Radeon HD 8690M vs GeForce 9800M GT SLI

Place in the ranking	888	829
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.08	no data
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code name	NB9E-GT2	Sun
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 July 2008 (16 years ago)	1 March 2013 (11 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	192	320
Core clock speed	500 MHz	775 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	825 MHz
Number of transistors	1508 Million	690 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	no data	16.50
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.528 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	8
TMUs	no data	20

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	large	medium sized
Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x8
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	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	1 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	32 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

No outputs

API compatibility

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

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

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

10−12

−50%

15
+50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Elden Ring	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Dota 2	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Elden Ring	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −15.4%	14−16 +15.4%
Fortnite	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20−22 −20%	24−27 +20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
World of Tanks	35−40 −20.5%	45−50 +20.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Dota 2	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −15.4%	14−16 +15.4%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20−22 −20%	24−27 +20%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
World of Tanks	12−14 −30.8%	16−18 +30.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	2−3
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Valorant	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Elden Ring	0−1	1−2
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Fortnite	0−1	1−2
Valorant	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V

0−1

This is how 9800M GT SLI and HD 8690M compete in popular games:

HD 8690M is 50% 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 HD 8690M is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

HD 8690M is ahead in 33 tests (67%)
there's a draw in 16 tests (33%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.04	2.56
Recency	15 July 2008	1 March 2013
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	1 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm

HD 8690M has a 25.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 8690M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GT SLI in performance tests.

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