GeForce 9800M GTX SLI vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire. 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 GTX SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire. 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 GTX SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire here:
Main Specs
GeForce 9800M GTX SLI
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP)
150 Watt
120 Watt
Memory type
GDDR3
DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
2x1 GB
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GeForce 9800M GTX SLI has 25% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is 200 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is 200 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTX 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
10−11
16−18
ultra / 1080p
6−7
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
low / 720p
21−24
30−35
medium / 1080p
12−14
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 46% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
high / 1080p
16−18
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
8−9
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
35−40
50−55
medium / 1080p
18−20
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 45% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
170−180
210−220
medium / 768p
140−150
180−190
ultra / 1080p
70−75
100−110
QHD / 1440p
40−45
50−55
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−35
high / 768p
100−110
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 28% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
40−45
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
low / 768p
90−95
110−120
medium / 768p
75−80
95−100
ultra / 1080p
45−50
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Dota 2 is 29% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
high / 1080p
12−14
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−12
16−18
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
4−5
6−7
low / 720p
27−30
40−45
medium / 1080p
12−14
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 50% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
high / 1080p
18−20
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
75−80
100−110
medium / 1080p
35−40
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Fortnite is 40% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
high / 1080p
16−18
27−30
ultra / 1080p
14−16
21−24
QHD / 1440p
4−5
9−10
4K / 2160p
−
9−10
low / 720p
35−40
55−60
medium / 1080p
20−22
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Forza Horizon 4 is 52% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
low / 768p
65−70
85−90
medium / 768p
55−60
75−80
high / 1080p
18−20
30−35
ultra / 1080p
8−9
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 36% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
high / 1080p
6−7
10−11
ultra / 1080p
5−6
8−9
4K / 2160p
1−2
3−4
low / 720p
18−20
30−35
medium / 1080p
9−10
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Metro Exodus is 62% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
90−95
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Minecraft is 8% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
high / 1080p
18−20
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
low / 720p
40−45
55−60
medium / 1080p
20−22
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 29% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
30−33
medium / 1080p
12−14
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 38% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
low / 768p
35−40
55−60
medium / 768p
21−24
35−40
high / 1080p
12−14
20−22
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−12
4K / 2160p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 58% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
35−40
high / 768p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in World of Tanks is 20% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
Full Specs
GeForce 9800M GTX SLI
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Architecture
G9x
Terascale 2
Code name
NB9E-GTX
Broadway-XT
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
15 July 2008
7 January 2010
Pipelines
224
1600
Core clock speed
500 MHz
700 MHz
Transistor count
3016 Million
Manufacturing process technology
65 nm
40 nm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
800 MHz
1000 MHz
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
CUDA
+
SLI options
+
Laptop size
large
large
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