GeForce 9800M GTS SLI vs Quadro K5000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and Quadro K5000, 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 Quadro K5000, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 9800M GTS 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 GTS SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 9800M GTS SLI Quadro K5000
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 122 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI has 22% more power consumption, than Quadro K5000.
  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI has 508 GB more memory, than Quadro K5000.
  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is used in Laptops, and Quadro K5000 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Quadro K5000 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K5000 is 106 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is manufactured by 55/65 nm process technology, and Quadro K5000 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5000 is 4600 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 5−6 20−22
ultra / 1080p 3−4 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 14−16 35−40
medium / 1080p 7−8 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 242% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.

Full Specs

  GeForce 9800M GTS SLI Quadro K5000
Architecture G9x Kepler
Code name NB9E-GT GK104
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 15 July 2008 17 August 2012
Pipelines 128 1536
Core clock speed 600 MHz 706 MHz
Transistor count 1508 Million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 55/65 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 90.37
Floating-point performance 2,169 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 5400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 172.8 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) 111 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 2.2 Mh/s
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