GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs 9800M GTS SLI

Place in the ranking	905	9
Place by popularity	not in top-100	13
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	66.24
Power efficiency	0.90	24.43
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	NB9E-GT	AD104
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 July 2008 (16 years ago)	8 January 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$599

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	128	7168
Core clock speed	600 MHz	1980 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2475 MHz
Number of transistors	1508 Million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	220 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	554.4
Floating-point processing power	no data	35.48 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	80
TMUs	no data	224
Tensor Cores	no data	224
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	56

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 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-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	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	504.2 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	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.7
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

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 −4260%	218 +4260%
1440p	3−4 −4667%	143 +4667%
4K	2−3 −4200%	86 +4200%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.75
1440p	no data	4.19
4K	no data	6.97

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −2225%	186 +2225%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −3700%	190−200 +3700%
Elden Ring	4−5 −7600%	300−350 +7600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −2825%	110−120 +2825%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −2175%	182 +2175%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −3700%	190−200 +3700%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −3845%	434 +3845%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −7600%	150−160 +7600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −1713%	140−150 +1713%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −2825%	110−120 +2825%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −1888%	159 +1888%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −3700%	190−200 +3700%
Dota 2	4−5 −4225%	173 +4225%
Elden Ring	4−5 −7600%	300−350 +7600%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −1069%	152 +1069%
Fortnite	10−11 −2980%	300−350 +2980%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −3791%	428 +3791%
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5 −4225%	173 +4225%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −3600%	74 +3600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 −1032%	210−220 +1032%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −1713%	140−150 +1713%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −1833%	170−180 +1833%
World of Tanks	35−40 −634%	270−280 +634%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −2825%	110−120 +2825%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −1638%	139 +1638%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −3700%	190−200 +3700%
Dota 2	4−5 −3650%	150−160 +3650%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −1031%	140−150 +1031%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −3364%	381 +3364%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 −1032%	210−220 +1032%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring	1−2 −21900%	220−230 +21900%
Grand Theft Auto V	0−1	148
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −1246%	170−180 +1246%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −9200%	90−95 +9200%
World of Tanks	12−14 −4200%	500−550 +4200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	85−90
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −172%	87 +172%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −3567%	110−120 +3567%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −2567%	160−170 +2567%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −2980%	154 +2980%
Valorant	8−9 −4513%	350−400 +4513%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −938%	166 +938%
Elden Ring	0−1	120−130
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −1007%	166 +1007%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	5−6 −4080%	200−210 +4080%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −6300%	60−65 +6300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −1007%	166 +1007%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −4450%	90−95 +4450%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3650%	75−80 +3650%
Dota 2	16−18 −3650%	600−650 +3650%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −10400%	100−110 +10400%
Fortnite	0−1	95−100
Valorant	2−3 −10700%	210−220 +10700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Valorant

400−450

+0%

400−450

+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Valorant

400−450

+0%

400−450

+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Valorant

400−450

+0%

400−450

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2

148

+0%

148

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4	265 +0%	265 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Metro Exodus	74 +0%	74 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	132 +0%	132 +0%

This is how 9800M GTS SLI and RTX 4070 SUPER compete in popular games:

RTX 4070 SUPER is 4260% faster in 1080p
RTX 4070 SUPER is 4667% faster in 1440p
RTX 4070 SUPER is 4200% faster in 4K

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

in Elden Ring, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4070 SUPER is 21900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 4070 SUPER is ahead in 41 test (80%)
there's a draw in 10 tests (20%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.96	78.17
Recency	15 July 2008	8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	12 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	220 Watt

9800M GTS SLI has 46.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 4070 SUPER, on the other hand, has a 3888.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is a desktop one.

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