GeForce 9800M GTX SLI vs Tesla C2070

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Tesla C2070. 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 Tesla C2070. 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.

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 Tesla C2070
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 238 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI
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  • Tesla C2070 has 58% more power consumption, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
  • Tesla C2070 has 5 GB more memory, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
  • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is used in Laptops, and Tesla C2070 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Tesla C2070 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of Tesla C2070 is 74 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
  • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Tesla C2070 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla C2070 is 2188 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 16−18
ultra / 1080p 6−7 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 21−24 30−35
medium / 1080p 12−14 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Tesla C2070 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 53% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.

Full Specs

  GeForce 9800M GTX SLI Tesla C2070
Architecture G9x Fermi
Code name NB9E-GTX GF100
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 15 July 2008 25 July 2011
Pipelines 224 448
Core clock speed 500 MHz 574 MHz
Transistor count 3016 Million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 32.14
Floating-point performance 1,030.4 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 2988 MHz
Memory bandwidth 143.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA + 2.0
SLI options +
Laptop size large
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