GeForce 9800M GT SLI vs Radeon R7 A265

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800M GT SLI and Radeon R7 A265, 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 GT SLI stacks up against Radeon R7 A265, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 9800M GT SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 9800M GT 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 GT SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 9800M GT SLI Radeon R7 A265
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type GDDR3 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI has 510 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 A265.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 A265 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon R7 A265 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R7 A265 is 225 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 A265 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 A265 is 1000 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 5−6 1−2
ultra / 1080p 3−4 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 12−14
medium / 1080p 7−8 3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GT SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Radeon R7 A265.

Full Specs

  GeForce 9800M GT SLI Radeon R7 A265
Architecture G9x GCN 1.0
Code name NB9E-GT2 Opal
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 15 July 2008 9 January 2014
Pipelines 192 384
Core clock speed 500 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 825 MHz
Transistor count 1508 Million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19.80
Floating-point performance 633.6 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 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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