HD Graphics 12EU vs GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 148 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 8.58 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Generation 5.75 (2010) |
| GPU code name | N16E-GXX SLI | Ironlake |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 September 2015 (10 years ago) | 10 January 2010 (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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 4096 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 1126 MHz | 533 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1228 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 10400 Million | 177 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 330 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 6.396 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.1023 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 2 |
| TMUs | no data | 12 |
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 | large | no data |
| Interface | no data | QPI |
| Width | no data | IGP |
| 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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x 8 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 3500 MHz | System Shared |
| Shared memory | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | Motherboard Dependent |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 10.1 |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 September 2015 | 10 January 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 330 Watt | 35 Watt |
GTX 980 SLI Mobile has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 61% more advanced lithography process.
HD Graphics 12EU, on the other hand, has 843% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile and HD Graphics 12EU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile is a notebook graphics card while HD Graphics 12EU is a desktop one.
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