GeForce 9800M GTX SLI vs FirePro W5130M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W5130M with GeForce 9800M GTX SLI, including specs and performance data.

W5130M
2015
2 GB GDDR5
3.65
+18.9%

W5130M outperforms 9800M GTX SLI by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking710758
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data1.42
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code nameTropoNB9E-GTX
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date2 October 2015 (9 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 cores512224
Core clock speed900 MHz500 MHz
Boost clock speed925 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,500 million3016 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data150 Watt
Texture fill rate29.60no data
Floating-point processing power0.9472 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs32no 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 sizemedium sizedlarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 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 amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 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
Eyefinity+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)10
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
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 HD23
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 5 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+23.5%
16−18
−23.5%
Hitman 3 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+13%
21−24
−13%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+5.1%
35−40
−5.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 5 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+23.5%
16−18
−23.5%
Hitman 3 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+13%
21−24
−13%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 47
+236%
14−16
−236%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+5.1%
35−40
−5.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+23.5%
16−18
−23.5%
Hitman 3 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+13%
21−24
−13%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+5.1%
35−40
−5.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+15.8%
18−20
−15.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

This is how W5130M and 9800M GTX SLI compete in popular games:

  • W5130M is 28% faster in 1080p

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the W5130M is 236% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • W5130M is ahead in 54 tests (87%)
  • there's a draw in 8 tests (13%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.65 3.07
Recency 2 October 2015 15 July 2008
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm

W5130M has a 18.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

The FirePro W5130M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GTX SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W5130M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is a mobile workstation one.


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