GeForce 9800M GTX SLI vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire

Place in the ranking	639	763
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.79	1.43
Architecture	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)	G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code name	Broadway-XT	NB9E-GTX
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 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 cores	1600	224
Core clock speed	700 MHz	500 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	3016 Million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	150 Watt

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
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	DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2x1 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	800 MHz
Shared memory	-	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11	10
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 5870 Crossfire 4.80
+56.4%

9800M GTX SLI 3.07

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3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution.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 5870 Crossfire 13046
+59.2%

9800M GTX SLI 8193

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:

900p	53 +76.7%	30−35 −76.7%
Full HD	54 +80%	30−35 −80%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

8−9
+33.3%

6−7

−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +82.4%	16−18 −82.4%
Hitman 3	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +39.1%	21−24 −39.1%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +38.5%	12−14 −38.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +17.9%	35−40 −17.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +82.4%	16−18 −82.4%
Hitman 3	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +39.1%	21−24 −39.1%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +38.5%	12−14 −38.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +17.9%	35−40 −17.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +82.4%	16−18 −82.4%
Hitman 3	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +39.1%	21−24 −39.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +38.5%	12−14 −38.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +17.9%	35−40 −17.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14
+62.5%

8−9

−62.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Hitman 3	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +63.2%	18−20 −63.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
+50%

6−7

−50%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Hitman 3	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+25%

4−5

−25%

This is how ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire and 9800M GTX SLI compete in popular games:

ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire is 77% faster in 900p
ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire is 80% faster in 1080p

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

in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire is 400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire is ahead in 60 tests (97%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.80	3.07
Recency	7 January 2010	15 July 2008
Chip lithography	40 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	150 Watt

ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire has a 56.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 62.5% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

The Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GTX SLI in performance tests.

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