9800 GTX+ vs GTX 980 SLI Mobile

Price now 301$

Games supported 99%

Price now 186$

Games supported 55%

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General info

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

Place in performance ranking	86	934
Value for money	71.19	0.03
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	N16E-GXX SLI	G92B
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	22 September 2015 (7 years old)	16 January 2009 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$229
Current price	$301	$186 (0.8x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Technical specs

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	4096	128
CUDA cores	no data	128
Core clock speed	1126 MHz	738 MHz
Boost clock speed	1228 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	10400 Million	754 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	330 Watt	141 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	105 °C
Texture fill rate	no data	47.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	no data	470.0 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile and GeForce 9800 GTX+ 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	large	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	10.5" (26.7 cm)
Height	no data	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 6-pin
SLI options	+	+

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2x 8 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3500 MHz	1100 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	70.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Video outputs and ports

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	HDTVDual Link DVI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
G-SYNC support	+	no data
Audio input for HDMI	no data	S/PDIF

API support

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

DirectX	12_1	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	no data	4.0
OpenGL	no data	2.1
OpenCL	no data	1.1
Vulkan	no data	N/A
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	136	no data
4K	64	no data

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

65−70

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70	no data
Battlefield 5	110−120	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70	no data
Far Cry 5	85−90	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90	no data
Forza Horizon 4	110−120	no data
Hitman 3	120−130	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70	no data
Battlefield 5	110−120	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70	no data
Far Cry 5	85−90	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90	no data
Forza Horizon 4	110−120	no data
Hitman 3	120−130	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85	no data
Metro Exodus	65−70	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	132	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70	no data
Battlefield 5	110−120	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70	no data
Far Cry 5	85−90	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90	no data
Forza Horizon 4	110−120	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	74	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75	no data

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65	no data
Hitman 3	70−75	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55	no data
Metro Exodus	40−45	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45	no data
Battlefield 5	80−85	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30	no data
Far Cry 5	65−70	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70	no data
Forza Horizon 4	80−85	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35	no data

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35	no data
Hitman 3	35−40	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30	no data
Metro Exodus	24−27	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	51	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24	no data
Battlefield 5	45−50	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	no data
Far Cry 5	35−40	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40	no data
Forza Horizon 4	50−55	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20	no data

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 980 SLI Mobile is ahead in 0 tests (0%)
9800 GTX+ is ahead in 0 tests (0%)
there's a draw in 0 tests (0%)

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	37.40	1.29
Recency	22 September 2015	16 January 2009
Pipelines / CUDA cores	4096	128
Chip lithography	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	330 Watt	141 Watt

Based on the results of synthetic and gaming tests, our recommendation leans towards the GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile due to its superior performance when compared to the GeForce 9800 GTX+ graphics card.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce 9800 GTX+ is a desktop one.

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