GeForce 8800M GTX SLI vs 9800M

Place in performance ranking	1026	848
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	0.12	0.31
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code name	NB9E-GTX	NB8E-GTX
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 July 2008 (15 years ago)	19 November 2007 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$328.50	no data
Current price	$103 (0.3x MSRP)	$149

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

8800M GTX SLI has 158% better value for money than 9800M GTX.

Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	112	192
CUDA cores per GPU	112	no data
Core clock speed	500 MHz	500 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	130 Watt
Texture fill rate	28.00	no data
Floating-point performance	280 gflops	no data
Gigaflops	420	no data

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce 9800M GTX and GeForce 8800M GTX SLI compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	large
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data
SLI options	+	no data

Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	no data
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 outputs

no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	10
Shader Model	4.0	no data
OpenGL	3.3	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	no data
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

9800M GTX 1.17

8800M GTX SLI 1.99
+70.1%

8800M SLI outperforms 9800M by 70% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

9800M GTX 4825

8800M GTX SLI 6326
+31.1%

8800M SLI outperforms 9800M by 31% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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

3−4

−33.3%

4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Hitman 3	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Hitman 3	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Hitman 3	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Hitman 3	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	1−2