GeForce 9800M GTS SLI vs Radeon R9 M275

Place in the ranking	789	904
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.16	no data
Power efficiency	no data	0.90
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code name	Venus	NB9E-GT
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	28 January 2014 (10 years ago)	15 July 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$799.99	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	640	128
Core clock speed	900 MHz	600 MHz
Boost clock speed	925 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,500 million	1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	37.00	no data
Floating-point processing power	1.184 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	no data
TMUs	40	no 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 size	large	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	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	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 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

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	10
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-
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

24
+50%

16−18

−50%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

33.33

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FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Elden Ring	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Valorant	1−2	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Dota 2	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Elden Ring	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +30.8%	12−14 −30.8%
Fortnite	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +42.1%	18−20 −42.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Valorant	1−2	0−1
World of Tanks	50−55 +36.8%	35−40 −36.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Dota 2	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +30.8%	12−14 −30.8%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +42.1%	18−20 −42.1%
Valorant	1−2	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	0−1	0−1
Elden Ring	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Grand Theft Auto V	1−2	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 +61.5%	12−14 −61.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
World of Tanks	20−22 +66.7%	12−14 −66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Valorant	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Elden Ring	1−2	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

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

This is how R9 M275 and 9800M GTS SLI compete in popular games:

R9 M275 is 50% faster in 1080p

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

in Far Cry 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 M275 is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

R9 M275 is ahead in 38 tests (78%)
there's a draw in 11 tests (22%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.90	1.96
Recency	28 January 2014	15 July 2008
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	55 nm

R9 M275 has a 48% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R9 M275 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in performance tests.

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