GeForce 9800M GTX SLI vs Tesla C2050

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Tesla C2050, 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 GTX SLI stacks up against Tesla C2050, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 9800M GTX 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 GTX SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 9800M GTX SLI Tesla C2050
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 238 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI
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  • Tesla C2050 has 58% more power consumption, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
  • Tesla C2050 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
  • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is used in Laptops, and Tesla C2050 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Tesla C2050 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of Tesla C2050 is 74 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.
  • GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Tesla C2050 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla C2050 is 2200 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 18−20
ultra / 1080p 6−7 10−11
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 21−24 35−40
medium / 1080p 12−14 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Tesla C2050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 69% more, than GeForce 9800M GTX SLI.

Full Specs

  GeForce 9800M GTX SLI Tesla C2050
Architecture G9x Fermi
Code name NB9E-GTX GF100
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 15 July 2008 25 July 2011
Pipelines 224 448
Core clock speed 500 MHz 574 MHz
Transistor count 3016 Million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 32.14
Floating-point performance 1,030.4 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 144.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA + 2.0
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 90 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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