GeForce 9800M GTX SLI vs Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire. 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 GTX SLI and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire. 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 GTX SLI and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 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 GTX SLI or Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 9800M GTX SLI Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2x2 GB
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  • Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire is 215 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
  • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire is 100 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 35−40
ultra / 1080p 6−7 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 21−24 60−65
medium / 1080p 12−14 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 215% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.

Full Specs

  GeForce 9800M GTX SLI Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire
Architecture G9x Terascale 2
Code name NB9E-GTX Blackcomb XTX
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 15 July 2008 12 July 2011
Pipelines 224 2240
Core clock speed 500 MHz 715 MHz
Transistor count 3016 Million 2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 40 nm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 900 MHz
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
CUDA +
SLI options +
Laptop size large large
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