Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB vs GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile with Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB, including specs and performance data.

GTX 980 SLI Mobile
2015
2x 8 GB GDDR5, 330 Watt
35.94

RX 9060 XT 16 GB outperforms GTX 980 SLI Mobile by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking14667
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data71.09
Power efficiency8.3123.21
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code nameN16E-GXX SLINavi 44
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date22 September 2015 (9 years ago)4 June 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349

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 cores40962048
Core clock speed1126 MHz1700 MHz
Boost clock speed1228 MHz3130 MHz
Number of transistors10400 Million29,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)330 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rateno data400.6
Floating-point processing powerno data25.64 TFLOPS
ROPsno data64
TMUsno data128
Ray Tracing Coresno data32

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 data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed3500 MHz2518 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data322.3 GB/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 data1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1a
HDMI-+
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 data2.2
Vulkan-1.3
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 HD137
−31.4%
180−190
+31.4%
4K68
−32.4%
90−95
+32.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data1.94
4Kno data3.88

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 200−210
−34.6%
280−290
+34.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
−29.4%
110−120
+29.4%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 95−100
−32.7%
130−140
+32.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
−32.8%
170−180
+32.8%
Counter-Strike 2 200−210
−34.6%
280−290
+34.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
−29.4%
110−120
+29.4%
Far Cry 5 110−120
−27.1%
150−160
+27.1%
Fortnite 160−170
−31.3%
210−220
+31.3%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−33.8%
190−200
+33.8%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
−30.4%
150−160
+30.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
−30.1%
190−200
+30.1%
Valorant 210−220
−33%
290−300
+33%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
−32.8%
170−180
+32.8%
Counter-Strike 2 200−210
−34.6%
280−290
+34.6%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
−25.4%
350−400
+25.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
−29.4%
110−120
+29.4%
Dota 2 140−150
−33.8%
190−200
+33.8%
Far Cry 5 110−120
−27.1%
150−160
+27.1%
Fortnite 160−170
−31.3%
210−220
+31.3%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−33.8%
190−200
+33.8%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
−30.4%
150−160
+30.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 120−130
−30.1%
160−170
+30.1%
Metro Exodus 85−90
−26.4%
110−120
+26.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
−30.1%
190−200
+30.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 132
−28.8%
170−180
+28.8%
Valorant 210−220
−33%
290−300
+33%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
−32.8%
170−180
+32.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
−29.4%
110−120
+29.4%
Dota 2 140−150
−33.8%
190−200
+33.8%
Far Cry 5 110−120
−27.1%
150−160
+27.1%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−33.8%
190−200
+33.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
−30.1%
190−200
+30.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
−35.1%
100−105
+35.1%
Valorant 210−220
−33%
290−300
+33%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 160−170
−31.3%
210−220
+31.3%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 90−95
−30.4%
120−130
+30.4%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
−17.6%
300−310
+17.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 70−75
−35.1%
100−105
+35.1%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−32.1%
70−75
+32.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−31.4%
230−240
+31.4%
Valorant 250−260
−20%
300−310
+20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 95−100
−26.3%
120−130
+26.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−31%
55−60
+31%
Far Cry 5 85−90
−34.8%
120−130
+34.8%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−34.6%
140−150
+34.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
−30.4%
90−95
+30.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 95−100
−25%
120−130
+25%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−31%
55−60
+31%
Grand Theft Auto V 75−80
−28.2%
100−105
+28.2%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
−27.5%
65−70
+27.5%
Valorant 220−230
−33.9%
300−310
+33.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−29.3%
75−80
+29.3%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−31%
55−60
+31%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
Dota 2 100−110
−30.8%
140−150
+30.8%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−25%
60−65
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−30.4%
90−95
+30.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−25%
60−65
+25%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 45−50
−27.7%
60−65
+27.7%

This is how GTX 980 SLI Mobile and RX 9060 XT 16 GB compete in popular games:

  • RX 9060 XT 16 GB is 31% faster in 1080p
  • RX 9060 XT 16 GB is 32% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.94 48.58
Recency 22 September 2015 4 June 2025
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 330 Watt 160 Watt

RX 9060 XT 16 GB has a 35.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 600% more advanced lithography process, and 106.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB 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 graphics card while Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB is a desktop one.

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