GeForce 9800M GTX SLI vs Radeon HD 5850
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon HD 5850, 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 GTX SLI stacks up against Radeon HD 5850, 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
GeForce 9800M GTX SLI
Radeon HD 5850
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
1 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5850 has 0% more power consumption, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon HD 5850 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5850 - in Desktops.
GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 5850 - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5850 is 225 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5850 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5850 is 1200 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
9−10
ultra / 1080p
6−7
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
21−24
medium / 1080p
12−14
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTX SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 8% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
16−18
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
30−35
medium / 1080p
18−20
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTX SLI in Battlefield 5 is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon HD 5850 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
170−180
160−170
medium / 768p
140−150
130−140
ultra / 1080p
70−75
65−70
QHD / 1440p
40−45
40−45
4K / 2160p
30−33
27−30
high / 768p
100−110
100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTX SLI in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 5% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
27−30
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon HD 5850 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
75−80
70−75
ultra / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTX SLI in Dota 2 is 2% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
12−14
10−12
ultra / 1080p
10−12
10−11
4K / 2160p
4−5
4−5
low / 720p
27−30
24−27
medium / 1080p
12−14
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTX SLI in Far Cry 5 is 16% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
18−20
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
75−80
70−75
medium / 1080p
35−40
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTX SLI in Fortnite is 8% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
16−18
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
QHD / 1440p
4−5
4−5
low / 720p
35−40
35−40
medium / 1080p
20−22
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTX SLI in Forza Horizon 4 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
65−70
65−70
medium / 768p
55−60
55−60
high / 1080p
18−20
18−20
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon HD 5850 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p
6−7
6−7
ultra / 1080p
5−6
4−5
4K / 2160p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
18−20
18−20
medium / 1080p
9−10
8−9
GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon HD 5850 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p
100−110
100−110
ultra / 1080p
90−95
90−95
medium / 1080p
95−100
95−100
GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon HD 5850 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p
18−20
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
40−45
40−45
medium / 1080p
20−22
20−22
GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon HD 5850 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
18−20
medium / 1080p
12−14
12−14
GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon HD 5850 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p
35−40
35−40
medium / 768p
21−24
21−24
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
4K / 2160p
7−8
7−8
GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon HD 5850 have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
50−55
50−55
ultra / 1080p
24−27
24−27
high / 768p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTX SLI in World of Tanks is 1% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
Full Specs
GeForce 9800M GTX SLI
Radeon HD 5850
Architecture
G9x
Terascale 2
Code name
NB9E-GTX
Cypress
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
15 July 2008
30 September 2009
Pipelines
224
1440
Core clock speed
500 MHz
725 MHz
Transistor count
3016 Million
2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology
65 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
52.20
Floating-point performance
2,088.0 gflops
Length
241 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
800 MHz
2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
128.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
+
SLI options
+
Laptop size
large
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