GeForce 9800M GT SLI vs Radeon HD 6850

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 9800M GT SLI and Radeon HD 6850. 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 GT SLI and Radeon HD 6850. 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 GT SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 9800M GT 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 GT SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 9800M GT SLI Radeon HD 6850
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 127 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI has 2% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6850.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI has 511 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6850 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 - with TeraScale 2.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850 - by 40 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 5−6 9−10
ultra / 1080p 3−4 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 21−24
medium / 1080p 7−8 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 71% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.

Full Specs

  GeForce 9800M GT SLI Radeon HD 6850
Architecture G9x TeraScale 2
Code name NB9E-GT2 Barts
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 15 July 2008 21 October 2010
Pipelines 192 960
Core clock speed 500 MHz
Transistor count 1508 Million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 37.20
Floating-point performance 1,488.0 gflops
Length 198 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 128.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.4
OpenCL 1.2
CUDA +
Bus support AGP
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 139 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
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