GeForce 9800M GTS SLI vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 and GeForce 9800M GTS SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2
2009
1 GB GDDR5
3.12
+59.2%

ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 outperforms 9800M GTS SLI by an impressive 59% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking762905
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data0.90
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code nameM98NB9E-GT
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date9 January 2009 (16 years ago)15 July 2008 (16 years ago)

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 cores800128
Core clock speed550 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors956 million1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data150 Watt
Texture fill rate22.00no data
Floating-point processing power0.88 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs40no data

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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no 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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth89.6 GB/sno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX10.1 (10_1)10
Shader Model4.1no data
OpenGL3.3no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 3.12
+59.2%
9800M GTS SLI 1.96

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.

ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 8396
+48.3%
9800M GTS SLI 5663

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 HD42
+75%
24−27
−75%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Valorant 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Dota 2 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+30.8%
12−14
−30.8%
Fortnite 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Grand Theft Auto V 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+47.4%
18−20
−47.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Valorant 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
World of Tanks 55−60
+44.7%
35−40
−44.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Dota 2 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+30.8%
12−14
−30.8%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+47.4%
18−20
−47.4%
Valorant 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+69.2%
12−14
−69.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
World of Tanks 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Valorant 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Fortnite 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 1−2 0−1
Valorant 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

This is how ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 and 9800M GTS SLI compete in popular games:

  • ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 is 75% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 is ahead in 41 test (87%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (13%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.12 1.96
Recency 9 January 2009 15 July 2008
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB

ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 has a 59.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in performance tests.


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