RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell vs GeForce 9800M GTS SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9800M GTS SLI with RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell, including specs and performance data.

9800M GTS SLI
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 150 Watt
1.69

PRO 5000 Blackwell outperforms 9800M GTS SLI by a whopping 5817% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking9601
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.9126.87
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026)
GPU code nameNB9E-GTGB202
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date15 July 2008 (17 years ago)18 March 2025 (less than a year 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 cores12814080
Core clock speed600 MHz1590 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2617 MHz
Number of transistors1508 Million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rateno data1,151
Floating-point processing powerno data73.69 TFLOPS
ROPsno data176
TMUsno data440
Tensor Coresno data440
Ray Tracing Coresno data110

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeGDDR3GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount512 MB48 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data1.34 TB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectorsno data4x DisplayPort 2.1b

API and SDK support

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

DirectX1012 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.4
CUDA+12.0
DLSS-+

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−5400%
110−120
+5400%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−5650%
230−240
+5650%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−5614%
400−450
+5614%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 4−5
−5650%
230−240
+5650%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−5400%
110−120
+5400%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−5650%
230−240
+5650%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−5700%
290−300
+5700%
Fortnite 7−8
−5614%
400−450
+5614%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−5400%
550−600
+5400%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
−5567%
170−180
+5567%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−5614%
400−450
+5614%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−5809%
650−700
+5809%
Valorant 35−40
−5689%
2200−2250
+5689%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 4−5
−5650%
230−240
+5650%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−5400%
110−120
+5400%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 35−40
−5689%
2200−2250
+5689%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−5650%
230−240
+5650%
Dota 2 20−22
−5650%
1150−1200
+5650%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−5700%
290−300
+5700%
Fortnite 7−8
−5614%
400−450
+5614%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−5400%
550−600
+5400%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
−5567%
170−180
+5567%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
−5567%
170−180
+5567%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−5614%
400−450
+5614%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−5567%
170−180
+5567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−5809%
650−700
+5809%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−5525%
450−500
+5525%
Valorant 35−40
−5689%
2200−2250
+5689%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 4−5
−5650%
230−240
+5650%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−5650%
230−240
+5650%
Dota 2 20−22
−5650%
1150−1200
+5650%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−5700%
290−300
+5700%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−5400%
550−600
+5400%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−5614%
400−450
+5614%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−5809%
650−700
+5809%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−5525%
450−500
+5525%
Valorant 35−40
−5689%
2200−2250
+5689%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 7−8
−5614%
400−450
+5614%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
−5650%
230−240
+5650%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
−5733%
700−750
+5733%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−5782%
1000−1050
+5782%
Valorant 12−14
−5733%
700−750
+5733%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−5400%
55−60
+5400%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−5400%
110−120
+5400%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−5700%
290−300
+5700%
Hogwarts Legacy 2−3
−5400%
110−120
+5400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−5400%
110−120
+5400%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
−5567%
170−180
+5567%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−5567%
850−900
+5567%
Valorant 9−10
−5456%
500−550
+5456%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 3−4
−5567%
170−180
+5567%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−5567%
170−180
+5567%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
−5567%
170−180
+5567%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.69 100.00
Recency 15 July 2008 18 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 48 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 300 Watt

9800M GTS SLI has 100% lower power consumption.

RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell, on the other hand, has a 5817.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 9500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 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 graphics card while RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell is a workstation one.

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