GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6 vs GTX 980 SLI Mobile
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 145 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 8.50 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | N16E-GXX SLI | AD104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 September 2015 (10 years ago) | 20 August 2024 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $599 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 4096 | 5888 |
| Core clock speed | 1126 MHz | 1920 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1228 MHz | 2475 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 10400 Million | 35,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 330 Watt | 200 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 455.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 29.15 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 64 |
| TMUs | no data | 184 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 184 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 46 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 5.8 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 36 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 |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 240 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 16-pin |
| 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 3500 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 480.0 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 | no data | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | 8.9 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 September 2015 | 20 August 2024 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 330 Watt | 200 Watt |
RTX 4070 GDDR6 has an age advantage of 8 years, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 65% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile and GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile is a notebook graphics card while GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6 is a desktop one.
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