Radeon RX 5900 vs GeForce 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 | 147 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 8.54 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | N16E-GXX SLI | Navi 21 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 September 2015 (10 years ago) | no data |
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 | 4096 |
| Core clock speed | 1126 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1228 MHz | 1635 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 10400 Million | 21,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 330 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 418.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 13.39 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 96 |
| TMUs | no data | 256 |
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 |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 8-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 | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 3500 MHz | 14000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 672.0 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, 3x DisplayPort |
| 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_1) |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 330 Watt | 300 Watt |
RX 5900 has a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 10% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile and Radeon RX 5900. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 5900 is a desktop one.
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