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    GeForce 9800M GTX SLI vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire, 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 6970M Crossfire, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce 9800M GTX SLI Check Price
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    GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon HD 6970M 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 Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire here:

    GeForce 9800M GTX SLI Laptops
    Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 9800M GTX SLI Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2x2 GB
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    • Radeon HD 6970M 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 Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is 180 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
    • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is 100 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−11 21−24
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 7−8
    4K / 2160p − 5−6
    low / 720p 21−24 40−45
    medium / 1080p 12−14 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 92% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 9800M GTX SLI Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
    Architecture G9x Terascale 2
    Code name NB9E-GTX Blackcomb XT
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 15 July 2008 6 January 2011
    Pipelines 224 1920
    Core clock speed 500 MHz 680 MHz
    Transistor count 3016 Million 2x1700 Million
    Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 40 nm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 800 MHz 900 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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