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    GeForce 9800M GTX SLI vs Radeon R9 280

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon R9 280. 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 Radeon R9 280. 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.
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    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:

    GeForce 9800M GTX SLI Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 9800M GTX SLI Radeon R9 280
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 200 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 3 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 280 has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
    • Radeon R9 280 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
    • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 280 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
    • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 280 is 450 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−11 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 21−24 60−65
    medium / 1080p 12−14 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 215% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 9800M GTX SLI Radeon R9 280
    Architecture G9x GCN 1.0
    Code name NB9E-GTX Tahiti
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 15 July 2008 4 March 2014
    Pipelines 224 1792
    Core clock speed 500 MHz
    Boost Clock 933 MHz
    Transistor count 3016 Million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 104.5
    Floating-point performance 3,344 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 800 MHz 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 240 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan +
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 408 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 21.5 Mh/s
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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