GeForce 9800M GTX SLI vs Radeon R9 M280X

Radeon E8870 Radeon E8870 MXM Radeon E8870 PCIe Radeon HD 8950M Radeon R9 M280X
VS
9800M GT 9800M GTS 9800M GT SLI 9800M GTS SLI 9800M GTX 9800M GTX SLI

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M280X and GeForce 9800M GTX SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M280X
2015
0 MB Not Listed
2.09

9800M GTX SLI outperforms R9 M280X by a considerable 46% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

R9 M280X R9 M280X
9800M GTX SLI 9800M GTX SLI

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking885778
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data1.41
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code nameSaturnNB9E-GTX
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 February 2015 (10 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 cores896224
Core clock speed1000 MHz500 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million3016 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data150 Watt
Texture fill rate61.60no data
Floating-point processing power1.971 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs56no 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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportNot Listedno data
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 typeNot ListedGDDR3
Maximum RAM amount0 MB1 GB
Memory bus widthNot Listed256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data800 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 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 and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1110
Shader Model6.3no data
OpenGL4.4no data
OpenCLNot Listedno 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.

R9 M280X 2.09
9800M GTX SLI 3.05
+45.9%

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.

R9 M280X 9222
+12.6%
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:

Full HD27
−29.6%
35−40
+29.6%
4K18
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Far Cry 5 12
+100%
6−7
−100%
Fortnite 9−10
−66.7%
14−16
+66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
Valorant 35−40
−17.9%
45−50
+17.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 67
+21.8%
55−60
−21.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Dota 2 36
+28.6%
27−30
−28.6%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Fortnite 9−10
−66.7%
14−16
+66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Valorant 35−40
−17.9%
45−50
+17.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Dota 2 31
+10.7%
27−30
−10.7%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
+0%
9−10
+0%
Valorant 35−40
−17.9%
45−50
+17.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 9−10
−66.7%
14−16
+66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 14−16
−50%
21−24
+50%
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 2−3
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−57.1%
21−24
+57.1%
Valorant 14−16
−86.7%
27−30
+86.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Valorant 10−11
−50%
14−16
+50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 1−2
Dota 2 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 2−3
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how R9 M280X and 9800M GTX SLI compete in popular games:

  • 9800M GTX SLI is 30% faster in 1080p
  • 9800M GTX SLI is 33% faster in 4K

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

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R9 M280X is 100% faster.
  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the 9800M GTX SLI is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R9 M280X is ahead in 5 tests (9%)
  • 9800M GTX SLI is ahead in 50 tests (86%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 2.09 3.05
Recency 5 February 2015 15 July 2008
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm

R9 M280X has an age advantage of 6 years, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

9800M GTX SLI, on the other hand, has a 45.9% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M280X in performance tests.

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