GeForce 9800M GTX SLI vs Radeon HD 7690M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon HD 7690M, 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 GTX SLI stacks up against Radeon HD 7690M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon HD 7690M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon HD 7690M 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 7690M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 9800M GTX SLI Radeon HD 7690M
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 20 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5/DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI has 650% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7690M.
  • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon HD 7690M have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 7690M - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7690M is 100 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
  • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7690M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7690M is 2800 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 2−3
ultra / 1080p 6−7 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 12−14
medium / 1080p 12−14 4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTX SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 150% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 9800M GTX SLI Radeon HD 7690M
Architecture G9x Terascale 2
Code name NB9E-GTX Thames XT / XTX
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 15 July 2008 7 June 2011
Pipelines 224 480
Core clock speed 500 MHz 600 MHz
Boost Clock 725 MHz
Transistor count 3016 Million 716 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 17.40
Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 3600/1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 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 medium sized
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