GeForce 9800M GT SLI vs FirePro M6000

Place in the ranking	654	890
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	7.56	1.08
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code name	Heathrow	NB9E-GT2
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	1 July 2012 (12 years ago)	15 July 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	640	192
Core clock speed	800 MHz	500 MHz
Number of transistors	1,500 million	1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	43 Watt	130 Watt
Texture fill rate	32.00	no data
Floating-point processing power	1.024 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	no data
TMUs	40	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	medium sized	large
Bus support	n/a	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	no data
Form factor	MXM-B	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data
SLI options	-	+

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	no data
StereoOutput3D	+	-

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_1)	10
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-
CUDA	-	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro M6000 4.54
+132%

9800M GT SLI 1.96

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

FirePro M6000 10744
+71.3%

9800M GT SLI 6271

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p	58 +142%	24−27 −142%
Full HD	39 +144%	16−18 −144%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +81.8%	10−12 −81.8%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Valorant	12−14 +160%	5−6 −160%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Dota 2	14−16 +275%	4−5 −275%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Fortnite	27−30 +180%	10−11 −180%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +81.8%	10−12 −81.8%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +275%	4−5 −275%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +100%	20−22 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +77.8%	9−10 −77.8%
Valorant	12−14 +160%	5−6 −160%
World of Tanks	75−80 +100%	35−40 −100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Dota 2	14−16 +275%	4−5 −275%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +81.8%	10−12 −81.8%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +100%	20−22 −100%
Valorant	12−14 +160%	5−6 −160%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +138%	12−14 −138%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
World of Tanks	30−35 +162%	12−14 −162%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Forza Horizon 5	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Valorant	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Fortnite	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3	0−1
Valorant	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%

This is how FirePro M6000 and 9800M GT SLI compete in popular games:

FirePro M6000 is 142% faster in 900p
FirePro M6000 is 144% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the FirePro M6000 is 450% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

FirePro M6000 is ahead in 45 tests (98%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.54	1.96
Recency	1 July 2012	15 July 2008
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	43 Watt	130 Watt

FirePro M6000 has a 131.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 202.3% lower power consumption.

The FirePro M6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GT SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro M6000 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce 9800M GT SLI is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.