Radeon RX 470 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 980 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	231	274
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	30.11	41.21
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Polaris (2016−2019)
GPU code name	N16E-GXX	Polaris 10 Pro
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	22 September 2014 (9 years ago)	4 August 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$395.82	$549.99
Current price	$251 (0.6x MSRP)	$148 (0.3x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 470 Mobile has 37% better value for money than GTX 980 Mobile.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2048	2048
CUDA cores	2048	no data
Core clock speed	1064 MHz	926 MHz
Boost clock speed	1216 MHz	1206 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100-200 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	144 billion/sec	137.5
Floating-point performance	4,358 gflops	4,399 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 980 Mobile and Radeon RX 470 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	large
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	MXM-B (3.0)
SLI options	+	no data

Memory

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s	224.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	No outputs
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Technologies

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

FreeSync	no data	+
GameStream	+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	no data
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data
BatteryBoost	+	no data

API support

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 980 Mobile 22.14
+17.5%

RX 470 Mobile 18.85

GeForce GTX 980 Mobile outperforms Radeon RX 470 Mobile by 17% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 980 Mobile 13047
+21.8%

RX 470 Mobile 10715

GeForce GTX 980 Mobile outperforms Radeon RX 470 Mobile by 22% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD	99 +23.8%	80−85 −23.8%
4K	45 +28.6%	35−40 −28.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40
+20%

30−33

−20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +12.8%	35−40 −12.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +18.2%	30−35 −18.2%
Battlefield 5	70−75 +15.9%	60−65 −15.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 +18.4%	45−50 −18.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +20%	30−33 −20%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +18.4%	45−50 −18.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +15.7%	50−55 −15.7%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +15.4%	65−70 −15.4%
Hitman 3	65−70 +20.4%	50−55 −20.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +17.5%	40−45 −17.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +16.1%	30−35 −16.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +20%	40−45 −20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +19.4%	35−40 −19.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +12.8%	35−40 −12.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +18.2%	30−35 −18.2%
Battlefield 5	70−75 +15.9%	60−65 −15.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 +18.4%	45−50 −18.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +20%	30−33 −20%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +18.4%	45−50 −18.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +15.7%	50−55 −15.7%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +15.4%	65−70 −15.4%
Hitman 3	65−70 +20.4%	50−55 −20.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +17.5%	40−45 −17.5%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +20%	30−33 −20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +16.1%	30−35 −16.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +20%	40−45 −20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	84 +105%	40−45 −105%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +19.4%	35−40 −19.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +12.8%	35−40 −12.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +18.2%	30−35 −18.2%
Battlefield 5	70−75 +15.9%	60−65 −15.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +20%	30−33 −20%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +18.4%	45−50 −18.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +15.7%	50−55 −15.7%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +15.4%	65−70 −15.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 +7.3%	40−45 −7.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +19.4%	35−40 −19.4%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +21.4%	27−30 −21.4%
Hitman 3	35−40 +20%	30−33 −20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +16%	24−27 −16%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +20.8%	24−27 −20.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +20%	20−22 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +23.5%	16−18 −23.5%
Battlefield 5	45−50 +19.5%	40−45 −19.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +22.6%	30−35 −22.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +19.4%	35−40 −19.4%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +18.4%	35−40 −18.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +19%	21−24 −19%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +23.1%	12−14 −23.1%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%
Hitman 3	21−24 +23.5%	16−18 −23.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30 +57.9%	18−20 −57.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Battlefield 5	24−27 +23.8%	21−24 −23.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +20%	14−16 −20%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +14.8%	27−30 −14.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%

This is how GTX 980 Mobile and RX 470 Mobile compete in popular games:

GTX 980 Mobile is 23.8% faster than RX 470 Mobile in 1080p
GTX 980 Mobile is 28.6% faster than RX 470 Mobile in 4K

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

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 980 Mobile is 105% faster than the RX 470 Mobile.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, GTX 980 Mobile surpassed RX 470 Mobile in all 68 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	22.14	18.85
Recency	22 September 2014	4 August 2016
Cost	$395.82	$549.99
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	120 Watt