GeForce RTX 4090 D vs GTX 980M

Place in the ranking	286	2
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	18.33
Power efficiency	13.24	15.93
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GM204	AD102
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 October 2014 (10 years ago)	28 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	1536	14592
Core clock speed	1038 MHz	2280 MHz
Boost clock speed	1127 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	unknown	425 Watt
Texture fill rate	51.84	1,149
Floating-point processing power	1.659 TFLOPS	73.54 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	176
TMUs	96	456
Tensor Cores	no data	456
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	114

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 size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 16-pin
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	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 GB/s	1,008 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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
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 Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	-
BatteryBoost	+	-
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

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. 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 19.07

RTX 4090 D 97.52
+411%

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 7357

RTX 4090 D 37631
+411%

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 −391%	850−900 +391%
Full HD	69 −407%	350−400 +407%
1440p	31 −384%	150−160 +384%
4K	27 −381%	130−140 +381%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−33
−400%

150−160

+400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	51 −410%	260−270 +410%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −400%	160−170 +400%
Battlefield 5	67 −348%	300−310 +348%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −400%	190−200 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 −400%	150−160 +400%
Far Cry 5	62 −384%	300−310 +384%
Far Cry New Dawn	59 −408%	300−310 +408%
Forza Horizon 4	196 −410%	1000−1050 +410%
Hitman 3	35−40 −386%	180−190 +386%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 −389%	450−500 +389%
Metro Exodus	65 −362%	300−310 +362%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −410%	260−270 +410%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100 −400%	500−550 +400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 −406%	450−500 +406%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	68 −341%	300−310 +341%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −400%	160−170 +400%
Battlefield 5	57 −409%	290−300 +409%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −400%	190−200 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 −400%	150−160 +400%
Far Cry 5	52 −400%	260−270 +400%
Far Cry New Dawn	47 −411%	240−250 +411%
Forza Horizon 4	191 −397%	950−1000 +397%
Hitman 3	35−40 −386%	180−190 +386%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 −389%	450−500 +389%
Metro Exodus	55 −409%	280−290 +409%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −410%	260−270 +410%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 −376%	300−310 +376%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	121 −396%	600−650 +396%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 −406%	450−500 +406%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	26 −400%	130−140 +400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −400%	160−170 +400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −400%	190−200 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 −400%	150−160 +400%
Far Cry 5	38 −400%	190−200 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	47 −411%	240−250 +411%
Hitman 3	35−40 −386%	180−190 +386%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 −389%	450−500 +389%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 −376%	300−310 +376%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	33 −385%	160−170 +385%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 −406%	450−500 +406%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55
−410%

260−270

+410%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	33 −385%	160−170 +385%
Far Cry New Dawn	32 −400%	160−170 +400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20 −400%	100−105 +400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −400%	85−90 +400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −376%	100−105 +376%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
Far Cry 5	24 −400%	120−130 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	134 −385%	650−700 +385%
Hitman 3	21−24 −400%	110−120 +400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −387%	190−200 +387%
Metro Exodus	38 −400%	190−200 +400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −400%	190−200 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −400%	110−120 +400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 −387%	550−600 +387%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35
−384%

150−160

+384%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16 −400%	80−85 +400%
Far Cry New Dawn	17 −400%	85−90 +400%
Hitman 3	14−16 −400%	70−75 +400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 −410%	500−550 +410%
Metro Exodus	18 −400%	90−95 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	22 −400%	110−120 +400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12 −400%	60−65 +400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −400%	45−50 +400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −400%	50−55 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Far Cry 5	12 −400%	60−65 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	26 −400%	130−140 +400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −376%	100−105 +376%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

−400%

85−90
+400%

This is how GTX 980M and RTX 4090 D compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 D is 391% faster in 900p
RTX 4090 D is 407% faster in 1080p
RTX 4090 D is 384% faster in 1440p
RTX 4090 D is 381% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	19.07	97.52
Recency	7 October 2014	28 December 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm

RTX 4090 D has a 411.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 980M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 980M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4090 D is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.