GeForce 9800M GT SLI vs Radeon HD 6930

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800M GT SLI and Radeon HD 6930, 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 GT SLI stacks up against Radeon HD 6930, check out specs charts below.

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 6930
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 186 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, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6930 has 43% more power consumption, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI has 511 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6930.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6930 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 6930 - with TeraScale 3.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6930 is 250 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6930 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6930 is 4000 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.

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 10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6930 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 71% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.

Full Specs

  GeForce 9800M GT SLI Radeon HD 6930
Architecture G9x TeraScale 3
Code name NB9E-GT2 Cayman
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 15 July 2008 1 December 2011
Pipelines 192 1280
Core clock speed 500 MHz 750 MHz
Transistor count 1508 Million 2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 60.00
Floating-point performance 1,920.0 gflops
Length 220 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 153.6 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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