GeForce 9800M GTX SLI vs Radeon RX 540
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon RX 540, 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 RX 540, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon RX 540 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon RX 540 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 RX 540 here:
Main Specs
GeForce 9800M GTX SLI
Radeon RX 540
Power consumption (TDP)
150 Watt
65 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
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GeForce 9800M GTX SLI has 130% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 540.
Radeon RX 540 has 3 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 RX 540 - with Polaris.
GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 540 - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 540 is 5200 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
14−16
ultra / 1080p
6−7
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
21−24
30−33
medium / 1080p
12−14
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 38% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
high / 1080p
16−18
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
20−22
QHD / 1440p
0−1
6−7
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
35−40
45−50
medium / 1080p
18−20
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Battlefield 5 is 31% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon RX 540 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
170−180
200−210
medium / 768p
140−150
170−180
ultra / 1080p
70−75
90−95
QHD / 1440p
40−45
50−55
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−33
high / 768p
100−110
130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 21% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 6% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
medium / 768p
75−80
90−95
ultra / 1080p
45−50
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Dota 2 is 19% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
high / 1080p
12−14
16−18
ultra / 1080p
10−12
14−16
4K / 2160p
4−5
6−7
low / 720p
27−30
35−40
medium / 1080p
12−14
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Far Cry 5 is 35% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
high / 1080p
18−20
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
75−80
95−100
medium / 1080p
35−40
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Fortnite is 29% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
high / 1080p
16−18
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
QHD / 1440p
4−5
8−9
low / 720p
35−40
50−55
medium / 1080p
20−22
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Forza Horizon 4 is 36% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
low / 768p
65−70
80−85
medium / 768p
55−60
70−75
high / 1080p
18−20
27−30
ultra / 1080p
8−9
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Grand Theft Auto V is 28% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
high / 1080p
6−7
9−10
ultra / 1080p
5−6
7−8
4K / 2160p
1−2
2−3
low / 720p
18−20
27−30
medium / 1080p
9−10
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
90−95
100−110
medium / 1080p
95−100
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Minecraft is 10% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
high / 1080p
18−20
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
40−45
55−60
medium / 1080p
20−22
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 25% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
27−30
medium / 1080p
12−14
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 30% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
low / 768p
35−40
50−55
medium / 768p
21−24
30−35
high / 1080p
12−14
18−20
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−11
4K / 2160p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 41% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
low / 768p
90−95
100−105
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
30−35
high / 768p
45−50
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in World of Tanks is 14% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
Full Specs
GeForce 9800M GTX SLI
Radeon RX 540
Architecture
G9x
Polaris
Code name
NB9E-GTX
Polaris 12
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
15 July 2008
21 March 2017
Pipelines
224
512
Core clock speed
500 MHz
Boost Clock
1219 MHz
Transistor count
3016 Million
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
65 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
39.01
Floating-point performance
1,248 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
800 MHz
6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
96 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
12.0
Shader Model
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
CUDA
+
FreeSync
+
SLI options
+
Laptop size
large
large
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