RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell vs GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile with RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, including specs and performance data.

GTX 980 SLI Mobile
2015
2x 8 GB GDDR5, 330 Watt
38.15

RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell outperforms GTX 980 SLI Mobile by an impressive 87% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking14522
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.81
Power efficiency8.248.48
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameN16E-GXX SLIGB202
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date22 September 2015 (9 years ago)18 March 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$8,565

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores409624064
Core clock speed1126 MHz1590 MHz
Boost clock speed1228 MHz2617 MHz
Number of transistors10400 Million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)330 Watt600 Watt
Texture fill rateno data1,968
Floating-point processing powerno data126 TFLOPS
ROPsno data192
TMUsno data752
Tensor Coresno data752
Ray Tracing Coresno data188

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 5.0 x16
Lengthno data304 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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB96 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed3500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data1.79 TB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 2.1b
G-SYNC support+-

API and SDK 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-1.4
CUDA+12.0
DLSS-+

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 HD137
−82.5%
250−260
+82.5%
4K68
−76.5%
120−130
+76.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data34.26
4Kno data71.38

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 200−210
−69.1%
350−400
+69.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
−76.5%
150−160
+76.5%
Dead Island 2 160−170
−79.6%
300−310
+79.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
−79.7%
230−240
+79.7%
Counter-Strike 2 200−210
−69.1%
350−400
+69.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
−76.5%
150−160
+76.5%
Dead Island 2 160−170
−79.6%
300−310
+79.6%
Far Cry 5 110−120
−86.4%
220−230
+86.4%
Fortnite 160−170
−81.3%
290−300
+81.3%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−83.1%
260−270
+83.1%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
−84.2%
210−220
+84.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
−86.2%
270−280
+86.2%
Valorant 210−220
−84.3%
400−450
+84.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
−79.7%
230−240
+79.7%
Counter-Strike 2 200−210
−69.1%
350−400
+69.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
−79.9%
500−550
+79.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
−76.5%
150−160
+76.5%
Dead Island 2 160−170
−79.6%
300−310
+79.6%
Dota 2 140−150
−83.1%
260−270
+83.1%
Far Cry 5 110−120
−86.4%
220−230
+86.4%
Fortnite 160−170
−81.3%
290−300
+81.3%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−83.1%
260−270
+83.1%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
−84.2%
210−220
+84.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 120−130
−87%
230−240
+87%
Metro Exodus 85−90
−83.9%
160−170
+83.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
−86.2%
270−280
+86.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 132
−81.8%
240−250
+81.8%
Valorant 210−220
−84.3%
400−450
+84.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
−79.7%
230−240
+79.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
−76.5%
150−160
+76.5%
Dead Island 2 160−170
−79.6%
300−310
+79.6%
Dota 2 140−150
−83.1%
260−270
+83.1%
Far Cry 5 110−120
−86.4%
220−230
+86.4%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−83.1%
260−270
+83.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
−86.2%
270−280
+86.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
−75.7%
130−140
+75.7%
Valorant 210−220
−84.3%
400−450
+84.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 160−170
−81.3%
290−300
+81.3%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 90−95
−84.8%
170−180
+84.8%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
−77.2%
450−500
+77.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 70−75
−78.1%
130−140
+78.1%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−79.2%
95−100
+79.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−71.4%
300−310
+71.4%
Valorant 250−260
−80%
450−500
+80%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 95−100
−78.9%
170−180
+78.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−78.6%
75−80
+78.6%
Dead Island 2 75−80
−81.8%
140−150
+81.8%
Far Cry 5 85−90
−81.8%
160−170
+81.8%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−84.5%
190−200
+84.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
−73.9%
120−130
+73.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 95−100
−77.1%
170−180
+77.1%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−78.6%
75−80
+78.6%
Dead Island 2 35−40
−85.7%
65−70
+85.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 75−80
−79.5%
140−150
+79.5%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−81.8%
60−65
+81.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
−86.3%
95−100
+86.3%
Valorant 220−230
−79.4%
400−450
+79.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−72.4%
100−105
+72.4%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−78.6%
75−80
+78.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−84.2%
35−40
+84.2%
Dead Island 2 35−40
−85.7%
65−70
+85.7%
Dota 2 100−110
−86.9%
200−210
+86.9%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−77.1%
85−90
+77.1%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−76.5%
120−130
+76.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−77.1%
85−90
+77.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 45−50
−80.9%
85−90
+80.9%

This is how GTX 980 SLI Mobile and RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell compete in popular games:

  • RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is 82% faster in 1080p
  • RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is 76% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 38.15 71.35
Recency 22 September 2015 18 March 2025
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 330 Watt 600 Watt

GTX 980 SLI Mobile has 81.8% lower power consumption.

RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, on the other hand, has a 87% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 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 PRO 6000 Blackwell is a workstation one.

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