GeForce RTX 4090 vs 9800M GT SLI

Place in performance ranking	853	1
Place by popularity	not in top-100	2
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.08	15.07
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	NB9E-GT2	AD102-300-A1
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 July 2008 (15 years ago)	20 September 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,599
Current price	$545	$1756 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4090 has 18738% better value for money than 9800M GT SLI.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	192	16384
Core clock speed	500 MHz	2235 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	1508 Million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	450 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	1,290

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce 9800M GT SLI and GeForce RTX 4090 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-pin
SLI options	+	no data

Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	24 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	1,008 GB/s
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 data	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.6
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	no data	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

9800M GT SLI 1.96

RTX 4090 100.00
+5002%

RTX 4090 outperforms 9800M GT SLI by 5002% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

9800M GT SLI 6271

RTX 4090 137170
+2087%

RTX 4090 outperforms 9800M GT SLI by 2087% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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:

Full HD	5−6 −5200%	265 +5200%
1440p	4−5 −5200%	212 +5200%
4K	2−3 −7400%	150 +7400%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

−5525%

225
+5525%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −11650%	235 +11650%
Battlefield 5	2−3 −9550%	190−200 +9550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −1680%	170−180 +1680%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −5450%	222 +5450%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −20800%	209 +20800%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −17700%	178 +17700%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −10300%	300−350 +10300%
Hitman 3	3−4 −7200%	210−220 +7200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −13650%	275 +13650%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −3540%	180−190 +3540%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −3575%	294 +3575%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −10950%	221 +10950%
Battlefield 5	2−3 −9550%	190−200 +9550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −1680%	170−180 +1680%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −5250%	214 +5250%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −20000%	201 +20000%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −17000%	171 +17000%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −10300%	300−350 +10300%
Hitman 3	3−4 −7200%	210−220 +7200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −12400%	250 +12400%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −7433%	226 +7433%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −3540%	180−190 +3540%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −3500%	288 +3500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −11360%	573 +11360%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −8850%	179 +8850%
Battlefield 5	2−3 −9550%	190−200 +9550%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −5150%	210 +5150%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −18600%	187 +18600%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −15300%	154 +15300%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −10300%	300−350 +10300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −6000%	305 +6000%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −3625%	140−150 +3625%
Hitman 3	4−5 −5225%	210−220 +5225%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −2533%	237 +2533%
Metro Exodus	0−1	177
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −9200%	90−95 +9200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 −5320%	271 +5320%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −15300%	154 +15300%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −6100%	186 +6100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −13300%	268 +13300%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −4700%	95−100 +4700%
Hitman 3	2−3 −6300%	120−130 +6300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −2571%	187 +2571%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −6300%	60−65 +6300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −11900%	120 +11900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	120
Far Cry 5	3−4 −5667%	173 +5667%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −2800%	145 +2800%

This is how 9800M GT SLI and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 is 5200% faster than 9800M GT SLI in 1080p
RTX 4090 is 5200% faster than 9800M GT SLI in 1440p
RTX 4090 is 7400% faster than 9800M GT SLI in 4K

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

in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 4090 is 20800% faster than the 9800M GT SLI.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 4090 surpassed 9800M GT SLI in all 47 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.96	100.00
Recency	15 July 2008	20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	24 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	450 Watt