HD Graphics vs GeForce GTX 980 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 980 Mobile with HD Graphics, including specs and performance data.
980 Mobile outperforms HD Graphics by a whopping 2625% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 318 | 1238 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 57 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 7.33 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 7.59 | 1.59 |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | Generation 7.0 (2012−2013) |
| GPU code name | GM204 | Ivy Bridge GT1 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 21 September 2015 (10 years ago) | 1 April 2012 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $395.82 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.
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 | 2048 | 48 |
| Core clock speed | 1064 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1216 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,200 million | 392 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100-200 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 136.2 | 6.300 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.358 TFLOPS | 0.1008 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 1 |
| TMUs | 128 | 6 |
| L1 Cache | 768 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | no 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 size | large | no data |
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| 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 | 4 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 7.0 GB/s | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s | no data |
| 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 | Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2 | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | 4 displays | no data |
| VGA аnalog display support | + | no data |
| DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GameStream | + | - |
| GeForce ShadowPlay | + | - |
| GPU Boost | 2.0 | no data |
| GameWorks | + | - |
| H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder | + | - |
| Optimus | + | - |
| BatteryBoost | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 11.1 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.1.80 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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 HD | 99
+3200%
| 3−4
−3200%
|
| 4K | 46
+4500%
| 1−2
−4500%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 4.00 | no data |
| 4K | 8.60 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 110−120
+2700%
|
4−5
−2700%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+4200%
|
1−2
−4200%
|
| Palworld | 45−50
+4700%
|
1−2
−4700%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 45−50
+4400%
|
1−2
−4400%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+2633%
|
3−4
−2633%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 110−120
+2700%
|
4−5
−2700%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+4200%
|
1−2
−4200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 65−70
+3150%
|
2−3
−3150%
|
| Fortnite | 100−110
+3367%
|
3−4
−3367%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85
+3950%
|
2−3
−3950%
|
| Palworld | 45−50
+4700%
|
1−2
−4700%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 75−80
+3700%
|
2−3
−3700%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
+2840%
|
5−6
−2840%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+2633%
|
3−4
−2633%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 110−120
+2700%
|
4−5
−2700%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 230−240
+2850%
|
8−9
−2850%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+4200%
|
1−2
−4200%
|
| Dota 2 | 110−120
+2675%
|
4−5
−2675%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 65−70
+3150%
|
2−3
−3150%
|
| Fortnite | 100−110
+3367%
|
3−4
−3367%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85
+3950%
|
2−3
−3950%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 84
+2700%
|
3−4
−2700%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
+4200%
|
1−2
−4200%
|
| Palworld | 45−50
+4700%
|
1−2
−4700%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 75−80
+3700%
|
2−3
−3700%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 84
+2700%
|
3−4
−2700%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
+2840%
|
5−6
−2840%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+2633%
|
3−4
−2633%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+4200%
|
1−2
−4200%
|
| Dota 2 | 110−120
+2675%
|
4−5
−2675%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 65−70
+3150%
|
2−3
−3150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85
+3950%
|
2−3
−3950%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 75−80
+3700%
|
2−3
−3700%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 44
+4300%
|
1−2
−4300%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
+2840%
|
5−6
−2840%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 100−110
+3367%
|
3−4
−3367%
|
| Palworld | 45−50
+4700%
|
1−2
−4700%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
+4000%
|
1−2
−4000%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 140−150
+2780%
|
5−6
−2780%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 35−40
+3400%
|
1−2
−3400%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+2733%
|
6−7
−2733%
|
| Valorant | 170−180
+2767%
|
6−7
−2767%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+2750%
|
2−3
−2750%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+4400%
|
1−2
−4400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+4900%
|
1−2
−4900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−33
+2900%
|
1−2
−2900%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 45−50
+4500%
|
1−2
−4500%
|
| Palworld | 27−30
+2700%
|
1−2
−2700%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 60
+2900%
|
2−3
−2900%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Palworld | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30
+2900%
|
1−2
−2900%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
+3433%
|
3−4
−3433%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 30−33
+2900%
|
1−2
−2900%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 65−70
+3300%
|
2−3
−3300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+3400%
|
1−2
−3400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 20−22 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| Palworld | 16−18 | 0−1 |
This is how GTX 980 Mobile and HD Graphics compete in popular games:
- GTX 980 Mobile is 3200% faster in 1080p
- GTX 980 Mobile is 4500% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 19.62 | 0.72 |
| Recency | 21 September 2015 | 1 April 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 35 Watt |
GTX 980 Mobile has a 2625% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 years.
HD Graphics, on the other hand, has a 27% more advanced lithography process, and 186% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 980 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 980 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while HD Graphics is a desktop one.
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