Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Quadro GV100 vs GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile
Aggregated performance score
Quadro GV100 outperforms GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile by 33% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 108 | 46 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Value for money | 77.62 | 4.42 |
Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2018) | Volta (2017−2020) |
GPU code name | N16E-GXX SLI | GV100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
Release date | 22 September 2015 (8 years old) | 27 March 2018 (6 years old) |
Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $8,999 |
Current price | $301 | $5183 (0.6x MSRP) |
GTX 980 SLI Mobile has 1656% better value for money than Quadro GV100.
Technical specs
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 | 5120 |
Core clock speed | 1126 MHz | 1132 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 1228 MHz | 1627 MHz |
Number of transistors | 10400 Million | 21,100 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 12 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 330 Watt | 250 Watt |
Texture fill rate | no data | 520.6 |
Floating-point performance | no data | 14,817 gflops |
Size and compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile and Quadro GV100 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 x16 |
Length | no data | 267 mm |
Width | no data | 2-slot |
Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
SLI options | + | no data |
Memory
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 | HBM2 |
Maximum RAM amount | 2x 8 GB | 32 GB |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 4096 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 3500 MHz | 1696 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | no data | 868.4 GB/s |
Shared memory | - | no data |
Video outputs and ports
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 | 4x DisplayPort |
G-SYNC support | + | no data |
API support
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 | + | 7.0 |
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:
Full HD | 136
−32.4%
| 180−190
+32.4%
|
4K | 64
−32.8%
| 85−90
+32.8%
|
Performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 65−70
−32.4%
|
90−95
+32.4%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 65−70
−30.4%
|
90−95
+30.4%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 65−70
−32.4%
|
90−95
+32.4%
|
Battlefield 5 | 110−120
−32.7%
|
150−160
+32.7%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 100−110
−32.1%
|
140−150
+32.1%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 65−70
−32.4%
|
90−95
+32.4%
|
Far Cry 5 | 95−100
−32.7%
|
130−140
+32.7%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 90−95
−29%
|
120−130
+29%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
−26.1%
|
150−160
+26.1%
|
Hitman 3 | 120−130
−30.1%
|
160−170
+30.1%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 80−85
−31%
|
110−120
+31%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 60−65
−29%
|
80−85
+29%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 90−95
−27.7%
|
120−130
+27.7%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 70−75
−31.9%
|
95−100
+31.9%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 65−70
−30.4%
|
90−95
+30.4%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 65−70
−32.4%
|
90−95
+32.4%
|
Battlefield 5 | 110−120
−32.7%
|
150−160
+32.7%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 100−110
−32.1%
|
140−150
+32.1%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 65−70
−32.4%
|
90−95
+32.4%
|
Far Cry 5 | 95−100
−32.7%
|
130−140
+32.7%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 90−95
−29%
|
120−130
+29%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
−26.1%
|
150−160
+26.1%
|
Hitman 3 | 120−130
−30.1%
|
160−170
+30.1%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 80−85
−31%
|
110−120
+31%
|
Metro Exodus | 70−75
−28.6%
|
90−95
+28.6%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 60−65
−29%
|
80−85
+29%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 90−95
−27.7%
|
120−130
+27.7%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 132
−28.8%
|
170−180
+28.8%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 70−75
−31.9%
|
95−100
+31.9%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 65−70
−30.4%
|
90−95
+30.4%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 65−70
−32.4%
|
90−95
+32.4%
|
Battlefield 5 | 110−120
−32.7%
|
150−160
+32.7%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 65−70
−32.4%
|
90−95
+32.4%
|
Far Cry 5 | 95−100
−32.7%
|
130−140
+32.7%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 90−95
−29%
|
120−130
+29%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
−26.1%
|
150−160
+26.1%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 74
−28.4%
|
95−100
+28.4%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 70−75
−31.9%
|
95−100
+31.9%
|
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 60−65
−32.8%
|
85−90
+32.8%
|
Hitman 3 | 70−75
−31.9%
|
95−100
+31.9%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
−29.6%
|
70−75
+29.6%
|
Metro Exodus | 40−45
−27.9%
|
55−60
+27.9%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30−35
−29%
|
40−45
+29%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 55−60
−29.3%
|
75−80
+29.3%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 40−45
−31%
|
55−60
+31%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 40−45
−27.9%
|
55−60
+27.9%
|
Battlefield 5 | 80−85
−23.5%
|
100−105
+23.5%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
−29%
|
40−45
+29%
|
Far Cry 5 | 70−75
−26.8%
|
90−95
+26.8%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 70−75
−30.1%
|
95−100
+30.1%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85
−22%
|
100−105
+22%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60
−25%
|
70−75
+25%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
−28.6%
|
45−50
+28.6%
|
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 35−40
−28.6%
|
45−50
+28.6%
|
Hitman 3 | 35−40
−28.2%
|
50−55
+28.2%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 30−33
−16.7%
|
35−40
+16.7%
|
Metro Exodus | 27−30
−29.6%
|
35−40
+29.6%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21−24
−28.6%
|
27−30
+28.6%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35
−29%
|
40−45
+29%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 51
−27.5%
|
65−70
+27.5%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27
−15.4%
|
30−33
+15.4%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 24−27
−25%
|
30−33
+25%
|
Battlefield 5 | 45−50
−27.7%
|
60−65
+27.7%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
−23.1%
|
16−18
+23.1%
|
Far Cry 5 | 35−40
−21.6%
|
45−50
+21.6%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 40−45
−22%
|
50−55
+22%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
−29.6%
|
70−75
+29.6%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 20−22
−20%
|
24−27
+20%
|
This is how GTX 980 SLI Mobile and Quadro GV100 compete in popular games:
1080p resolution:
- Quadro GV100 is 32.4% faster than GTX 980 SLI Mobile
4K resolution:
- Quadro GV100 is 32.8% faster than GTX 980 SLI Mobile
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 38.79 | 51.69 |
Recency | 22 September 2015 | 27 March 2018 |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 330 Watt | 250 Watt |
The Quadro GV100 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile is a notebook card while Quadro GV100 is a workstation one.
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