GeForce 9800M GTS SLI vs Radeon HD 5830

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and Radeon HD 5830. 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 GTS SLI and Radeon HD 5830. 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 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 5830
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 175 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 5830 has 16% more power consumption, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI has 511 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5830.
  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5830 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 5830 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5830 is 200 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is manufactured by 55/65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5830 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5830 is 3200 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 5−6 8−9
ultra / 1080p 3−4 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 18−20
medium / 1080p 7−8 10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 42% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.

Full Specs

  GeForce 9800M GTS SLI Radeon HD 5830
Architecture G9x TeraScale 2
Code name NB9E-GT Cypress
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 15 July 2008 25 February 2010
Pipelines 128 1120
Core clock speed 600 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 1508 Million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 55/65 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 44.80
Floating-point performance 1,792.0 gflops
Length 282 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 128.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.4
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
SLI options +
Laptop size large
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