GeForce 9800M GTS SLI vs Radeon R7 M270
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and Radeon R7 M270, 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 GTS SLI stacks up against Radeon R7 M270, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and Radeon R7 M270 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and Radeon R7 M270 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 R7 M270 here:
Main Specs
GeForce 9800M GTS SLI
Radeon R7 M270
Power consumption (TDP)
150 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type
GDDR3
Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount
512 MB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon R7 M270 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M270 is 225 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is manufactured by 55/65 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M270 - by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
5−6
0−1
ultra / 1080p
3−4
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
1−2
medium / 1080p
7−8
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p
10−11
−
ultra / 1080p
9−10
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
0−1
medium / 1080p
10−11
−
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
low / 768p
120−130
60−65
medium / 768p
95−100
27−30
ultra / 1080p
45−50
7−8
QHD / 1440p
24−27
−
high / 768p
70−75
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 203% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
16−18
0−1
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
low / 768p
75−80
45−50
medium / 768p
50−55
10−11
ultra / 1080p
27−30
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in Dota 2 is 124% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p
7−8
−
ultra / 1080p
6−7
−
4K / 2160p
3−4
−
low / 720p
16−18
0−1
medium / 1080p
7−8
−
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
9−10
−
low / 720p
55−60
21−24
medium / 1080p
18−20
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in Fortnite is 159% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p
10−11
0−1
ultra / 1080p
10−11
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
0−1
medium / 1080p
12−14
0−1
low / 768p
45−50
18−20
medium / 768p
40−45
−
high / 1080p
10−11
0−1
ultra / 1080p
5−6
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
−
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in Grand Theft Auto V is 147% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p
4−5
−
ultra / 1080p
2−3
−
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
low / 720p
10−11
0−1
medium / 1080p
5−6
−
low / 768p
90−95
75−80
high / 1080p
85−90
27−30
ultra / 1080p
75−80
−
medium / 1080p
90−95
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in Minecraft is 69% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
−
low / 720p
27−30
8−9
medium / 1080p
16−18
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 250% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
ultra / 1080p
7−8
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
10−11
0−1
low / 768p
21−24
0−1
medium / 768p
14−16
−
high / 1080p
8−9
−
ultra / 1080p
5−6
−
low / 768p
80−85
45−50
medium / 768p
40−45
14−16
ultra / 1080p
16−18
0−1
high / 768p
30−35
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in World of Tanks is 108% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
Full Specs
GeForce 9800M GTS SLI
Radeon R7 M270
Architecture
G9x
GCN
Code name
NB9E-GT
Opal XT / Mars
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
15 July 2008
7 January 2014
Pipelines
128
384
Core clock speed
600 MHz
825 MHz
Transistor count
1508 Million
950 million
Manufacturing process technology
55/65 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
19.80
Floating-point performance
633.6 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
28.8 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
Not Listed
CUDA
+
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
SLI options
+
Laptop size
large
medium sized
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
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