GeForce GTX 775M vs 980M

Place in performance ranking	275	442
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.92	1.72
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	GM204	N13E-GTX-A2
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 October 2014 (9 years ago)	24 September 2013 (10 years ago)
Current price	$583	$780

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 980M has 477% better value for money than GTX 775M.

Detailed specifications

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	1536	1344
CUDA cores	1536	no data
Core clock speed	1038 MHz	719 MHz
Boost clock speed	1127 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,200 million	3540 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	unknown	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	51.84	no data
Floating-point performance	3,462 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 980M and GeForce GTX 775M 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)	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 GB/s	no data
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 Connectors	No outputs	no data
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

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	+	+
BatteryBoost	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	1.1.126	no data
CUDA	+	+

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 19.02
+105%

GTX 775M 9.30

980M outperforms 775M by 105% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 980M 7345
+104%

GTX 775M 3593

980M outperforms 775M by 104% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 980M 12517
+106%

GTX 775M 6071

980M outperforms 775M by 106% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GTX 980M 21970
+83.1%

GTX 775M 11999

980M outperforms 775M by 83% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 980M 66
+83.3%

GTX 775M 36

980M outperforms 775M by 83% in Octane Render OctaneBench.

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	173 +116%	80−85 −116%
Full HD	74 +111%	35−40 −111%
1440p	31 +121%	14−16 −121%
4K	28 +133%	12−14 −133%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−33
+114%

14−16

−114%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	51 +168%	18−20 −168%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +146%	12−14 −146%
Battlefield 5	67 +131%	27−30 −131%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +100%	18−20 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +114%	14−16 −114%
Far Cry 5	62 +195%	21−24 −195%
Far Cry New Dawn	59 +127%	24−27 −127%
Forza Horizon 4	74 +64.4%	45−50 −64.4%
Hitman 3	35−40 +118%	16−18 −118%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +87.5%	40−45 −87.5%
Metro Exodus	65 +132%	27−30 −132%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +100%	24−27 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 +114%	27−30 −114%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +70.6%	30−35 −70.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	44 +132%	18−20 −132%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +146%	12−14 −146%
Battlefield 5	57 +96.6%	27−30 −96.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +100%	18−20 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +114%	14−16 −114%
Far Cry 5	52 +148%	21−24 −148%
Far Cry New Dawn	47 +80.8%	24−27 −80.8%
Forza Horizon 4	191 +324%	45−50 −324%
Hitman 3	35−40 +118%	16−18 −118%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +87.5%	40−45 −87.5%
Metro Exodus	55 +96.4%	27−30 −96.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +100%	24−27 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 +114%	27−30 −114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	61 +221%	18−20 −221%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +70.6%	30−35 −70.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	26 +36.8%	18−20 −36.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +146%	12−14 −146%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +100%	18−20 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +114%	14−16 −114%
Far Cry 5	38 +81%	21−24 −81%
Forza Horizon 4	47 +4.4%	45−50 −4.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +87.5%	40−45 −87.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 +114%	27−30 −114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	33 +73.7%	18−20 −73.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +70.6%	30−35 −70.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55
+100%

24−27

−100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	33 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	35 +133%	14−16 −133%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20 +122%	9−10 −122%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +240%	5−6 −240%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +118%	10−12 −118%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Far Cry 5	34 +127%	14−16 −127%
Forza Horizon 4	39 +129%	16−18 −129%
Hitman 3	21−24 +69.2%	12−14 −69.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +105%	18−20 −105%
Metro Exodus	38 +192%	12−14 −192%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +245%	10−12 −245%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +144%	9−10 −144%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +160%	5−6 −160%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35
+107%

14−16

−107%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16 +77.8%	9−10 −77.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	17 +143%	7−8 −143%
Hitman 3	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +110%	10−11 −110%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12 +140%	5−6 −140%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	22 +214%	7−8 −214%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12 +140%	5−6 −140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry 5	12 +140%	5−6 −140%
Forza Horizon 4	26 +136%	10−12 −136%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +110%	10−11 −110%
Metro Exodus	20 +100%	10−11 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%