GeForce 9800M GTX SLI vs Radeon HD 7730

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon HD 7730, 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 7730, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 9800M GTX 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 GTX SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 9800M GTX SLI Radeon HD 7730
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 47 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI has 219% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7730.
  • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon HD 7730 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7730 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 7730 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7730 is 300 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
  • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7730 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7730 is 3700 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 3−4
ultra / 1080p 6−7 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 14−16
medium / 1080p 12−14 5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTX SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 116% more, than Radeon HD 7730.

Full Specs

  GeForce 9800M GTX SLI Radeon HD 7730
Architecture G9x GCN 1.0
Code name NB9E-GTX Cape Verde
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 15 July 2008 1 May 2013
Pipelines 224 384
Core clock speed 500 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 3016 Million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20
Floating-point performance 614.4 gflops
Length 168 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA +
SLI options +
Laptop size large
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