GeForce GT 1030 DDR4 vs GTX 980 SLI Mobile

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	109	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	78.23	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	N16E-GXX SLI	GP108
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	22 September 2015 (8 years ago)	12 March 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$79
Current price	$301	$404 (5.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	4096	384
Core clock speed	1126 MHz	1152 MHz
Boost clock speed	1228 MHz	1379 MHz
Number of transistors	10400 Million	1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	330 Watt	20 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	33.10
Floating-point performance	no data	1,059 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile and GeForce GT 1030 DDR4 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x4
Length	no data	145 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
SLI options	+	no data

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	DDR4
Maximum RAM amount	2x 8 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	3500 MHz	2100 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	16.8 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	no data	1x DVI, 1x HDMI
HDMI	no data	+
G-SYNC support	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	no data	6.4
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	1.2
Vulkan	no data	1.2.131
CUDA	+	6.1

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	22 September 2015	12 March 2018
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	330 Watt	20 Watt

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