GeForce 9800 GTX vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 9800 GTX and Radeon HD 7970M 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 9800 GTX and Radeon HD 7970M 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.

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7970M 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 7970M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 9800 GTX Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 42% more power consumption, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 9800 GTX is 838 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 3700 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800 GTX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 1−2 60−65
medium / 1080p 0−1 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 9800 GTX Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Architecture Tesla GCN
Code name G92 Wimbledon XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 28 March 2008 1 May 2012
Pipelines 128 2560
Core clock speed 1688 MHz 850 MHz
Transistor count 754 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 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 2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1100 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 70.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) DirectX 11.1, 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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