NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS SLI vs NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX SLI

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX SLI videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies.

NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS SLI

NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX SLI

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS SLI

Around 20% higher core clock speed: 600 MHz vs 500 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 / 65 nm vs 65 nm

Core clock speed	600 MHz vs 500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	55 / 65 nm vs 65 nm

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX SLI

Around 75% higher pipelines: 224 vs 128
2x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 512 MB

Pipelines	224 vs 128
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 512 MB

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS SLI	NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX SLI
Essentials
Architecture	G9x	G9x
Code name	NB9E-GT	NB9E-GTX
Launch date	15 July 2008	15 July 2008
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Core clock speed	600 MHz	500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	55 / 65 nm	65 nm
Pipelines	128	224
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	150 Watt
Transistor count	1508 Million	3016 Million
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Laptop size	large	large
API support
DirectX	10	10
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	1 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	800 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Shared memory	0	0
Technologies
CUDA
PureVideo HD
SLI