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    GeForce 9800M GTX SLI vs Radeon R9 M270X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon R9 M270X, 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 R9 M270X, check out specs charts below.
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    Radeon R9 M270X

    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 M270X
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 M270X has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
    • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 M270X - in Desktops.
    • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon R9 M270X - with GCN 1.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M270X is 225 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
    • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M270X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M270X is 325 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−11 6−7
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 4−5
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 21−24 16−18
    medium / 1080p 12−14 8−9
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTX SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 44% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 9800M GTX SLI Radeon R9 M270X
    Architecture G9x GCN 1.0
    Code name NB9E-GTX Venus
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 15 July 2008 21 March 2014
    Pipelines 224 640
    Core clock speed 500 MHz 725 MHz
    Boost Clock 775 MHz
    Transistor count 3016 Million 1,500 million
    Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 31.00
    Floating-point performance 1,536 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 800 MHz 1125 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.4
    OpenCL Not Listed
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
    SLI options +
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 10
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