GeForce GTX 980M SLI vs Radeon RX 7800M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 7800M and GeForce GTX 980M SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 7800M
2024
12 GB GDDR6, 180 Watt
42.00
+73.6%

7800M outperforms 980M SLI by an impressive 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking106270
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency18.219.44
ArchitectureRDNA 3.0 (2022−2026)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameNavi 32no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date11 September 2024 (2 years ago)7 October 2014 (12 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 cores38403072
Core clock speed1295 MHz1038 MHz
Boost clock speed2539 MHz1127 MHz
Number of transistors28,100 million2x 5200 Million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate609.4no data
ROPs96no data
TMUs240no data
Ray Tracing Cores60no data
L0 Cache960 KBno data
L1 Cache768 KBno data
L2 Cache4 MBno data
L3 Cache48 MBno 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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount12 GB2x 8 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed2250 MHz5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth432.0 GB/sno data
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR+-

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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependentno data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus-+

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12_1
Shader Model6.9no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.4+
CUDA-+

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:

900p230−240
+70.4%
135
Full HD190−200
+72.7%
110

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 130−140 130−140
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55 50−55
Hogwarts Legacy 50−55 50−55
Resident Evil 4 Remake 55−60 55−60

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 95−100 95−100
Counter-Strike 2 130−140 130−140
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55 50−55
Far Cry 5 80−85 80−85
Fortnite 120−130 120−130
Forza Horizon 4 95−100 95−100
Hogwarts Legacy 50−55 50−55
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100 95−100
Valorant 160−170 160−170

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 95−100 95−100
Counter-Strike 2 130−140 130−140
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 260−270 260−270
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55 50−55
Dota 2 120−130 120−130
Far Cry 5 80−85 80−85
Fortnite 120−130 120−130
Forza Horizon 4 95−100 95−100
Grand Theft Auto V 85−90 85−90
Hogwarts Legacy 50−55 50−55
Metro Exodus 55−60 55−60
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100 95−100
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75 70−75
Valorant 160−170 160−170

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 95−100 95−100
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55 50−55
Dota 2 120−130 120−130
Far Cry 5 80−85 80−85
Forza Horizon 4 95−100 95−100
Hogwarts Legacy 50−55 50−55
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100 95−100
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75 70−75
Valorant 160−170 160−170

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 120−130 120−130

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 50−55 50−55
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 170−180 170−180
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50 45−50
Metro Exodus 30−35 30−35
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 170−180
Valorant 190−200 190−200

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 65−70 65−70
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27 24−27
Far Cry 5 55−60 55−60
Forza Horizon 4 60−65 60−65
Hogwarts Legacy 27−30 27−30
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45 40−45

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 60−65 60−65

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 24−27 24−27
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50 45−50
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18 16−18
Metro Exodus 21−24 21−24
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40 35−40
Valorant 130−140 130−140

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 35−40 35−40
Counter-Strike 2 24−27 24−27
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12 10−12
Dota 2 80−85 80−85
Far Cry 5 27−30 27−30
Forza Horizon 4 40−45 40−45
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18 16−18
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30 27−30

4K
Epic

Fortnite 27−30 27−30

This is how RX 7800M and GTX 980M SLI compete in popular games:

  • RX 7800M is 70% faster in 900p
  • RX 7800M is 73% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 65 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 42.00 24.20
Recency 11 September 2024 7 October 2014
Chip lithography 5 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 200 Watt

RX 7800M has a 74% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 82% more advanced lithography process, and 10% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 7800M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 980M SLI in performance tests.

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