GeForce GT 120M vs GTX 980 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980 Mobile and GeForce GT 120M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 980 Mobile
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
18.56
+5359%

GTX 980 Mobile outperforms GT 120M by a whopping 5359% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2701280
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.14no data
Power efficiency7.371.93
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGM204G96C
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date21 September 2015 (9 years ago)15 June 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$395.82 no data

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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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 cores204832
Core clock speed1064 MHz500 MHz
Boost clock speed1216 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,200 million314 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100-200 Watt14 Watt
Texture fill rate136.28.000
Floating-point processing power4.358 TFLOPS0.08 TFLOPS
ROPs648
TMUs12816

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 sizelargemedium sized
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 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 typeGDDR5DDR2
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s500 MHz
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s16 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2No outputs
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
VGA аnalog display support+no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support+no data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
BatteryBoost+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.44.0
OpenGL4.53.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+1.1

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 HD99
+9800%
1−2
−9800%
4K460−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.00no data
4K8.60no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 50−55
+2600%
2−3
−2600%
Counter-Strike 2 110−120
+5700%
2−3
−5700%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+4200%
1−2
−4200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 50−55
+2600%
2−3
−2600%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+8200%
1−2
−8200%
Counter-Strike 2 110−120
+5700%
2−3
−5700%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+4200%
1−2
−4200%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+6700%
1−2
−6700%
Fortnite 100−110
+10400%
1−2
−10400%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+2633%
3−4
−2633%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
+6300%
1−2
−6300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+1000%
7−8
−1000%
Valorant 140−150
+448%
27−30
−448%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 50−55
+2600%
2−3
−2600%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+8200%
1−2
−8200%
Counter-Strike 2 110−120
+5700%
2−3
−5700%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
+1593%
14−16
−1593%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+4200%
1−2
−4200%
Dota 2 110−120
+1020%
10−11
−1020%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+6700%
1−2
−6700%
Fortnite 100−110
+10400%
1−2
−10400%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+2633%
3−4
−2633%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
+6300%
1−2
−6300%
Grand Theft Auto V 84
+8300%
1−2
−8300%
Metro Exodus 40−45 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+1000%
7−8
−1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 84
+2700%
3−4
−2700%
Valorant 140−150
+448%
27−30
−448%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+8200%
1−2
−8200%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+4200%
1−2
−4200%
Dota 2 110−120
+1020%
10−11
−1020%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+6700%
1−2
−6700%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+2633%
3−4
−2633%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+1000%
7−8
−1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+1367%
3−4
−1367%
Valorant 140−150
+448%
27−30
−448%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
+10400%
1−2
−10400%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 40−45 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40 0−1
Metro Exodus 24−27 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+4200%
4−5
−4200%
Valorant 180−190
+6100%
3−4
−6100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+5600%
1−2
−5600%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20 0−1
Far Cry 5 45−50 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 45−50 0−1

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 16−18 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 18−20 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 60
+300%
14−16
−300%
Metro Exodus 16−18 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30 0−1
Valorant 110−120
+5700%
2−3
−5700%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 18−20 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9 0−1
Dota 2 65−70
+6800%
1−2
−6800%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
+950%
2−3
−950%

This is how GTX 980 Mobile and GT 120M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 980 Mobile is 9800% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 980 Mobile is 5700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 980 Mobile surpassed GT 120M in all 28 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.56 0.34
Recency 21 September 2015 15 June 2009
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 14 Watt

GTX 980 Mobile has a 5358.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

GT 120M, on the other hand, has 614.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 980 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 120M in performance tests.

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