GeForce MX570 vs GTX 980M

Place in performance ranking	275	330
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.62	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GM204	GN20-S5
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 October 2014 (9 years ago)	17 December 2021 (2 years ago)
Current price	$583	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2048
CUDA cores	1536	no data
Core clock speed	1038 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1127 MHz	1477 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	unknown	15-45 Watt
Texture fill rate	51.84	73.92
Floating-point performance	3,462 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 980M and GeForce MX570 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	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
SLI options	+	no data

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 GB/s	96 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 Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
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)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2
CUDA	+	8.6

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 18.99
+27.4%

GeForce MX570 14.90

GTX 980M outperforms MX570 by 27% based on our aggregated 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 7350
+27.5%

GeForce MX570 5764

GTX 980M outperforms MX570 by 28% in Passmark.

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 +33.1%	130−140 −33.1%
Full HD	72 +30.9%	55−60 −30.9%
1440p	36 +33.3%	27−30 −33.3%
4K	27 +28.6%	21−24 −28.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−33
+30.4%

21−24

−30.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	51 +64.5%	30−35 −64.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +32%	24−27 −32%
Battlefield 5	82 +60.8%	50−55 −60.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +28.9%	35−40 −28.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +30.4%	21−24 −30.4%
Far Cry 5	58 +48.7%	35−40 −48.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	60 +46.3%	40−45 −46.3%
Forza Horizon 4	74 +42.3%	50−55 −42.3%
Hitman 3	50−55 +31.7%	40−45 −31.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +29%	30−35 −29%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +24%	24−27 −24%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	51 +64.5%	30−35 −64.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +28.6%	27−30 −28.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	44 +41.9%	30−35 −41.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +32%	24−27 −32%
Battlefield 5	68 +33.3%	50−55 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +28.9%	35−40 −28.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +30.4%	21−24 −30.4%
Far Cry 5	53 +35.9%	35−40 −35.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	56 +36.6%	40−45 −36.6%
Forza Horizon 4	68 +30.8%	50−55 −30.8%
Hitman 3	50−55 +31.7%	40−45 −31.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +29%	30−35 −29%
Metro Exodus	31 +34.8%	21−24 −34.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +24%	24−27 −24%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	42 +35.5%	30−35 −35.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	61 +96.8%	30−35 −96.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +28.6%	27−30 −28.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	26 −19.2%	30−35 +19.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +32%	24−27 −32%
Battlefield 5	61 +19.6%	50−55 −19.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +30.4%	21−24 −30.4%
Far Cry 5	50 +28.2%	35−40 −28.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	51 +24.4%	40−45 −24.4%
Forza Horizon 4	47 −10.6%	50−55 +10.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	33 +6.5%	30−35 −6.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +28.6%	27−30 −28.6%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +27.3%	21−24 −27.3%
Hitman 3	30−33 +30.4%	21−24 −30.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +19%	21−24 −19%
Metro Exodus	19 +46.2%	12−14 −46.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	25 +31.6%	18−20 −31.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20 +33.3%	14−16 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Battlefield 5	45 +45.2%	30−35 −45.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Far Cry 5	34 +41.7%	24−27 −41.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	38 +40.7%	27−30 −40.7%
Forza Horizon 4	39 +34.5%	27−30 −34.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +33.3%	14−16 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Hitman 3	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Metro Exodus	12 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	22 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Battlefield 5	23 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Far Cry 5	16 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	20 +33.3%	14−16 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	26 +30%	20−22 −30%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%

This is how GTX 980M and GeForce MX570 compete in popular games:

GTX 980M is 33% faster in 900p
GTX 980M is 31% faster in 1080p
GTX 980M is 33% faster in 1440p
GTX 980M is 29% faster in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 980M is 100% faster than the GeForce MX570.
in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce MX570 is 19% faster than the GTX 980M.

All in all, in popular games: