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    GeForce 9800M GTS SLI vs Radeon R9 270X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and Radeon R9 270X, 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 R9 270X, check out specs charts below.
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    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 R9 270X
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 180 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 2 x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 2 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 270X has 20% more power consumption, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
    • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI has 510 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 270X.
    • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 270X - in Desktops.
    • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon R9 270X - with GCN.
    • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is manufactured by 55/65 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270X - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 5−6 24−27
    ultra / 1080p 3−4 14−16
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 10−11
    4K / 2160p − 6−7
    low / 720p 14−16 45−50
    medium / 1080p 7−8 30−35
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 328% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 9800M GTS SLI Radeon R9 270X
    Architecture G9x GCN
    Code name NB9E-GT Curacao XT
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 15 July 2008 8 October 2013
    Pipelines 128 1280
    Core clock speed 600 MHz
    Boost Clock 1050 MHz
    Transistor count 1508 Million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55/65 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 84.00
    Floating-point performance 2,688 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 179.2 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan +
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 318 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 30 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 163 Sol/s
    AppAcceleration +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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