GeForce 9800 GTX vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800 GTX and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire, 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 9800 GTX stacks up against Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 9800 GTX

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Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire 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 Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire here:

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire Laptops

Main Specs

	GeForce 9800 GTX	Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	2x2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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GeForce 9800 GTX has 510 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
GeForce 9800 GTX is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
GeForce 9800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce 9800 GTX is 1008 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
GeForce 9800 GTX is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce 9800 GTX is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	1−2	40−45
medium / 1080p	0−1	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4100% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
high / 1080p	−	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	0−1	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	0−1	70−75
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce 9800 GTX and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	60−65	230−240
medium / 768p	27−30	200−210
ultra / 1080p	7−8	120−130
QHD / 1440p	−	95−100
4K / 2160p	−	50−55
high / 768p	16−18	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 560% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
GeForce 9800 GTX and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	45−50	120−130
medium / 768p	10−11	100−110
ultra / 1080p	0−1	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Dota 2 is 296% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	20−22
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	0−1	50−55
medium / 1080p	−	27−30
high / 1080p	−	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	21−24	120−130
medium / 1080p	0−1	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Fortnite is 468% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
high / 1080p	0−1	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	12−14
low / 720p	0−1	70−75
medium / 1080p	0−1	40−45
low / 768p	18−20	100−110
medium / 768p	−	95−100
high / 1080p	0−1	40−45
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 452% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	0−1	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
high / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	−	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Minecraft is 62% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	8−9	70−75
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 800% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	0−1	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	21−24
low / 768p	0−1	75−80
medium / 768p	−	45−50
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 768p	45−50	90−95
medium / 768p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	40−45
high / 768p	12−14	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in World of Tanks is 180% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.

Full Specs

	GeForce 9800 GTX	Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Architecture	Tesla	Terascale 2
Code name	G92	Blackcomb XT
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	28 March 2008	6 January 2011
Pipelines	128	1920
Core clock speed	1688 MHz	680 MHz
Transistor count	754 million	2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	43.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	432.1 gflops
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1100 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	70.4 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model	4.0
OpenGL	2.1
OpenCL	1.1
Vulkan	N/A
CUDA	+
CUDA cores	128
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options	+
Multi monitor support	+
HDMI	Via Adapter
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF
Laptop size		large
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GeForce 9800 GTX vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

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