GeForce 9800M GTX SLI vs NVS 510

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and NVS 510, 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 NVS 510, check out specs charts below.

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 NVS 510
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 35 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR3 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI has 328% more power consumption, than NVS 510.
  • NVS 510 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
  • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is used in Laptops, and NVS 510 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is build with G9x architecture, and NVS 510 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of NVS 510 is 297 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
  • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and NVS 510 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of NVS 510 is 982 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 0−1
ultra / 1080p 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 1−2
medium / 1080p 12−14 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTX SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2100% more, than NVS 510.

Full Specs

  GeForce 9800M GTX SLI NVS 510
Architecture G9x Kepler
Code name NB9E-GTX GK107
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 15 July 2008 23 October 2012
Pipelines 224 192
Core clock speed 500 MHz 797 MHz
Transistor count 3016 Million 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 12.75
Floating-point performance 306.0 gflops
Length 160 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.51 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA + 3.0
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 17 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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