Radeon RX 6900 XT vs GeForce 9800M GTX SLI

Place in the ranking	763	22
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	29.88
Power efficiency	1.43	16.14
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	NB9E-GTX	Navi 21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 July 2008 (16 years ago)	28 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999

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	224	5120
Core clock speed	500 MHz	1825 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2250 MHz
Number of transistors	3016 Million	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	720.0
Floating-point processing power	no data	23.04 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	128
TMUs	no data	320
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	80

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	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 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	1 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	512.0 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, 1x USB Type-C
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	6.5
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	2.1
Vulkan	-	1.2
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 HD	8−9 −2338%	195 +2338%
1440p	5−6 −2400%	125 +2400%
4K	3−4 −2533%	79 +2533%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	5.12
1440p	no data	7.99
4K	no data	12.65

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7

−2150%

130−140
+2150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −1200%	117 +1200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −16800%	169 +16800%
Battlefield 5	5−6 −4340%	220−230 +4340%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −1600%	110−120 +1600%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −2150%	130−140 +2150%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1850%	110−120 +1850%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −2025%	170−180 +2025%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −1300%	230−240 +1300%
Hitman 3	8−9 −1513%	120−130 +1513%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −1000%	250−260 +1000%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −3775%	150−160 +3775%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −1425%	120−130 +1425%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −2154%	290−300 +2154%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −290%	150−160 +290%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −3000%	279 +3000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −14100%	142 +14100%
Battlefield 5	5−6 −4340%	220−230 +4340%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −1600%	110−120 +1600%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −2150%	130−140 +2150%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1850%	110−120 +1850%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −2025%	170−180 +2025%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −1300%	230−240 +1300%
Hitman 3	8−9 −1513%	120−130 +1513%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −1000%	250−260 +1000%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −3775%	150−160 +3775%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −1425%	120−130 +1425%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −2154%	290−300 +2154%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −964%	140−150 +964%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −290%	150−160 +290%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −989%	98 +989%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −13600%	137 +13600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −1600%	110−120 +1600%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −2150%	130−140 +2150%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1850%	110−120 +1850%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −1359%	248 +1359%
Hitman 3	8−9 −1513%	120−130 +1513%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −1130%	283 +1130%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −2154%	290−300 +2154%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −1071%	164 +1071%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −210%	121 +210%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9

−1425%

120−130
+1425%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −3200%	160−170 +3200%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −2120%	110−120 +2120%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −3200%	99 +3200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −3950%	80−85 +3950%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3600%	70−75 +3600%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −2633%	80−85 +2633%
Hitman 3	8−9 −1163%	100−110 +1163%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −2700%	224 +2700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −6200%	120−130 +6200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −1158%	230−240 +1158%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

−1800%

110−120
+1800%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −8600%	85−90 +8600%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −3350%	65−70 +3350%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −3300%	68 +3300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −6500%	66 +6500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −5000%	50−55 +5000%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −4900%	50−55 +4900%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −16100%	162 +16100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −5300%	54 +5300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−1775%

75−80
+1775%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	109 +0%	109 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Metro Exodus	117 +0%	117 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3	83 +0%	83 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	122 +0%	122 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

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

RX 6900 XT is 2338% faster in 1080p
RX 6900 XT is 2400% faster in 1440p
RX 6900 XT is 2533% faster in 4K

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

in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6900 XT is 16800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 6900 XT is ahead in 62 tests (86%)
there's a draw in 10 tests (14%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.07	69.45
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 2162.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 828.6% 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 card while Radeon RX 6900 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.