080p
−
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 11% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
low / 768p
21−24
24−27
medium / 768p
14−16
16−18
high / 1080p
8−9
9−10
ultra / 1080p
5−6
6−7
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 16% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
low / 768p
80−85
85−90
medium / 768p
40−45
45−50
ultra / 1080p
16−18
20−22
high / 768p
30−35
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in World of Tanks is 11% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
Full Specs
GeForce 9800M GTS SLI
Radeon HD 4890
Architecture
G9x
TeraScale
Code name
NB9E-GT
RV790
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
15 July 2008
2 April 2009
Pipelines
128
800
Core clock speed
600 MHz
850 MHz
Transistor count
1508 Million
959 million
Manufacturing process technology
55/65 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
34.00
Floating-point performance
1,360.0 gflops
Length
241 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
800 MHz
3900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
124.8 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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