Radeon R9 M395X vs GeForce GTX 980M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980M SLI and Radeon R9 M395X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 980M SLI
2014
2x 8 GB GDDR5, 200 Watt
24.67
+82.6%

GTX 980M SLI outperforms R9 M395X by an impressive 83% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking227382
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency8.5112.43
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameno dataAmethyst
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 October 2014 (10 years ago)5 May 2015 (9 years ago)

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 cores30722048
Core clock speed1038 MHz723 MHz
Boost clock speed1127 MHzno data
Number of transistors2x 5200 Million5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rateno data92.54
Floating-point processing powerno data2.961 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data128

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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width2x 256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data160.0 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs
Eyefinity-+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync-+
HD3D-+
PowerTune-+
DualGraphics-+
TrueAudio-+
ZeroCore-+
Switchable graphics-+
Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_1DirectX® 12
Shader Modelno data6.3
OpenGLno data4.4
OpenCLno dataNot Listed
Vulkan+-
Mantle-+
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 980M SLI 24.67
+82.6%
R9 M395X 13.51

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.

GTX 980M SLI 18632
+135%
R9 M395X 7921

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:

900p135
+92.9%
70−75
−92.9%
Full HD110
+83.3%
60−65
−83.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+91.7%
24−27
−91.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+92.3%
24−27
−92.3%
Elden Ring 80−85
+97.6%
40−45
−97.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+72.7%
40−45
−72.7%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+91.7%
24−27
−91.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+92.3%
24−27
−92.3%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+100%
50−55
−100%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+75.7%
35−40
−75.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+58.8%
30−35
−58.8%
Valorant 95−100
+86.8%
50−55
−86.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+72.7%
40−45
−72.7%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+91.7%
24−27
−91.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+92.3%
24−27
−92.3%
Dota 2 85−90
+73.5%
45−50
−73.5%
Elden Ring 80−85
+97.6%
40−45
−97.6%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+49%
50−55
−49%
Fortnite 120−130
+63.2%
75−80
−63.2%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+100%
50−55
−100%
Grand Theft Auto V 85−90
+77.1%
45−50
−77.1%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+75.7%
35−40
−75.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+57.6%
95−100
−57.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+58.8%
30−35
−58.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 103
+151%
40−45
−151%
Valorant 95−100
+86.8%
50−55
−86.8%
World of Tanks 250−260
+42.2%
180−190
−42.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+72.7%
40−45
−72.7%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+91.7%
24−27
−91.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+92.3%
24−27
−92.3%
Dota 2 85−90
+73.5%
45−50
−73.5%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+49%
50−55
−49%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+100%
50−55
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+57.6%
95−100
−57.6%
Valorant 95−100
+86.8%
50−55
−86.8%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 40−45
+116%
18−20
−116%
Elden Ring 40−45
+115%
20−22
−115%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+121%
18−20
−121%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+68.3%
100−110
−68.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+91.7%
12−14
−91.7%
World of Tanks 160−170
+71.6%
95−100
−71.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+85.2%
27−30
−85.2%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+125%
30−35
−125%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+103%
30−35
−103%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+93.1%
27−30
−93.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+112%
16−18
−112%
Valorant 65−70
+94.1%
30−35
−94.1%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+144%
9−10
−144%
Dota 2 40−45
+79.2%
24−27
−79.2%
Elden Ring 18−20
+111%
9−10
−111%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+79.2%
24−27
−79.2%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+111%
9−10
−111%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+87.5%
40−45
−87.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+79.2%
24−27
−79.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+117%
12−14
−117%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+144%
9−10
−144%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Dota 2 40−45
+79.2%
24−27
−79.2%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+94.1%
16−18
−94.1%
Fortnite 30−35
+107%
14−16
−107%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+111%
18−20
−111%
Valorant 30−35
+129%
14−16
−129%

This is how GTX 980M SLI and R9 M395X compete in popular games:

  • GTX 980M SLI is 93% faster in 900p
  • GTX 980M SLI is 83% faster in 1080p

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 980M SLI is 151% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 980M SLI surpassed R9 M395X in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.67 13.51
Recency 7 October 2014 5 May 2015
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 250 Watt

GTX 980M SLI has a 82.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 25% lower power consumption.

R9 M395X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months.

The GeForce GTX 980M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M395X in performance tests.


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