GeForce 9800M GT SLI vs Radeon R7 M260X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 M260X and GeForce 9800M GT SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R7 M260X
2015
4 GB GDDR5
2.56
+26.1%

R7 M260X outperforms 9800M GT SLI by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking824887
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data1.07
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code nameOpalNB9E-GT2
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date6 December 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 cores384192
Compute units6no data
Core clock speed620 MHz500 MHz
Boost clock speed715 MHzno data
Number of transistors950 million1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data130 Watt
Texture fill rate17.16no data
Floating-point processing power0.5491 TFLOPSno data
ROPs8no data
TMUs24no 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
Bus supportPCIe 3.0 x8no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 amount4 GB512 MB
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

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1210
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.3no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Mantle+-
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.

R7 M260X 2.56
+26.1%
9800M GT SLI 2.03

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.

R7 M260X 7640
+21.8%
9800M GT SLI 6271

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 HD13
+30%
10−12
−30%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+17.6%
16−18
−17.6%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+5.7%
35−40
−5.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+17.6%
16−18
−17.6%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+5.7%
35−40
−5.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+17.6%
16−18
−17.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+5.7%
35−40
−5.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

4K
High Preset

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

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

This is how R7 M260X and 9800M GT SLI compete in popular games:

  • R7 M260X is 30% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R7 M260X is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R7 M260X is ahead in 44 tests (83%)
  • there's a draw in 9 tests (17%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.56 2.03
Recency 6 December 2015 15 July 2008
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm

R7 M260X has a 26.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R7 M260X is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GT SLI in performance tests.


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