Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile vs GeForce GTX 980M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 350 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 13.73 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | Xe3-LPG (2026) |
| GPU code name | GM204 | Panther Lake |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 October 2014 (11 years ago) | 27 January 2026 (less than a year 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 | 1536 | 256 |
| Core clock speed | 1038 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1127 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,200 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | unknown | 25 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 51.84 | 36.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.659 TFLOPS | 1.1776 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 8 |
| TMUs | 96 | 16 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 2 |
| L1 Cache | 576 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 16 MB |
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) | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no 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 type | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 2500 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 160 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 | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
| VGA аnalog display support | + | no data |
| DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
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 | + | - |
| Ansel | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.9 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 October 2014 | 27 January 2026 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 3 nm |
Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile has an age advantage of 11 years, and a 833% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 980M and Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
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