Radeon RX 6600 XT vs GeForce 9800M GT SLI

Place in the ranking	889	88
Place by popularity	not in top-100	79
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	62.48
Power efficiency	1.08	18.51
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	NB9E-GT2	Navi 23
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 July 2008 (16 years ago)	30 July 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$379

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2048
Core clock speed	500 MHz	1968 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2589 MHz
Number of transistors	1508 Million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	160 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	331.4
Floating-point processing power	no data	10.6 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	64
TMUs	no data	128
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	32

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	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	190 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 8-pin
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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	256.0 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, 2x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10	12.0 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.5
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	2.1
Vulkan	-	1.2
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.

9800M GT SLI 2.04

RX 6600 XT 42.95
+2005%

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.

9800M GT SLI 6271

RX 6600 XT 88163
+1306%

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	6−7 −2133%	134 +2133%
1440p	3−4 −2500%	78 +2500%
4K	2−3 −2100%	44 +2100%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.83
1440p	no data	4.86
4K	no data	8.61

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −1400%	120 +1400%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −1217%	79 +1217%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −2625%	100−110 +2625%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −1050%	90−95 +1050%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −1150%	75 +1150%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −2236%	257 +2236%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −6450%	131 +6450%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −938%	80−85 +938%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −2625%	100−110 +2625%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −1050%	90−95 +1050%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −1150%	75 +1150%
Dota 2	4−5 −3575%	147 +3575%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −400%	65 +400%
Fortnite	10−11 −1720%	180−190 +1720%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −1800%	209 +1800%
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5 −3275%	135 +3275%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −4900%	100 +4900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20−22 −935%	200−210 +935%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −938%	80−85 +938%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −1622%	150−160 +1622%
World of Tanks	35−40 −615%	270−280 +615%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −2625%	100−110 +2625%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −738%	67 +738%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −1000%	66 +1000%
Dota 2	4−5 −2900%	120 +2900%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −677%	100−110 +677%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −1564%	183 +1564%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20−22 −935%	200−210 +935%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	0−1	68
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −1150%	170−180 +1150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −4300%	40−45 +4300%
World of Tanks	12−14 −1992%	270−280 +1992%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	75−80
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −25.8%	39 +25.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1167%	38 +1167%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −2217%	130−140 +2217%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 −3450%	71 +3450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −1440%	75−80 +1440%
Valorant	8−9 −1650%	140−150 +1650%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −300%	64 +300%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −327%	64 +327%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −2250%	140−150 +2250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −2700%	27−30 +2700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −327%	64 +327%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −2450%	50−55 +2450%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −550%	13 +550%
Dota 2	16−18 −438%	86 +438%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −3200%	65−70 +3200%
Fortnite	0−1	60−65
Forza Horizon 5	0−1	36
Valorant	2−3 −3650%	75−80 +3650%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Forza Horizon 5	123 +0%	123 +0%
Valorant	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Forza Horizon 5	115 +0%	115 +0%
Valorant	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 5	97 +0%	97 +0%
Valorant	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4	118 +0%	118 +0%
Metro Exodus	98 +0%	98 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Metro Exodus	34 +0%	34 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	61 +0%	61 +0%

This is how 9800M GT SLI and RX 6600 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6600 XT is 2133% faster in 1080p
RX 6600 XT is 2500% faster in 1440p
RX 6600 XT is 2100% faster in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6600 XT is 6450% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 6600 XT is ahead in 47 tests (78%)
there's a draw in 13 tests (22%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.04	42.95
Recency	15 July 2008	30 July 2021
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	160 Watt

9800M GT SLI has 23.1% lower power consumption.

RX 6600 XT, on the other hand, has a 2005.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GT SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9800M GT SLI is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6600 XT is a desktop one.

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