GeForce 9800M GTS SLI vs Radeon HD 4850

In this comparison between GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and Radeon HD 4850 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce 9800M GTS SLI will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 4850 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 Radeon HD 4850
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 110 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 512 MB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI has 36% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 4850.
  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and Radeon HD 4850 have maximum RAM of 512 GB.
  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 4850 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 4850 - with Terascale 1.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 4850 is 25 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is manufactured by 55/65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4850 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4850 is 193 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 5−6 1−2
ultra / 1080p 3−4 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 12−14
medium / 1080p 7−8 3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Radeon HD 4850.

Full Specs

  GeForce 9800M GTS SLI Radeon HD 4850
Architecture G9x Terascale 1
Code name NB9E-GT RV770
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 15 July 2008 25 June 2008
Pipelines 128 800
Core clock speed 600 MHz 625 MHz
Transistor count 1508 Million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 55/65 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 25.00
Floating-point performance 1,000.0 gflops
Length 246 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 993 MHz
Memory bandwidth 63.55 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 4.1
OpenGL 3.3
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
SLI options +
Laptop size large
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