Radeon RX 5700M vs GeForce GTX 980M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon RX 5700M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 980M
2014
8 GB GDDR5
18.39
+360%

GTX 980M outperforms RX 5700M by a whopping 360% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking308704
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency13.011.57
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameGM204Navi 10
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 October 2014 (10 years ago)1 March 2020 (5 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 cores15362304
Core clock speed1038 MHz1465 MHz
Boost clock speed1127 MHz1720 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown180 Watt
Texture fill rate51.84247.7
Floating-point processing power1.659 TFLOPS7.926 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs96144

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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth160 GB/s384.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.12.1
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA+-

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 18.39
+360%
RX 5700M 4.00

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
+360%
RX 5700M 1599

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
+394%
35−40
−394%
Full HD72
+414%
14−16
−414%
1440p36
+414%
7−8
−414%
4K27
+440%
5−6
−440%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+629%
14−16
−629%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+375%
8−9
−375%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−35
+325%
8−9
−325%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 82
+447%
14−16
−447%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+629%
14−16
−629%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+375%
8−9
−375%
Far Cry 5 58
+427%
10−12
−427%
Fortnite 178
+709%
21−24
−709%
Forza Horizon 4 74
+311%
18−20
−311%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+533%
9−10
−533%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−35
+325%
8−9
−325%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85
+431%
16−18
−431%
Valorant 130−140
+158%
50−55
−158%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 68
+353%
14−16
−353%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+629%
14−16
−629%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230
+229%
70−75
−229%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+375%
8−9
−375%
Dota 2 100−110
+200%
35−40
−200%
Far Cry 5 53
+382%
10−12
−382%
Fortnite 86
+291%
21−24
−291%
Forza Horizon 4 68
+278%
18−20
−278%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+533%
9−10
−533%
Grand Theft Auto V 60
+400%
12−14
−400%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−35
+325%
8−9
−325%
Metro Exodus 31
+343%
7−8
−343%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 79
+394%
16−18
−394%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 61
+408%
12−14
−408%
Valorant 130−140
+158%
50−55
−158%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 61
+307%
14−16
−307%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+375%
8−9
−375%
Dota 2 100−110
+200%
35−40
−200%
Far Cry 5 50
+355%
10−12
−355%
Forza Horizon 4 47
+161%
18−20
−161%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−35
+325%
8−9
−325%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 49
+206%
16−18
−206%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 33
+175%
12−14
−175%
Valorant 130−140
+158%
50−55
−158%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 63
+186%
21−24
−186%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+640%
5−6
−640%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
+348%
27−30
−348%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−33
+900%
3−4
−900%
Metro Exodus 19
+850%
2−3
−850%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+504%
27−30
−504%
Valorant 170−180
+322%
40−45
−322%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
Far Cry 5 34
+278%
9−10
−278%
Forza Horizon 4 39
+333%
9−10
−333%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
+375%
4−5
−375%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+350%
6−7
−350%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40
+471%
7−8
−471%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Grand Theft Auto V 41
+156%
16−18
−156%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Metro Exodus 12
+500%
2−3
−500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
+450%
4−5
−450%
Valorant 100−110
+432%
18−20
−432%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 23
+360%
5−6
−360%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Dota 2 60−65
+417%
12−14
−417%
Far Cry 5 16
+220%
5−6
−220%
Forza Horizon 4 26
+550%
4−5
−550%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 17
+325%
4−5
−325%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 19
+375%
4−5
−375%

This is how GTX 980M and RX 5700M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 980M is 394% faster in 900p
  • GTX 980M is 414% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 980M is 414% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 980M is 440% faster in 4K

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

  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 980M is 900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 980M surpassed RX 5700M in all 58 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.39 4.00
Recency 7 October 2014 1 March 2020
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm

GTX 980M has a 359.8% higher aggregate performance score.

RX 5700M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 980M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5700M in performance tests.

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