GeForce GTX 980M SLI vs RTX 2070 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	161	204
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	11.14	19.43
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code name	N18E-G2 TU106	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)	7 October 2014 (9 years ago)
Current price	$1758	$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 980M SLI has 74% better value for money than RTX 2070 Mobile.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2304	3072
Core clock speed	1215 MHz	1038 MHz
Boost clock speed	1440 MHz	1127 MHz
Number of transistors	10,800 million	2x 5200 Million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	200 Watt
Texture fill rate	213.8	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile and GeForce GTX 980M SLI compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
SLI options	no data	+

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	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2x 8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 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	No outputs	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus	no data	+
VR Ready	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12_1
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	+
CUDA	7.5	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

RTX 2070 Mobile 31.95
+29.2%

GTX 980M SLI 24.72

RTX 2070 Mobile outperforms GTX 980M SLI by 29% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RTX 2070 Mobile 26005
+18.2%

GTX 980M SLI 22006

RTX 2070 Mobile outperforms GTX 980M SLI by 18% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RTX 2070 Mobile 64151
+34.1%

GTX 980M SLI 47841

RTX 2070 Mobile outperforms GTX 980M SLI by 34% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RTX 2070 Mobile 20392
+9.4%

GTX 980M SLI 18632

RTX 2070 Mobile outperforms GTX 980M SLI by 9% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RTX 2070 Mobile 123004

GTX 980M SLI 124076
+0.9%

GTX 980M SLI outperforms RTX 2070 Mobile by 1% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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	170−180 +25.9%	135 −25.9%
Full HD	120 +11.1%	108 −11.1%
1440p	75 +36.4%	55−60 −36.4%
4K	51 +45.7%	35−40 −45.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

50−55
+35%

40−45

−35%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100 +108%	45−50 −108%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	81 +88.4%	40−45 −88.4%
Battlefield 5	142 +75.3%	80−85 −75.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	106 +96.3%	50−55 −96.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +35%	40−45 −35%
Far Cry 5	125 +112%	55−60 −112%
Far Cry New Dawn	127 +89.6%	65−70 −89.6%
Forza Horizon 4	113 +43%	75−80 −43%
Hitman 3	136 +127%	60−65 −127%
Horizon Zero Dawn	166 +97.6%	80−85 −97.6%
Metro Exodus	143 +98.6%	70−75 −98.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	106 +60.6%	65−70 −60.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	183 +144%	75−80 −144%
Watch Dogs: Legion	93 +102%	45−50 −102%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	84 +75%	45−50 −75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	69 +60.5%	40−45 −60.5%
Battlefield 5	127 +56.8%	80−85 −56.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	122 +126%	50−55 −126%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +35%	40−45 −35%
Far Cry 5	79 +33.9%	55−60 −33.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	91 +35.8%	65−70 −35.8%
Forza Horizon 4	112 +41.8%	75−80 −41.8%
Hitman 3	81 +35%	60−65 −35%
Horizon Zero Dawn	147 +75%	80−85 −75%
Metro Exodus	92 +27.8%	70−75 −27.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95 +43.9%	65−70 −43.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	121 +61.3%	75−80 −61.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	142 +154%	55−60 −154%
Watch Dogs: Legion	82 +78.3%	45−50 −78.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	58 +20.8%	45−50 −20.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	59 +37.2%	40−45 −37.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	69 +27.8%	50−55 −27.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +35%	40−45 −35%
Far Cry 5	73 +23.7%	55−60 −23.7%
Forza Horizon 4	94 +19%	75−80 −19%
Horizon Zero Dawn	114 +35.7%	80−85 −35.7%
Metro Exodus	83 +15.3%	70−75 −15.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	74 +32.1%	55−60 −32.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	56 +21.7%	45−50 −21.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

92
+39.4%

65−70

−39.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	78 +66%	45−50 −66%
Far Cry New Dawn	88 +69.2%	50−55 −69.2%
Hitman 3	55 +57.1%	35−40 −57.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35 +84.2%	18−20 −84.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	48 +77.8%	27−30 −77.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	47 +95.8%	24−27 −95.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	66 +94.1%	30−35 −94.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%
Far Cry 5	76 +81%	40−45 −81%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +32.7%	45−50 −32.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	87 +70.6%	50−55 −70.6%
Metro Exodus	74 +57.4%	45−50 −57.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 +37%	50−55 −37%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +40%	30−33 −40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	42 +133%	18−20 −133%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	55−60 +19.6%	45−50 −19.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	45 +60.7%	27−30 −60.7%
Hitman 3	36 +89.5%	18−20 −89.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +39.3%	27−30 −39.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	33 +94.1%	16−18 −94.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50 +85.2%	27−30 −85.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	31 +93.8%	16−18 −93.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	28 +115%	12−14 −115%
Battlefield 5	52 +79.3%	27−30 −79.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	39 +95%	20−22 −95%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +29.4%	30−35 −29.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50 +78.6%	27−30 −78.6%
Metro Exodus	42 +75%	24−27 −75%
Watch Dogs: Legion	23 +109%	10−12 −109%