Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
AMD Radeon R7 M270 vs NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GT SLI
Price now
545$
Games supported
57%
- Interface
- Core clock speed 500
- Max video memory 512 MB
- Memory type GDDR3
- Memory clock speed 800
- Maximum resolution
- Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
- Core clock speed 825
- Max video memory 0
- Memory type Not Listed
- Memory clock speed 0
- Maximum resolution
Price now
no data
Games supported
57%
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 802 | 803 |
| Value for money | 0.07 | no data |
| Architecture | G9x (2007−2010) | GCN (2011−2017) |
| GPU code name | NB9E-GT2 | Opal XT / Mars |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 July 2008 (14 years old) | 7 January 2014 (9 years old) |
| Current price | $545 | no data |
Value for money
no data
Technical specs
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 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 825 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1508 Million | 950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 19.80 |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 633.6 gflops |
Size and compatibility
Information on GeForce 9800M GT SLI and Radeon R7 M270 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 | medium sized |
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| SLI options | + | no data |
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR3 | Not Listed |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 0 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | Not Listed |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 28.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | no data | - |
| Enduro | no data | - |
| FreeSync | no data | 1 |
| HD3D | no data | + |
| PowerTune | no data | + |
| DualGraphics | no data | 1 |
| TrueAudio | no data | - |
| ZeroCore | no data | + |
| Switchable graphics | no data | 1 |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10 | DirectX® 11 |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | no data | Not Listed |
| Mantle | no data | + |
| CUDA | + | no data |
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.
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: 16%
Radeon R7 M270 outperforms GeForce 9800M GT SLI by 7% 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 | no data | 15 |
Performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+0%
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9−10
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
+0%
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| Hitman 3 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
+0%
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| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
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| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
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| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
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| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
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| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
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| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
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| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
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| Hitman 3 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
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| Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
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| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
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| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
All in all, in popular games:
- 9800M GT SLI is ahead in 0 tests (0%)
- R7 M270 is ahead in 0 tests (0%)
- there's a draw in 48 tests (100%)
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 15 July 2008 | 7 January 2014 |
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 192 | 384 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 28 nm |
We couldn't decide between GeForce 9800M GT SLI and Radeon R7 M270. The differences in performance seem too small.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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