GeForce 9800M GTX SLI vs Quadro P400

Place in the ranking	680	769
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.49	no data
Power efficiency	9.84	1.41
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code name	GP107	NB9E-GTX
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	7 February 2017 (7 years ago)	15 July 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$119.99	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	256	224
Core clock speed	1228 MHz	500 MHz
Boost clock speed	1252 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,300 million	3016 Million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	20.03	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.641 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	no data
TMUs	16	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	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	145 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	1 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1002 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	32.06 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

3x mini-DisplayPort

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	10
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-
CUDA	6.1	+

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	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Elden Ring	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

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

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Dota 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Elden Ring	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Fortnite	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Valorant	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
World of Tanks	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Dota 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Valorant	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Elden Ring	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
World of Tanks	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

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

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Elden Ring	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +0%	16−18 +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 +0%	3−4 +0%
Fortnite	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
Valorant	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 58 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.29	3.08
Recency	7 February 2017	15 July 2008
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	150 Watt

Quadro P400 has a 39.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P400 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GTX SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P400 is a workstation card while GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is a notebook one.

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