Radeon Pro W6800X vs GeForce GTX 980 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980 Mobile with Radeon Pro W6800X, including specs and performance data.

GTX 980 Mobile
2015, $396
4 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
19.39

Pro W6800X outperforms 980 Mobile by a whopping 105% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking315121
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.107.00
Power efficiency7.4515.28
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)
GPU code nameGM204Navi 21
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date21 September 2015 (10 years ago)3 August 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$395.82 $2,799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

GTX 980 Mobile has 1% better value for money than Pro W6800X.

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 cores20483840
Core clock speed1064 MHz1800 MHz
Boost clock speed1216 MHz2087 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100-200 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate136.2500.9
Floating-point processing power4.358 TFLOPS16.03 TFLOPS
ROPs6496
TMUs128240
Ray Tracing Coresno data60
L0 Cacheno data960 KB
L1 Cache768 KB768 KB
L2 Cache2 MB4 MB
L3 Cacheno data128 MB

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)Apple MPX
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno dataQuad-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataApple MPX
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 amount4 GB32 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s512.0 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.21x HDMI 2.1, 4x Thunderbolt
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 support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
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 HD99
−102%
200−210
+102%
4K46
−95.7%
90−95
+95.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.00
+250%
14.00
−250%
4K8.60
+261%
31.10
−261%
  • GTX 980 Mobile has 250% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GTX 980 Mobile has 261% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 110−120
−96.4%
220−230
+96.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−102%
85−90
+102%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
−97.4%
75−80
+97.4%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 80−85
−95.1%
160−170
+95.1%
Counter-Strike 2 110−120
−96.4%
220−230
+96.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−102%
85−90
+102%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−103%
130−140
+103%
Fortnite 100−110
−104%
210−220
+104%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−100%
160−170
+100%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
−93.5%
120−130
+93.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
−97.4%
75−80
+97.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
−97.4%
150−160
+97.4%
Valorant 140−150
−104%
300−310
+104%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 80−85
−95.1%
160−170
+95.1%
Counter-Strike 2 110−120
−96.4%
220−230
+96.4%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
−91.5%
450−500
+91.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−102%
85−90
+102%
Dota 2 110−120
−98.2%
220−230
+98.2%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−103%
130−140
+103%
Fortnite 100−110
−104%
210−220
+104%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−100%
160−170
+100%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
−93.5%
120−130
+93.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 84
−102%
170−180
+102%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
−97.4%
75−80
+97.4%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−97.7%
85−90
+97.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
−97.4%
150−160
+97.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 84
−102%
170−180
+102%
Valorant 140−150
−104%
300−310
+104%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 80−85
−95.1%
160−170
+95.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−102%
85−90
+102%
Dota 2 110−120
−98.2%
220−230
+98.2%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−103%
130−140
+103%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−100%
160−170
+100%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
−97.4%
75−80
+97.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
−97.4%
150−160
+97.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
−105%
90−95
+105%
Valorant 140−150
−104%
300−310
+104%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 100−110
−104%
210−220
+104%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−100%
80−85
+100%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150
−103%
290−300
+103%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
−100%
70−75
+100%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−92.3%
50−55
+92.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−103%
350−400
+103%
Valorant 180−190
−92.3%
350−400
+92.3%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 55−60
−96.4%
110−120
+96.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−84.2%
35−40
+84.2%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−105%
90−95
+105%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−104%
100−105
+104%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
−105%
45−50
+105%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
−100%
60−65
+100%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 45−50
−95.7%
90−95
+95.7%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−94.4%
35−40
+94.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 60
−100%
120−130
+100%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−87.5%
30−33
+87.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30
−100%
60−65
+100%
Valorant 110−120
−104%
230−240
+104%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 30−33
−100%
60−65
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−94.4%
35−40
+94.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%
Dota 2 65−70
−91.2%
130−140
+91.2%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−105%
45−50
+105%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−91.2%
65−70
+91.2%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
−100%
40−45
+100%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 21−24
−90.5%
40−45
+90.5%

This is how GTX 980 Mobile and Pro W6800X compete in popular games:

  • Pro W6800X is 102% faster in 1080p
  • Pro W6800X is 96% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 19.39 39.74
Recency 21 September 2015 3 August 2021
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 200 Watt

GTX 980 Mobile has 100% lower power consumption.

Pro W6800X, on the other hand, has a 105% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro W6800X 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 graphics card while Radeon Pro W6800X is a workstation one.

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