GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile vs 9800M GT SLI

Place in the ranking	890	17
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.08	53.21
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	NB9E-GT2	GB203
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 July 2008 (16 years ago)	2025 (recently)

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	192	10496
Core clock speed	500 MHz	990 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1515 MHz
Number of transistors	1508 Million	45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	95 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	496.9
Floating-point processing power	no data	31.8 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	128
TMUs	no data	328
Tensor Cores	no data	328
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	82

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	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 5.0 x16
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	GDDR3	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	24 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	811.5 GB/s
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 data	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI	-	+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	10	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.8
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.4
CUDA	+	10.1

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −3400%	350−400 +3400%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −3400%	210−220 +3400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −3400%	140−150 +3400%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −3400%	350−400 +3400%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −3400%	210−220 +3400%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −3082%	350−400 +3082%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −3400%	70−75 +3400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −3400%	280−290 +3400%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −3400%	140−150 +3400%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −3400%	350−400 +3400%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −3400%	210−220 +3400%
Dota 2	4−5 −3400%	140−150 +3400%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −3471%	500−550 +3471%
Fortnite	10−11 −3400%	350−400 +3400%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −3082%	350−400 +3082%
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5 −3400%	140−150 +3400%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −3400%	70−75 +3400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20−22 −3400%	700−750 +3400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −3400%	280−290 +3400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −3233%	300−310 +3233%
World of Tanks	35−40 −3490%	1400−1450 +3490%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −3400%	140−150 +3400%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −3400%	350−400 +3400%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −3400%	210−220 +3400%
Dota 2	4−5 −3400%	140−150 +3400%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −3471%	500−550 +3471%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −3082%	350−400 +3082%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20−22 −3400%	700−750 +3400%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −3362%	450−500 +3362%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −3400%	35−40 +3400%
World of Tanks	12−14 −3362%	450−500 +3362%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −3233%	100−105 +3233%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −3400%	210−220 +3400%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 −3400%	70−75 +3400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −3500%	180−190 +3500%
Valorant	8−9 −3400%	280−290 +3400%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −3338%	550−600 +3338%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −3233%	500−550 +3233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −3400%	210−220 +3400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −3400%	35−40 +3400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −3233%	500−550 +3233%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −3400%	70−75 +3400%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3400%	70−75 +3400%
Dota 2	16−18 −3338%	550−600 +3338%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −3400%	70−75 +3400%
Fortnite	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	0−1	0−1
Valorant	2−3 −3400%	70−75 +3400%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.96	70.57
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	24 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	95 Watt

RTX 5090 Mobile has a 3500.5% higher aggregate performance score, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 1525% more advanced lithography process, and 36.8% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GT SLI in performance tests.

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