Radeon RX 470 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 980M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980M SLI and Radeon RX 470 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 980M SLI
2014
2x 8 GB GDDR5, 200 Watt
24.53
+35.3%

GTX 980M SLI outperforms RX 470 Mobile by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking232313
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data10.25
Power efficiency8.4614.72
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameno dataEllesmere
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 October 2014 (10 years ago)4 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$549.99

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 cores30722048
Core clock speed1038 MHz926 MHz
Boost clock speed1127 MHz1074 MHz
Number of transistors2x 5200 Million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt85 Watt
Texture fill rateno data137.5
Floating-point processing powerno data4.399 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
Interfaceno dataMXM-B (3.0)
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 GB8 GB
Memory bus width2x 256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data224.0 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

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync-+
Optimus+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan+1.2.131
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.

GTX 980M SLI 24.53
+35.3%
RX 470 Mobile 18.13

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
+73.9%
RX 470 Mobile 10715

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
+42.1%
95−100
−42.1%
Full HD110
+37.5%
80−85
−37.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data6.87

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
+40%
45−50
−40%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+45.2%
30−35
−45.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+38.9%
35−40
−38.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
+40%
45−50
−40%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+27.8%
70−75
−27.8%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+45.2%
30−35
−45.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+38.9%
35−40
−38.9%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+32.8%
55−60
−32.8%
Fortnite 110−120
+24.7%
90−95
−24.7%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+31.4%
70−75
−31.4%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+40.4%
45−50
−40.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+40.6%
60−65
−40.6%
Valorant 160−170
+21.1%
130−140
−21.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
+40%
45−50
−40%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+27.8%
70−75
−27.8%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+45.2%
30−35
−45.2%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
+17.1%
210−220
−17.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+38.9%
35−40
−38.9%
Dota 2 120−130
+17.6%
100−110
−17.6%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+32.8%
55−60
−32.8%
Fortnite 110−120
+24.7%
90−95
−24.7%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+31.4%
70−75
−31.4%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+40.4%
45−50
−40.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 85−90
+30.8%
65−70
−30.8%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+41.7%
35−40
−41.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+40.6%
60−65
−40.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+46.8%
45−50
−46.8%
Valorant 160−170
+21.1%
130−140
−21.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+27.8%
70−75
−27.8%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+45.2%
30−35
−45.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+38.9%
35−40
−38.9%
Dota 2 120−130
+17.6%
100−110
−17.6%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+32.8%
55−60
−32.8%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+31.4%
70−75
−31.4%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+40.4%
45−50
−40.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+40.6%
60−65
−40.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+46.8%
45−50
−46.8%
Valorant 160−170
+21.1%
130−140
−21.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 110−120
+24.7%
90−95
−24.7%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
+30.4%
120−130
−30.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+44.8%
27−30
−44.8%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+40.9%
21−24
−40.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+6.7%
160−170
−6.7%
Valorant 200−210
+19%
160−170
−19%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+35.4%
45−50
−35.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+39.5%
35−40
−39.5%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+40.5%
40−45
−40.5%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+32.3%
30−35
−32.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+40.7%
27−30
−40.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
+41%
35−40
−41%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+38.7%
30−35
−38.7%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+46.2%
12−14
−46.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+41.7%
24−27
−41.7%
Valorant 130−140
+39.6%
95−100
−39.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+40%
24−27
−40%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Dota 2 75−80
+26.7%
60−65
−26.7%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+36.7%
30−33
−36.7%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+46.7%
14−16
−46.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+41.2%
16−18
−41.2%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
+47.1%
16−18
−47.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

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

  • GTX 980M SLI is 42% faster in 900p
  • GTX 980M SLI is 38% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Fortnite, with 4K resolution and the Epic Preset, the GTX 980M SLI is 47% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 980M SLI is ahead in 66 tests (99%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.53 18.13
Recency 7 October 2014 4 August 2016
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 85 Watt

GTX 980M SLI has a 35.3% higher aggregate performance score.

RX 470 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 135.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 980M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 470 Mobile in performance tests.

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