GeForce 9800M GTS SLI vs Radeon HD 7790

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and Radeon HD 7790, 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 7790, 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 7790
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI has 76% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI has 511 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7790 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 7790 - with GCN 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 400 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is manufactured by 55/65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7790 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 5200 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 5−6 16−18
ultra / 1080p 3−4 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 14−16 30−35
medium / 1080p 7−8 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 185% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.

Full Specs

  GeForce 9800M GTS SLI Radeon HD 7790
Architecture G9x GCN 2.0
Code name NB9E-GT Bonaire
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 15 July 2008 22 March 2013
Pipelines 128 896
Core clock speed 600 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1508 Million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 55/65 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 56.00
Floating-point performance 1,792 gflops
Length 183 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA +
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 218 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 5.2 Mh/s
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