GeForce 9800M GTS SLI vs Radeon HD 5850
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and Radeon HD 5850, 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 5850, 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 5850
Power consumption (TDP)
150 Watt
151 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 HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5850 has 0% more power consumption, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
GeForce 9800M GTS SLI has 511 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5850.
GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5850 - in Desktops.
GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 5850 - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5850 is 125 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is manufactured by 55/65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5850 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5850 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
5−6
9−10
ultra / 1080p
3−4
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
21−24
medium / 1080p
7−8
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 71% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
high / 1080p
10−11
16−18
ultra / 1080p
9−10
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
30−35
medium / 1080p
10−11
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Battlefield 5 is 53% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and Radeon HD 5850 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
160−170
medium / 768p
95−100
130−140
ultra / 1080p
45−50
65−70
QHD / 1440p
24−27
40−45
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
high / 768p
70−75
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 41% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
16−18
27−30
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 10% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
low / 768p
75−80
90−95
medium / 768p
50−55
70−75
ultra / 1080p
27−30
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Dota 2 is 34% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
high / 1080p
7−8
10−12
ultra / 1080p
6−7
10−11
4K / 2160p
3−4
4−5
low / 720p
16−18
24−27
medium / 1080p
7−8
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Far Cry 5 is 50% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
high / 1080p
14−16
18−20
ultra / 1080p
9−10
12−14
low / 720p
55−60
70−75
medium / 1080p
18−20
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Fortnite is 36% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
high / 1080p
10−11
16−18
ultra / 1080p
10−11
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
low / 720p
21−24
35−40
medium / 1080p
12−14
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 57% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
low / 768p
45−50
65−70
medium / 768p
40−45
55−60
high / 1080p
10−11
18−20
ultra / 1080p
5−6
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 46% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
high / 1080p
4−5
6−7
ultra / 1080p
2−3
4−5
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
10−11
18−20
medium / 1080p
5−6
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Metro Exodus is 80% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
high / 1080p
85−90
−
ultra / 1080p
75−80
90−95
medium / 1080p
90−95
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Minecraft is 12% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
40−45
medium / 1080p
16−18
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 26% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
7−8
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
18−20
medium / 1080p
−
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 44% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
low / 768p
21−24
35−40
medium / 768p
14−16
21−24
high / 1080p
8−9
12−14
ultra / 1080p
5−6
8−9
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 66% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
low / 768p
80−85
90−95
medium / 768p
40−45
50−55
ultra / 1080p
16−18
24−27
high / 768p
30−35
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in World of Tanks is 23% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
Full Specs
GeForce 9800M GTS SLI
Radeon HD 5850
Architecture
G9x
Terascale 2
Code name
NB9E-GT
Cypress
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
15 July 2008
30 September 2009
Pipelines
128
1440
Core clock speed
600 MHz
725 MHz
Transistor count
1508 Million
2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology
55/65 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
52.20
Floating-point performance
2,088.0 gflops
Length
241 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
800 MHz
2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
128.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
+
SLI options
+
Laptop size
large
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