FirePro W8000 vs GeForce 9800M GTX SLI

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W8000 and GeForce 9800M GTX SLI, 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 FirePro W8000 stacks up against GeForce 9800M GTX SLI, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 9800M GTX 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 GTX SLI here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W8000 GeForce 9800M GTX SLI
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI
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  • FirePro W8000 has 50% more power consumption, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
  • FirePro W8000 has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
  • FirePro W8000 is used in Desktops, and GeForce 9800M GTX SLI - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce 9800M GTX SLI - with G9x.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 400 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
  • FirePro W8000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce 9800M GTX SLI - by 65 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 4700 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 10−11
ultra / 1080p 10−11 6−7
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 35−40 21−24
medium / 1080p 21−24 12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 61% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8000 GeForce 9800M GTX SLI
Architecture GCN 1.0 G9x
Code name Tahiti NB9E-GTX
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 14 June 2012 15 July 2008
Pipelines 1792 224
Core clock speed 900 MHz 500 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 3016 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 65 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 176 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 391 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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