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    GeForce 9800M GTS SLI vs Radeon R9 380X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and Radeon R9 380X. 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 R9 380X. 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 is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce 9800M GTS 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 GTS SLI here:

    GeForce 9800M GTS SLI Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 9800M GTS SLI Radeon R9 380X
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 190 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 380X has 26% more power consumption, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
    • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI has 508 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 380X.
    • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 380X - in Desktops.
    • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon R9 380X - with GCN 3.0.
    • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is manufactured by 55/65 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 380X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 380X is 170 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 R9 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 485% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 9800M GTS SLI Radeon R9 380X
    Architecture G9x GCN 3.0
    Code name NB9E-GT Antigua
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 15 July 2008 19 November 2015
    Pipelines 128 2048
    Core clock speed 600 MHz
    Boost Clock 970 MHz
    Transistor count 1508 Million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55/65 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 124.2
    Floating-point performance 3,973 gflops
    Length 221 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 800 MHz 970 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 182.4 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
    Shader Model 6.3
    OpenGL 4.5
    OpenCL 2.0
    Vulkan +
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.58 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Mantle +
    Design reference
    Bridgeless CrossFire +
    Number of Eyefinity displays 6
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    VCE +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.89 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.63 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 175 Sol/s
    Compute units 32
    Form factor full height / full length
    High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
    LiquidVR +
    FRTC +
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