Radeon RX 6900 XT vs GeForce 9800M GTX SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9800M GTX SLI with Radeon RX 6900 XT, including specs and performance data.

9800M GTX SLI
2008
1 GB GDDR3, 150 Watt
2.86

6900 XT outperforms 9800M SLI by a whopping 2132% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking83135
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data29.43
Power efficiency1.4716.38
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)
GPU code nameNB9E-GTXNavi 21
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 July 2008 (17 years ago)28 October 2020 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores2245120
Core clock speed500 MHz1825 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2250 MHz
Number of transistors3016 Million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rateno data720.0
Floating-point processing powerno data23.04 TFLOPS
ROPsno data128
TMUsno data320
Ray Tracing Coresno data80
L0 Cacheno data1.3 MB
L1 Cacheno data1 MB
L2 Cacheno data4 MB
L3 Cacheno data128 MB

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 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data512.0 GB/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 data1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+

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 data2.1
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA+-

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 HD8−9
−2388%
199
+2388%
1440p6−7
−2183%
137
+2183%
4K3−4
−2733%
85
+2733%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data5.02
1440pno data7.29
4Kno data11.75

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−3322%
300−350
+3322%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−2583%
160−170
+2583%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 3−4
−6467%
190−200
+6467%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 10−11
−1850%
195
+1850%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−3322%
300−350
+3322%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−2583%
160−170
+2583%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−2300%
190−200
+2300%
Fortnite 14−16
−1913%
300−350
+1913%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−1921%
283
+1921%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
−2657%
190−200
+2657%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−1238%
170−180
+1238%
Valorant 45−50
−689%
350−400
+689%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 10−11
−1860%
196
+1860%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−3322%
300−350
+3322%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 55−60
−407%
270−280
+407%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−2583%
160−170
+2583%
Dota 2 27−30
−504%
160−170
+504%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−2300%
190−200
+2300%
Fortnite 14−16
−1913%
300−350
+1913%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−1893%
279
+1893%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
−2657%
190−200
+2657%
Grand Theft Auto V 7−8
−2314%
160−170
+2314%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−3180%
164
+3180%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−1238%
170−180
+1238%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−3130%
323
+3130%
Valorant 45−50
−689%
350−400
+689%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 10−11
−1870%
197
+1870%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−2583%
160−170
+2583%
Dota 2 27−30
−504%
160−170
+504%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−2300%
190−200
+2300%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−1671%
248
+1671%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−1238%
170−180
+1238%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−1540%
164
+1540%
Valorant 45−50
−793%
411
+793%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 14−16
−1913%
300−350
+1913%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−3167%
190−200
+3167%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21−24
−2295%
500−550
+2295%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−10100%
102
+10100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−573%
170−180
+573%
Valorant 27−30
−1556%
400−450
+1556%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4500%
90−95
+4500%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−3200%
160−170
+3200%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−3200%
231
+3200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−3750%
150−160
+3750%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 5−6
−2920%
150−160
+2920%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−947%
150−160
+947%
Valorant 14−16
−2243%
300−350
+2243%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 40−45
Dota 2 8−9
−1888%
150−160
+1888%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−10300%
100−110
+10300%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−8000%
162
+8000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−3100%
95−100
+3100%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
−2533%
75−80
+2533%

1440p
High

Grand Theft Auto V 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 196
+0%
196
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Metro Exodus 67
+0%
67
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 122
+0%
122
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 134
+0%
134
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

This is how 9800M GTX SLI and RX 6900 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 6900 XT is 2388% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6900 XT is 2183% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6900 XT is 2733% faster in 4K

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

  • in Far Cry 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6900 XT is 10300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6900 XT performs better in 52 tests (88%)
  • there's a draw in 7 tests (12%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 2.86 63.83
Recency 15 July 2008 28 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 300 Watt

9800M GTX SLI has 100% lower power consumption.

RX 6900 XT, on the other hand, has a 2132% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 829% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GTX SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 6900 XT is a desktop one.

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