GeForce 9800M GT SLI vs GTX 550 Ti

Place in performance ranking	654	858
Place by popularity	71	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.29	0.09
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code name	GF116	NB9E-GT2
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	15 March 2011 (13 years ago)	15 July 2008 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	no data
Current price	$197 (1.3x MSRP)	$545

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 550 Ti has 222% better value for money than 9800M GT SLI.

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	192	192
CUDA cores	192	no data
Core clock speed	900 MHz	500 MHz
Number of transistors	1,170 million	1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	116 Watt	130 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	100 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	28.8 billion/sec	no data
Floating-point performance	691.2 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 550 Ti and GeForce 9800M GT SLI compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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	no data	large
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data
Length	8.25" (21 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	One 6-pin	no data
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	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4.1 GB/s	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	98.4 GB/s	no data
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	Two Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI	no data
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	10
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.2	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	no data
CUDA	+	+

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.

GTX 550 Ti 4.02
+105%

9800M GT SLI 1.96

GTX 550 Ti outperforms 9800M GT SLI by 105% based on our aggregate 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%

GTX 550 Ti 10229
+63.1%

9800M GT SLI 6271

GTX 550 Ti outperforms 9800M GT SLI by 63% 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.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p	38 +111%	18−20 −111%
Full HD	32 +129%	14−16 −129%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

7−8

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Battlefield 5	9−10	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8	no data
Far Cry 5	8−9	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12	no data
Forza Horizon 4	18−20	no data
Hitman 3	8−9	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24	no data
Metro Exodus	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Battlefield 5	9−10	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8	no data
Far Cry 5	8−9	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12	no data
Forza Horizon 4	18−20	no data
Hitman 3	8−9	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24	no data
Metro Exodus	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8	no data
Far Cry 5	8−9	no data
Forza Horizon 4	18−20	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	no data
Far Cry 5	6−7	no data
Forza Horizon 4	6−7	no data
Hitman 3	9−10	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4	no data
Hitman 3	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3	no data
Forza Horizon 4	2−3	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5	no data
Metro Exodus	6−7	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

no data

This is how GTX 550 Ti and 9800M GT SLI compete in popular games:

GTX 550 Ti is 111% faster in 900p
GTX 550 Ti is 129% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.02	1.96
Recency	15 March 2011	15 July 2008
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	116 Watt	130 Watt