GeForce 9800M GTS SLI vs GeForce GT 650M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and GeForce GT 650M, 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 GTS SLI stacks up against GeForce GT 650M, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and GeForce GT 650M are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and GeForce GT 650M 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 GTS SLI or GeForce GT 650M here:
Main Specs
GeForce 9800M GTS SLI
GeForce GT 650M
Power consumption (TDP)
150 Watt
45 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR3
DDR3\GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
512 MB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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GeForce 9800M GTS SLI has 233% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 650M.
GeForce 9800M GTS SLI has 510 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 650M.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is build with G9x architecture, and GeForce GT 650M - with Kepler.
GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is manufactured by 55/65 nm process technology, and GeForce GT 650M - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 650M is 1000 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTS 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
5−6
3−4
ultra / 1080p
3−4
1−2
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
14−16
medium / 1080p
7−8
5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than GeForce GT 650M.
high / 1080p
10−11
−
ultra / 1080p
9−10
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
18−20
medium / 1080p
10−11
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in Battlefield 5 is 27% more, than GeForce GT 650M.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and GeForce GT 650M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
95−100
95−100
ultra / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
24−27
24−27
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
high / 768p
70−75
70−75
GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and GeForce GT 650M have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
16−18
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 650M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
low / 768p
75−80
80−85
medium / 768p
50−55
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 650M in Dota 2 is 7% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
high / 1080p
7−8
4−5
ultra / 1080p
6−7
3−4
4K / 2160p
3−4
2−3
low / 720p
16−18
14−16
medium / 1080p
7−8
5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in Far Cry 5 is 33% more, than GeForce GT 650M.
high / 1080p
14−16
10−12
ultra / 1080p
9−10
6−7
QHD / 1440p
−
4−5
low / 720p
55−60
55−60
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in Fortnite is 13% more, than GeForce GT 650M.
high / 1080p
10−11
8−9
ultra / 1080p
10−11
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
4K / 2160p
−
3−4
low / 720p
21−24
21−24
medium / 1080p
12−14
10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in Forza Horizon 4 is 16% more, than GeForce GT 650M.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
medium / 768p
40−45
40−45
high / 1080p
10−11
8−9
ultra / 1080p
5−6
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and GeForce GT 650M have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p
4−5
2−3
ultra / 1080p
2−3
1−2
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
7−8
medium / 1080p
5−6
4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in Metro Exodus is 25% more, than GeForce GT 650M.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
high / 1080p
85−90
85−90
ultra / 1080p
75−80
80−85
medium / 1080p
90−95
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 650M in Minecraft is 2% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
27−30
27−30
medium / 1080p
16−18
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 11% more, than GeForce GT 650M.
ultra / 1080p
7−8
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
10−11
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 28% more, than GeForce GT 650M.
low / 768p
21−24
16−18
medium / 768p
14−16
12−14
high / 1080p
8−9
6−7
ultra / 1080p
5−6
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 20% more, than GeForce GT 650M.
low / 768p
80−85
70−75
medium / 768p
40−45
35−40
ultra / 1080p
16−18
16−18
high / 768p
30−35
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in World of Tanks is 10% more, than GeForce GT 650M.
Full Specs
GeForce 9800M GTS SLI
GeForce GT 650M
Architecture
G9x
Kepler
Code name
NB9E-GT
N13E-GE
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
15 July 2008
22 March 2012
Pipelines
128
384
Core clock speed
600 MHz
Boost Clock
900 MHz
Transistor count
1508 Million
1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology
55/65 nm
28 nm
Floating-point performance
652.8 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128bit
Memory clock speed
800 MHz
1800 - 4000 MHz
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
12 API
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.5
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
1.1.126
CUDA
+
+
CUDA cores
384
Bus support
PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
SLI options
+
HDMI
+
HDCP
+
Maximum VGA resolution
Up to 2048x1536
3D Blu-Ray
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
21 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
medium sized
Optimus
+
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