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    GeForce 9800M GTS SLI vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 9800M GTS SLI 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 9800M GTS SLI 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.
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    GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and Radeon HD 7970M 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 GTS SLI or Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire here:

    GeForce 9800M GTS SLI Laptops
    Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 9800M GTS SLI Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 200 Watt
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 512 MB
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    • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 250 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
    • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is manufactured by 55/65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 4000 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 5−6 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 3−4 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 14−16 60−65
    medium / 1080p 7−8 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 485% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 9800M GTS SLI Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
    Architecture G9x GCN
    Code name NB9E-GT Wimbledon XT
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 15 July 2008 1 May 2012
    Pipelines 128 2560
    Core clock speed 600 MHz 850 MHz
    Transistor count 1508 Million
    Manufacturing process technology 55/65 nm 28 nm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 2x 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 800 MHz 4800 MHz
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
    CUDA +
    SLI options +
    Laptop size large large
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