GeForce 9800M GT SLI vs Radeon HD 6950M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800M GT SLI and Radeon HD 6950M, 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 6950M, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 9800M GT SLI and Radeon HD 6950M are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce 9800M GT SLI and Radeon HD 6950M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon HD 6950M here:
Main Specs
GeForce 9800M GT SLI
Radeon HD 6950M
Power consumption (TDP)
130 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
512 MB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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GeForce 9800M GT SLI has 160% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6950M.
GeForce 9800M GT SLI has 510 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6950M.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce 9800M GT SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 6950M - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6950M is 80 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
GeForce 9800M GT SLI is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950M - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6950M is 100 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
5−6
8−9
ultra / 1080p
3−4
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
20−22
medium / 1080p
7−8
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 57% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
high / 1080p
10−11
14−16
ultra / 1080p
9−10
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
30−35
medium / 1080p
10−11
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Battlefield 5 is 46% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce 9800M GT SLI and Radeon HD 6950M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
150−160
medium / 768p
100−105
120−130
ultra / 1080p
45−50
65−70
QHD / 1440p
24−27
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
high / 768p
70−75
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 29% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
16−18
24−27
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
low / 768p
75−80
85−90
medium / 768p
50−55
65−70
ultra / 1080p
30−33
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Dota 2 is 22% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
high / 1080p
7−8
10−11
ultra / 1080p
6−7
9−10
4K / 2160p
3−4
4−5
low / 720p
16−18
24−27
medium / 1080p
7−8
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Far Cry 5 is 50% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
high / 1080p
14−16
16−18
ultra / 1080p
9−10
12−14
low / 720p
55−60
70−75
medium / 1080p
18−20
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Fortnite is 32% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
high / 1080p
10−12
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−11
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
21−24
30−35
medium / 1080p
12−14
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Forza Horizon 4 is 35% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
low / 768p
45−50
60−65
medium / 768p
40−45
50−55
high / 1080p
10−11
16−18
ultra / 1080p
6−7
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Grand Theft Auto V is 30% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
high / 1080p
4−5
6−7
ultra / 1080p
3−4
4−5
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
10−11
16−18
medium / 1080p
6−7
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
high / 1080p
85−90
95−100
ultra / 1080p
75−80
85−90
medium / 1080p
90−95
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Minecraft is 9% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
35−40
medium / 1080p
16−18
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 15% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
7−8
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
16−18
medium / 1080p
−
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 33% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
low / 768p
21−24
30−35
medium / 768p
14−16
21−24
high / 1080p
8−9
10−12
ultra / 1080p
6−7
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 38% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
low / 768p
80−85
90−95
medium / 768p
40−45
50−55
ultra / 1080p
16−18
21−24
high / 768p
30−35
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in World of Tanks is 20% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
Full Specs
GeForce 9800M GT SLI
Radeon HD 6950M
Architecture
G9x
Terascale 2
Code name
NB9E-GT2
Blackcomb Pro
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
15 July 2008
6 January 2011
Pipelines
192
960
Core clock speed
500 MHz
580 MHz
Transistor count
1508 Million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
65 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
27.84
Floating-point performance
1,113.6 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
800 MHz
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
115.2 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
large
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