Radeon RX 470 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 980M SLI

Place in performance ranking	203	274
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	18.79	41.34
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Polaris (2016−2019)
GPU code name	no data	Polaris 10 Pro
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 October 2014 (9 years old)	4 August 2016 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$549.99
Current price	$499	$148 (0.3x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 470 Mobile has 120% better value for money than GTX 980M SLI.

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	3072	2048
Core clock speed	1038 MHz	926 MHz
Boost clock speed	1127 MHz	1206 MHz
Number of transistors	2x 5200 Million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	137.5
Floating-point performance	no data	4,399 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 980M SLI 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
Interface	no data	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	2x 8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	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

no data

No outputs

Technologies

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

FreeSync	no data	+
Optimus	+	no data

API support

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

DirectX	12_1	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	no data	6.4
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	2.0
Vulkan	+	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 980M SLI 24.67
+31%

RX 470 Mobile 18.83

GeForce GTX 980M SLI outperforms Radeon RX 470 Mobile by 31% 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 980M SLI 18632
+73.9%

RX 470 Mobile 10715

GeForce GTX 980M SLI outperforms Radeon RX 470 Mobile by 74% 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:

900p	135 +35%	100−110 −35%
Full HD	110 +37.5%	80−85 −37.5%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

40−45
+33.3%

30−33

−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +25.6%	35−40 −25.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +30.3%	30−35 −30.3%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +27%	60−65 −27%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +32.7%	45−50 −32.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +33.3%	30−33 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +32.7%	45−50 −32.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +27.5%	50−55 −27.5%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +26.2%	65−70 −26.2%
Hitman 3	70−75 +37%	50−55 −37%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +32.5%	40−45 −32.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +29%	30−35 −29%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +35%	40−45 −35%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +30.6%	35−40 −30.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +25.6%	35−40 −25.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +30.3%	30−35 −30.3%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +27%	60−65 −27%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +32.7%	45−50 −32.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +33.3%	30−33 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +32.7%	45−50 −32.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +27.5%	50−55 −27.5%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +26.2%	65−70 −26.2%
Hitman 3	70−75 +37%	50−55 −37%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +32.5%	40−45 −32.5%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +36.7%	30−33 −36.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +29%	30−35 −29%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +35%	40−45 −35%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +36.6%	40−45 −36.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +30.6%	35−40 −30.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +25.6%	35−40 −25.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +30.3%	30−35 −30.3%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +27%	60−65 −27%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +33.3%	30−33 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +32.7%	45−50 −32.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +27.5%	50−55 −27.5%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +26.2%	65−70 −26.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +36.6%	40−45 −36.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +30.6%	35−40 −30.6%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +35.7%	27−30 −35.7%
Hitman 3	40−45 +36.7%	30−33 −36.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +32%	24−27 −32%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +37.5%	24−27 −37.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +35%	20−22 −35%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +41.2%	16−18 −41.2%
Battlefield 5	55−60 +34.1%	40−45 −34.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +45.5%	10−12 −45.5%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +38.7%	30−35 −38.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +33.3%	35−40 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +34.2%	35−40 −34.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +45%	20−22 −45%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +46.2%	12−14 −46.2%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Hitman 3	21−24 +35.3%	16−18 −35.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +36.4%	10−12 −36.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +42.1%	18−20 −42.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +45.5%	10−12 −45.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +38.1%	21−24 −38.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +40%	14−16 −40%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +33.3%	18−20 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +34.6%	24−27 −34.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%