AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M
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  • Interface MXM-B (3.0)
  • Core clock speed 1038 + Boost
  • Max video memory 8 GB
  • Memory type GDDR5
  • Memory clock speed 2500 MHz
  • Maximum resolution
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
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  • Core clock speed
  • Max video memory
  • Memory type
  • Memory clock speed
  • Maximum resolution
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Games supported 69%

General info

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

Place in performance rating232422
Place by popularityno data56
Value for money7.98no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code nameGM204Vega
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 October 2014 (8 years old)7 January 2020 (3 years old)
Current price$583 no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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 cores1536512
CUDA cores1536no data
Core clock speed1038 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1127 MHz2100 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)unknown15 Watt
Texture fill rate51.84no data
Floating-point performance3,462 gflopsno data

Dimensions and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
SLI options+no data

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed2500 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth160 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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

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 Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+no data
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+no data
Optimus+no data
BatteryBoost+no data
Ansel+no data

API support

APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.

DirectX12 (12_1)12_1
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.1no data
Vulkan1.1.126no data
CUDA+no data

Benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.


Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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 18.51
+134%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 7.90
  • 3DMark Vantage Performance
  • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
  • 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
  • 3DMark Fire Strike Score
  • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
  • 3DMark Ice Storm GPU
  • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
  • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
  • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
  • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
  • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
  • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
  • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
  • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 16%

GTX 980M 31944
+50%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 21299

GeForce GTX 980M outperforms Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by 50% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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: 16%

GTX 980M 12517
+110%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 5951

GeForce GTX 980M outperforms Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by 110% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

GTX 980M 65241
+141%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 27084

GeForce GTX 980M outperforms Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by 141% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Score

Benchmark coverage: 13%

GTX 980M 8343
+144%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 3424

GeForce GTX 980M outperforms Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by 144% in 3DMark Fire Strike Score.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic enough graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

GTX 980M 9682
+159%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 3743

GeForce GTX 980M outperforms Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by 159% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

GTX 980M 327632
+14%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 287286

GeForce GTX 980M outperforms Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by 14% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

GTX 980M 84
+148%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 34

GeForce GTX 980M outperforms Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by 148% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

Benchmark coverage: 3%

GTX 980M 42
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 61
+47.4%

Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 47% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

Benchmark coverage: 3%

GTX 980M 5
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 21
+336%

Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 336% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

GTX 980M 23
+69.9%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 14

GeForce GTX 980M outperforms Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by 70% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

GTX 980M 39
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 40
+2.3%

Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 2% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

GTX 980M 27
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 36
+32.8%

Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 33% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

GTX 980M 6
+329%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 1

GeForce GTX 980M outperforms Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by 329% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

GTX 980M 47
+195%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 16

GeForce GTX 980M outperforms Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by 195% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01.

Mining hashrates

Cryptocurrency mining performance of GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000). Usually measured in megahashes per second.

Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 383 Mh/s no data

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p173no data
Full HD72
+200%
24
−200%
1440p36
+125%
16
−125%
4K27
+170%
10
−170%

Popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+77.8%
18
−77.8%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 51
+200%
16−18
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+60%
20
−60%
Battlefield 5 82
+110%
39
−110%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+113%
21−24
−113%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+146%
13
−146%
Far Cry 5 58
+164%
22
−164%
Far Cry New Dawn 60
+173%
22
−173%
Forza Horizon 4 74
+164%
27−30
−164%
Hitman 3 55−60
+124%
25
−124%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+105%
20
−105%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+45.5%
22
−45.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 51
+132%
22
−132%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+71.4%
21
−71.4%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 44
+159%
16−18
−159%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+100%
16
−100%
Battlefield 5 68
+106%
33
−106%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+113%
21−24
−113%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+256%
9
−256%
Far Cry 5 53
+165%
20
−165%
Far Cry New Dawn 56
+167%
21
−167%
Forza Horizon 4 68
+143%
27−30
−143%
Hitman 3 55−60
+167%
21
−167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+156%
16
−156%
Metro Exodus 31
+107%
15
−107%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+167%
12
−167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 42
+133%
18
−133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 61
+190%
21
−190%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+112%
17
−112%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 26
+52.9%
16−18
−52.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+129%
14
−129%
Battlefield 5 61
+103%
30
−103%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+256%
9
−256%
Far Cry 5 50
+163%
19
−163%
Far Cry New Dawn 51
+168%
19
−168%
Forza Horizon 4 47
+67.9%
27−30
−67.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 33
+136%
14
−136%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+200%
12
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+133%
12−14
−133%
Hitman 3 30−35
+107%
15
−107%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+117%
12
−117%
Metro Exodus 19
+90%
10
−90%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 25
+108%
12
−108%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14 no data
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20
+233%
6−7
−233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+54.5%
11
−54.5%
Battlefield 5 45
+114%
21
−114%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5
−120%
Far Cry 5 34
+113%
16
−113%
Far Cry New Dawn 38
+124%
17
−124%
Forza Horizon 4 39
+179%
14−16
−179%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+62.5%
8
−62.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Hitman 3 18−20
+125%
8−9
−125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Metro Exodus 12
+100%
6
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12
+100%
6
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
+267%
6−7
−267%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12
+200%
4−5
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Battlefield 5 23
+360%
5−6
−360%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry 5 16
+100%
8
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 20
+150%
8
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 26
+160%
10−11
−160%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 18.51 7.90
Recency 7 October 2014 7 January 2020
Pipelines / CUDA cores 1536 512
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, Technical City recommends

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M
GeForce GTX 980M

since it shows better performance.


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Competitors of GeForce GTX 980M by AMD

We believe that the nearest equivalent to GeForce GTX 980M from AMD is Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire, which is nearly equal in speed and is lower by 3 positions in our rating.

AMD Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire
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Competitors of Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by NVIDIA

The nearest Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)'s NVIDIA equivalent is GeForce GTX 680M, which is faster by 2% and higher by 6 positions in our performance rating.

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