Radeon R9 M375X vs GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile

Place in the ranking	115	652
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	8.23	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code name	N16E-GXX SLI	Tropo
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	22 September 2015 (9 years ago)	5 May 2015 (9 years 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 cores	4096	640
Compute units	no data	10
Core clock speed	1126 MHz	925 MHz
Boost clock speed	1228 MHz	1015 MHz
Number of transistors	10400 Million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	330 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	no data	40.60
Floating-point processing power	no data	1.299 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	16
TMUs	no data	40

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
Bus support	no data	PCIe 3.0
Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x16
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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2x 8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	3500 MHz	1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	72 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 Connectors	no data	No outputs
Eyefinity	-	+
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync	-	+
HD3D	-	+
PowerTune	-	+
DualGraphics	-	+
ZeroCore	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.4
OpenCL	no data	Not Listed
Mantle	-	+
CUDA	+	-

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	130 +829%	14−16 −829%
4K	69 +763%	8−9 −763%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +811%	9−10 −811%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 +740%	10−11 −740%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +767%	12−14 −767%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +811%	9−10 −811%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 +740%	10−11 −740%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +810%	21−24 −810%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 +742%	12−14 −742%
Metro Exodus	90−95 +840%	10−11 −840%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 +756%	9−10 −756%
Valorant	150−160 +772%	18−20 −772%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +767%	12−14 −767%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +811%	9−10 −811%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 +740%	10−11 −740%
Dota 2	120−130 +779%	14−16 −779%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +870%	10−11 −870%
Fortnite	170−180 +856%	18−20 −856%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +810%	21−24 −810%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 +742%	12−14 −742%
Grand Theft Auto V	120−130 +771%	14−16 −771%
Metro Exodus	90−95 +840%	10−11 −840%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +857%	21−24 −857%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 +756%	9−10 −756%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	141 +781%	16−18 −781%
Valorant	150−160 +772%	18−20 −772%
World of Tanks	270−280 +830%	30−33 −830%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +767%	12−14 −767%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +811%	9−10 −811%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 +740%	10−11 −740%
Dota 2	120−130 +779%	14−16 −779%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +870%	10−11 −870%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +810%	21−24 −810%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 +742%	12−14 −742%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +857%	21−24 −857%
Valorant	150−160 +772%	18−20 −772%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	70−75 +813%	8−9 −813%
Grand Theft Auto V	70−75 +813%	8−9 −813%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +872%	18−20 −872%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +875%	4−5 −875%
World of Tanks	250−260 +826%	27−30 −826%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +813%	8−9 −813%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +875%	4−5 −875%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +900%	4−5 −900%
Far Cry 5	120−130 +807%	14−16 −807%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +850%	12−14 −850%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 +843%	7−8 −843%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +750%	10−11 −750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 +763%	8−9 −763%
Valorant	120−130 +786%	14−16 −786%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +925%	4−5 −925%
Dota 2	75−80 +767%	9−10 −767%
Grand Theft Auto V	75−80 +767%	9−10 −767%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +1000%	3−4 −1000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 +814%	14−16 −814%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +767%	3−4 −767%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +767%	9−10 −767%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +820%	5−6 −820%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +925%	4−5 −925%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +750%	2−3 −750%
Dota 2	75−80 +767%	9−10 −767%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +867%	6−7 −867%
Fortnite	55−60 +833%	6−7 −833%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +829%	7−8 −829%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 +825%	4−5 −825%
Valorant	65−70 +829%	7−8 −829%