RTX 5000 Ada Generation vs GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile with RTX 5000 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.

GTX 980 SLI Mobile
2015
2x 8 GB GDDR5, 330 Watt
39.38

RTX 5000 Ada Generation outperforms GTX 980 SLI Mobile by a whopping 102% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1158
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency8.2321.99
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameN16E-GXX SLIAD102
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date22 September 2015 (9 years ago)9 August 2023 (1 year ago)

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 cores409612800
Core clock speed1126 MHz1155 MHz
Boost clock speed1228 MHz2550 MHz
Number of transistors10400 Million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)330 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rateno data1,020
Floating-point processing powerno data65.28 TFLOPS
ROPsno data176
TMUsno data400
Tensor Coresno data400
Ray Tracing Coresno data100

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB32 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed3500 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data576.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectorsno data4x DisplayPort 1.4a
G-SYNC support+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA+8.9

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 HD130
−100%
260−270
+100%
4K69
−88.4%
130−140
+88.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 80−85
−95.1%
160−170
+95.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
−102%
170−180
+102%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
−102%
210−220
+102%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
−95.1%
160−170
+95.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
−102%
170−180
+102%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
−83.2%
350−400
+83.2%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
−98%
200−210
+98%
Metro Exodus 90−95
−102%
190−200
+102%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
−94.8%
150−160
+94.8%
Valorant 150−160
−91.1%
300−310
+91.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
−102%
210−220
+102%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
−95.1%
160−170
+95.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
−102%
170−180
+102%
Dota 2 120−130
−95.1%
240−250
+95.1%
Far Cry 5 95−100
−95.9%
190−200
+95.9%
Fortnite 170−180
−74.4%
300−310
+74.4%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
−83.2%
350−400
+83.2%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
−98%
200−210
+98%
Grand Theft Auto V 120−130
−96.7%
240−250
+96.7%
Metro Exodus 90−95
−102%
190−200
+102%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
−99%
400−450
+99%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
−94.8%
150−160
+94.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 141
−98.6%
280−290
+98.6%
Valorant 150−160
−91.1%
300−310
+91.1%
World of Tanks 270−280
−97.1%
550−600
+97.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
−102%
210−220
+102%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
−95.1%
160−170
+95.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
−102%
170−180
+102%
Dota 2 120−130
−95.1%
240−250
+95.1%
Far Cry 5 95−100
−95.9%
190−200
+95.9%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
−83.2%
350−400
+83.2%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
−98%
200−210
+98%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
−99%
400−450
+99%
Valorant 150−160
−91.1%
300−310
+91.1%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 70−75
−91.8%
140−150
+91.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 70−75
−91.8%
140−150
+91.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−100%
350−400
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−92.3%
75−80
+92.3%
World of Tanks 250−260
−100%
500−550
+100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
−91.8%
140−150
+91.8%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−92.3%
75−80
+92.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−100%
80−85
+100%
Far Cry 5 120−130
−96.9%
250−260
+96.9%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−102%
230−240
+102%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
−97%
130−140
+97%
Metro Exodus 85−90
−100%
170−180
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
−88.4%
130−140
+88.4%
Valorant 120−130
−102%
250−260
+102%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−95.1%
80−85
+95.1%
Dota 2 75−80
−92.3%
150−160
+92.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 75−80
−92.3%
150−160
+92.3%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−97%
65−70
+97%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
−95.3%
250−260
+95.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−92.3%
50−55
+92.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
−92.3%
150−160
+92.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−95.7%
90−95
+95.7%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−95.1%
80−85
+95.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−76.5%
30−33
+76.5%
Dota 2 75−80
−92.3%
150−160
+92.3%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−89.7%
110−120
+89.7%
Fortnite 55−60
−96.4%
110−120
+96.4%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−100%
130−140
+100%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
−89.2%
70−75
+89.2%
Valorant 65−70
−100%
130−140
+100%

This is how GTX 980 SLI Mobile and RTX 5000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5000 Ada Generation is 100% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5000 Ada Generation is 88% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.38 79.71
Recency 22 September 2015 9 August 2023
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 330 Watt 250 Watt

RTX 5000 Ada Generation has a 102.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 32% lower power consumption.

The RTX 5000 Ada Generation 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 RTX 5000 Ada Generation is a workstation one.


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