GeForce 615 vs GTX 980M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980M and GeForce 615, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 980M
2014
8 GB GDDR5
19.01
+1351%

GTX 980M outperforms 615 by a whopping 1351% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3001039
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency13.121.84
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGM204GF108
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 October 2014 (10 years ago)15 May 2012 (12 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 cores153648
Core clock speed1038 MHz660 MHz
Boost clock speed1127 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,200 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown49 Watt
Texture fill rate51.845.280
Floating-point processing power1.659 TFLOPS0.1267 TFLOPS
ROPs644
TMUs968

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)PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount8 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth160 GB/s28.8 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 outputsNo outputs
VGA аnalog display support+no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support+no data
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support+-

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+-
Ansel+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.11.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+2.1

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 19.01
+1351%
GeForce 615 1.31

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 980M 7352
+1350%
GeForce 615 507

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 980M 23820
+1699%
GeForce 615 1324

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:

900p173
+1630%
10−12
−1630%
Full HD72
+1700%
4−5
−1700%
1440p36
+1700%
2−3
−1700%
4K27
+2600%
1−2
−2600%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
+1467%
3−4
−1467%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+1800%
2−3
−1800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
+1467%
3−4
−1467%
Battlefield 5 82
+1540%
5−6
−1540%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+1800%
2−3
−1800%
Far Cry 5 58
+1833%
3−4
−1833%
Fortnite 178
+1383%
12−14
−1383%
Forza Horizon 4 74
+1380%
5−6
−1380%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+1567%
3−4
−1567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85
+1600%
5−6
−1600%
Valorant 130−140
+1422%
9−10
−1422%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
+1467%
3−4
−1467%
Battlefield 5 68
+1600%
4−5
−1600%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230
+1543%
14−16
−1543%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+1800%
2−3
−1800%
Dota 2 100−110
+1400%
7−8
−1400%
Far Cry 5 53
+1667%
3−4
−1667%
Fortnite 86
+1620%
5−6
−1620%
Forza Horizon 4 68
+1600%
4−5
−1600%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+1567%
3−4
−1567%
Grand Theft Auto V 60
+1400%
4−5
−1400%
Metro Exodus 31
+1450%
2−3
−1450%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 79
+1480%
5−6
−1480%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 61
+1425%
4−5
−1425%
Valorant 130−140
+1422%
9−10
−1422%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 61
+1425%
4−5
−1425%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+1800%
2−3
−1800%
Dota 2 100−110
+1400%
7−8
−1400%
Far Cry 5 50
+1567%
3−4
−1567%
Forza Horizon 4 47
+1467%
3−4
−1467%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+1567%
3−4
−1567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 49
+1533%
3−4
−1533%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 33
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
Valorant 130−140
+1422%
9−10
−1422%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 63
+1475%
4−5
−1475%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
+1525%
8−9
−1525%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Metro Exodus 19
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+1580%
10−11
−1580%
Valorant 170−180
+1630%
10−11
−1630%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45
+1400%
3−4
−1400%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Far Cry 5 34
+1600%
2−3
−1600%
Forza Horizon 4 39
+1850%
2−3
−1850%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+1500%
2−3
−1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+2800%
1−2
−2800%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40
+1900%
2−3
−1900%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 8−9 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 41
+1950%
2−3
−1950%
Metro Exodus 12 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Valorant 100−110
+1583%
6−7
−1583%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 23
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8 0−1
Dota 2 60−65
+1450%
4−5
−1450%
Far Cry 5 16
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Forza Horizon 4 26
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 17
+1600%
1−2
−1600%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 19
+1800%
1−2
−1800%

This is how GTX 980M and GeForce 615 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 980M is 1630% faster in 900p
  • GTX 980M is 1700% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 980M is 1700% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 980M is 2600% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.01 1.31
Recency 7 October 2014 15 May 2012
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

GTX 980M has a 1351.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 980M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 615 in performance tests.

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