GeForce RTX 5090 vs GTX 980 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980 Mobile with GeForce RTX 5090, including specs and performance data.

GTX 980 Mobile
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
21.46

RTX 5090 outperforms GTX 980 Mobile by a whopping 366% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2651
Place by popularitynot in top-10058
Cost-effectiveness evaluation20.0110.84
Power efficiency7.4012.00
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGM204GB202
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date21 September 2015 (9 years ago)30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$395.82 $1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

GTX 980 Mobile has 85% better value for money than RTX 5090.

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 cores204821760
Core clock speed1064 MHz2017 MHz
Boost clock speed1216 MHz2407 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100-200 Watt575 Watt
Texture fill rate136.21,637
Floating-point processing power4.358 TFLOPS104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs64176
TMUs128680
Tensor Coresno data680
Ray Tracing Coresno data170

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
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount4 GB32 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s1.79 TB/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 1.21x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
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)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.4
CUDA+10.1
DLSS-+

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
−105%
203
+105%
1440p35−40
−431%
186
+431%
4K46
−222%
148
+222%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.00
+146%
9.85
−146%
1440p11.31
−5.2%
10.75
+5.2%
4K8.60
+57%
13.51
−57%
  • GTX 980 Mobile has 146% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 has 5% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GTX 980 Mobile has 57% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 50−55
−365%
250−260
+365%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−463%
210−220
+463%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−465%
240−250
+465%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 50−55
−365%
250−260
+365%
Battlefield 5 80−85
−137%
190−200
+137%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−463%
210−220
+463%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−465%
240−250
+465%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−221%
210−220
+221%
Fortnite 100−110
−188%
300−350
+188%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−320%
300−350
+320%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
−342%
250−260
+342%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
−130%
170−180
+130%
Valorant 140−150
−359%
650−700
+359%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 50−55
−365%
250−260
+365%
Battlefield 5 80−85
−137%
190−200
+137%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−463%
210−220
+463%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
−16.8%
270−280
+16.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−465%
240−250
+465%
Dota 2 110−120
−346%
500−550
+346%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−221%
210−220
+221%
Fortnite 100−110
−188%
300−350
+188%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−320%
300−350
+320%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
−342%
250−260
+342%
Grand Theft Auto V 84
−107%
170−180
+107%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−56.8%
69
+56.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
−130%
170−180
+130%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 84
−424%
400−450
+424%
Valorant 140−150
−359%
650−700
+359%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
−137%
190−200
+137%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−432%
202
+432%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−465%
240−250
+465%
Dota 2 110−120
−346%
500−550
+346%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−221%
210−220
+221%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−320%
300−350
+320%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
−356%
260−270
+356%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
−130%
170−180
+130%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
−695%
350
+695%
Valorant 140−150
−359%
650−700
+359%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
−188%
300−350
+188%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150
−256%
500−550
+256%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
−383%
160−170
+383%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−677%
202
+677%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−1.2%
170−180
+1.2%
Valorant 180−190
−161%
450−500
+161%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−244%
190−200
+244%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−352%
95−100
+352%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−737%
150−160
+737%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−352%
200−210
+352%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−500%
300−350
+500%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
−344%
160−170
+344%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−873%
321
+873%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 45−50
−221%
150−160
+221%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 16−18
−700%
128
+700%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−1640%
174
+1640%
Grand Theft Auto V 60
−212%
180−190
+212%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−882%
167
+882%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30
−1160%
378
+1160%
Valorant 110−120
−186%
300−350
+186%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
−339%
130−140
+339%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−450%
55
+450%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−888%
75−80
+888%
Dota 2 65−70
−335%
300−310
+335%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−673%
170−180
+673%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−771%
300−350
+771%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
−344%
80−85
+344%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
−380%
95−100
+380%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
−276%
75−80
+276%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 183
+0%
183
+0%

This is how GTX 980 Mobile and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 is 105% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 is 431% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 is 222% faster in 4K

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5090 is 1640% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 is ahead in 60 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.46 100.00
Recency 21 September 2015 30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 575 Watt

GTX 980 Mobile has 475% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 366% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 980 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 980 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5090 is a desktop one.

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