GeForce GTX 980M vs Radeon RX 9060
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 9060 with GeForce GTX 980M, including specs and performance data.
RX 9060 outperforms 980M by a whopping 140% 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 | 105 | 355 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 24.96 | 13.74 |
| Architecture | RDNA 4.0 (2025−2026) | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | Navi 44 | GM204 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 5 August 2025 (1 year 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 cores | 1792 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 1700 MHz | 1038 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2990 MHz | 1127 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 29,700 million | 5,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 4 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 132 Watt | unknown |
| Texture fill rate | 334.9 | 51.84 |
| Floating-point processing power | 21.43 TFLOPS | 1.659 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| TMUs | 112 | 96 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 28 | no data |
| L0 Cache | 448 KB | no data |
| L1 Cache | no data | 576 KB |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | 32 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 | no data | large |
| Bus support | no data | PCI Express 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | None |
| 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 | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2518 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 322.3 GB/s | 160 GB/s |
| 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 Connectors | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1a | No outputs |
| 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 | no data | 2.0 |
| 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 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 2.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.1.126 |
| 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.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
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 | 400−450
+131%
| 173 |
| Full HD | 170−180 | 72
−57.6%
|
| 1440p | 85−90
+136%
| 36 |
| 4K | 65−70
+132%
| 28 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110 | 100−110 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 40−45 | 40−45 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 82 | 82 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110 | 100−110 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| Far Cry 5 | 58 | 58 |
| Fortnite | 178 | 178 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 74 | 74 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 85 | 85 |
| Valorant | 130−140 | 130−140 |
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 68 | 68 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110 | 100−110 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 230 | 230 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| Dota 2 | 100−110 | 100−110 |
| Far Cry 5 | 53 | 53 |
| Far Cry 6 | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| Fortnite | 86 | 86 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 68 | 68 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 60 | 60 |
| Metro Exodus | 31 | 31 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 79 | 79 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 61 | 61 |
| Valorant | 130−140 | 130−140 |
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 61 | 61 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| Dota 2 | 100−110 | 100−110 |
| Far Cry 5 | 50 | 50 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 47 | 47 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 49 | 49 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 33 | 33 |
| Valorant | 130−140 | 130−140 |
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 63 | 63 |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 130−140 | 130−140 |
| Far Cry 6 | 27−30 | 27−30 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−33 | 30−33 |
| Metro Exodus | 19 | 19 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 160−170 | 160−170 |
| Valorant | 150−160 | 150−160 |
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 45 | 45 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18 | 16−18 |
| Far Cry 5 | 34 | 34 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 39 | 39 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30 | 27−30 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 40 | 40 |
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18 | 16−18 |
| Far Cry 6 | 9−10 | 9−10 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 41 | 41 |
| Metro Exodus | 12 | 12 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 22 | 22 |
| Valorant | 90−95 | 90−95 |
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 23 | 23 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18 | 16−18 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8 | 7−8 |
| Dota 2 | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| Far Cry 5 | 16 | 16 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 26 | 26 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 17 | 17 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 19 | 19 |
This is how RX 9060 and GTX 980M compete in popular games:
- RX 9060 is 131% faster in 900p
- RX 9060 is 136% faster in 1080p
- RX 9060 is 136% faster in 1440p
- RX 9060 is 132% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 61 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 42.33 | 17.65 |
| Recency | 5 August 2025 | 7 October 2014 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 28 nm |
RX 9060 has a 140% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 86% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 9060 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 980M in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX 9060 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce GTX 980M is a notebook one.
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