GeForce GTX 980 Mobile: specs and benchmarks
Aggregate performance score
GeForce GTX 980 Mobile provides acceptable gaming and benchmark performance at 18.62% of a leader's which is RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell.
Contents
Summary
NVIDIA started GeForce GTX 980 Mobile sales 21 September 2015 at a recommended price of $395.82. This is a laptop graphics card based on a Maxwell 2.0 architecture and made with 28 nm manufacturing process. It is primarily aimed at gamers. 4 GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 7.0 GB/s are supplied, and together with 256 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.
Compatibility-wise, this is a graphics card attached via MXM-B (3.0) interface. Power consumption is at 100-200 Watt.
Primary details
Some basic facts about GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop): architecture, market segment, release date etc.
| Place in the ranking | 304 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.98 | |
| Power efficiency | 7.49 | of 100.00 (Radeon 890M) |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | |
| GPU code name | GM204 | |
| Market segment | Laptop | |
| Release date | 21 September 2015 (9 years ago) | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $395.82 | of 14,999 (Quadro Plex 7000) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop)'s specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop)'s performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2048 | of 960 (GeForce GTX 660) |
| Core clock speed | 1064 MHz | of 980 (GeForce GT 755M SLI) |
| Boost clock speed | 1216 MHz | of 1000 (HD Graphics (Haswell)) |
| Number of transistors | 5,200 million | of 100,000 million (Data Center GPU Max 1100) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | of 0.003 MB (Arc Graphics 140V) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100-200 Watt | of 235 (FirePro S9150) |
| Texture fill rate | 136.2 | of 1,968 (RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell) |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.358 TFLOPS | of 126 (RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell) |
| ROPs | 64 | of 512 (Moore Threads MTT S4000) |
| TMUs | 128 | of 896 (Data Center GPU Max 1350) |
| L1 Cache | 768 KB | of 64 MB (Data Center GPU Max 1550) |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | of 408 MB (Data Center GPU Max 1350) |
Form factor & compatibility
This section provides details about the physical dimensions of GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | large | |
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | |
| SLI options | + |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of memory installed on GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop): its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | of 288 GB (Radeon Instinct MI325X) |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | of 384 (GeForce GTX 980 Ti) |
| Memory clock speed | 7.0 GB/s | of 16384000 MB (GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile) |
| Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s | of 983040 MB (GeForce RTX 5080) |
| Shared memory | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop). As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.
| Display Connectors | Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2 | |
| Multi monitor support | 4 displays | |
| VGA аnalog display support | + | |
| DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support | + | |
| HDMI | + | |
| HDCP | + | |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | |
| G-SYNC support | + | |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal |
Supported technologies
Technological solutions and APIs supported by GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop). You'll probably need this information if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GameStream | + | |
| GeForce ShadowPlay | + | |
| GPU Boost | 2.0 | |
| GameWorks | + | |
| H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder | + | |
| Optimus | + | |
| BatteryBoost | + |
API and SDK support
APIs supported by GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop), sometimes including their particular versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | of 4.6 (RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell) |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | |
| CUDA | + |
Benchmark performance
Synthetic benchmark performance of GeForce GTX 980 Mobile. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
3DMark Ice Storm GPU
Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.
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SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase
SPECviewperf 12 - Maya
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Gaming performance
Let's see how good GeForce GTX 980 Mobile is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular modern games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 99 | |
| 4K | 46 |
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 4.00 | |
| 4K | 8.60 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 110−120 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45 | |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35−40 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85 | |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 110−120 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 65−70 | |
| Fortnite | 100−110 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85 | |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 60−65 | |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35−40 | |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 75−80 | |
| Valorant | 140−150 |
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85 | |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 110−120 | |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 230−240 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45 | |
| Dota 2 | 110−120 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 65−70 | |
| Fortnite | 100−110 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85 | |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 60−65 | |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 84 | |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35−40 | |
| Metro Exodus | 40−45 | |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 75−80 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 84 | |
| Valorant | 140−150 |
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45 | |
| Dota 2 | 110−120 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 65−70 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85 | |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35−40 | |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 75−80 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 44 | |
| Valorant | 140−150 |
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 100−110 |
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45 | |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 140−150 | |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 35−40 | |
| Metro Exodus | 24−27 | |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180 | |
| Valorant | 180−190 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55 | |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 45−50 |
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20 | |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 60 | |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 12−14 | |
| Metro Exodus | 16−18 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30 | |
| Valorant | 110−120 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 30−33 | |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9 | |
| Dota 2 | 65−70 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40 | |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 12−14 | |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 20−22 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 21−24 |
AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to GeForce GTX 980 Mobile is Radeon 890M, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 1 position in our ranking.
Here are some closest AMD rivals to GeForce GTX 980 Mobile:
Similar GPUs
Here is our recommendation of several graphics cards that are more or less close in performance to the one reviewed.
Recommended processors
These processors are most commonly used with GeForce GTX 980 Mobile according to our statistics.
