GeForce 9800M GT SLI vs Radeon RX 570

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800M GT SLI and Radeon RX 570, 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 RX 570, 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 RX 570
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI has 8% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 570.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI has 504 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 570.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 570 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon RX 570 - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 570 is 668 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 570 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 570 is 6200 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GT 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 RX 570 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 485% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.

Full Specs

  GeForce 9800M GT SLI Radeon RX 570
Architecture G9x Polaris
Code name NB9E-GT2 Polaris 20 Ellesmere
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 15 July 2008 18 April 2017
Pipelines 192 2048
Core clock speed 500 MHz 1168 MHz
Boost Clock 1244 MHz
Transistor count 1508 Million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 159.2
Floating-point performance 5,095 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 224.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan +
CUDA +
FreeSync +
SLI options +
Laptop size large
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