GeForce 810A vs 9800M GTX SLI

Place in the ranking	758	925
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.42	7.85
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)
GPU code name	NB9E-GTX	GK208
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 July 2008 (16 years ago)	22 July 2014 (10 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	224	192
Core clock speed	500 MHz	719 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	758 MHz
Number of transistors	3016 Million	915 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	12.13
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.2911 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	8
TMUs	no data	16

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 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	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	14.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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_0)
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	1.2
Vulkan	-	1.1.126
CUDA	+	3.5

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 Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7
+100%

3−4

−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Hitman 3	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +91.7%	12−14 −91.7%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +85.7%	21−24 −85.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Hitman 3	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +91.7%	12−14 −91.7%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +100%	7−8 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +85.7%	21−24 −85.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Hitman 3	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +91.7%	12−14 −91.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +100%	7−8 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +85.7%	21−24 −85.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+100%

4−5

−100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Hitman 3	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +90%	10−11 −90%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+100%

3−4

−100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+100%

2−3

−100%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.07	1.70
Recency	15 July 2008	22 July 2014
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	15 Watt

9800M GTX SLI has a 80.6% higher aggregate performance score.

GeForce 810A, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 900% lower power consumption.

The GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 810A in performance tests.

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