GeForce 9800M GTX SLI vs Radeon HD 7770

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon HD 7770, 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 7770, 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 7770
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
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  • Radeon HD 7770 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
  • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7770 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 7770 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7770 is 500 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
  • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7770 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7770 is 3700 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 10−11
ultra / 1080p 6−7 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 21−24 24−27
medium / 1080p 12−14 12−14
GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon HD 7770 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  GeForce 9800M GTX SLI Radeon HD 7770
Architecture G9x GCN
Code name NB9E-GTX Cape Verde
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 15 July 2008 15 February 2012
Pipelines 224 640
Core clock speed 500 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 3016 Million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 4500 MHz
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
CUDA +
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 156 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
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