GeForce 9800M GT SLI vs Radeon Sky 500

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 9800M GT SLI and Radeon Sky 500. 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 GT SLI and Radeon Sky 500. 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.

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 Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon Sky 500 has 15% more power consumption, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI has 508 GB more memory, than Radeon Sky 500.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon Sky 500 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 450 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
  • GeForce 9800M GT SLI is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon Sky 500 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 4000 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 Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 485% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.

Full Specs

  GeForce 9800M GT SLI Radeon Sky 500
Architecture G9x GCN 1.0
Code name NB9E-GT2 Pitcairn
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 15 July 2008 27 March 2013
Pipelines 192 1280
Core clock speed 500 MHz 950 MHz
Transistor count 1508 Million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 76.00
Floating-point performance 2,432 gflops
Length 242 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 154 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 +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
SLI options +
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
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