GeForce 9800M GTS SLI vs Radeon HD 6870

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and Radeon HD 6870. 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 6870. 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 6870
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, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6870 has 0% more power consumption, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI has 511 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6870.
  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6870 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 6870 - with Terascale 2.
  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is manufactured by 55/65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6870 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6870 is 250 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 5−6 10−12
ultra / 1080p 3−4 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 14−16 24−27
medium / 1080p 7−8 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.

Full Specs

  GeForce 9800M GTS SLI Radeon HD 6870
Architecture G9x Terascale 2
Code name NB9E-GT RV940 Barts
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 15 July 2008 22 October 2010
Pipelines 128 1120
Core clock speed 600 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz
Transistor count 1508 Million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 55/65 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 50.40
Floating-point performance 2,016.0 gflops
Length 220 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth 134.4 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.4
OpenCL 1.2
CUDA +
Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 213 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
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