GTX 980M SLI vs RTX 2070 Mobile

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Combined performance score

RTX 2070 Mobile
31.88
+29.3%

RTX 2070 Mobile outperforms GTX 980M SLI by 29% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking161202
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money10.6918.59
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code nameN18E-G2 TU106no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years old)7 October 2014 (9 years old)
Current price$1758 $499
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 980M SLI has 74% better value for money than RTX 2070 Mobile.

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 cores23043072
Core clock speed1215 MHz1038 MHz
Boost clock speed1440 MHz1127 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 million2x 5200 Million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate213.8no data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile and GeForce GTX 980M SLI 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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
SLI optionsno data+

Memory

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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB2x 8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 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
G-SYNC support+no data

Technologies

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

Optimusno data+
VR Ready+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12_1
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131+
CUDA7.5+

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.

RTX 2070 Mobile 31.88
+29.3%
GTX 980M SLI 24.66

RTX 2070 Mobile outperforms GTX 980M SLI by 29% in our combined benchmark results.


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: 17%

RTX 2070 Mobile 64151
+34.1%
GTX 980M SLI 47841

RTX 2070 Mobile outperforms GTX 980M SLI by 34% 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: 17%

RTX 2070 Mobile 26005
+18.2%
GTX 980M SLI 22006

RTX 2070 Mobile outperforms GTX 980M SLI by 18% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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 made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RTX 2070 Mobile 20392
+9.4%
GTX 980M SLI 18632

RTX 2070 Mobile outperforms GTX 980M SLI by 9% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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: 14%

RTX 2070 Mobile 123004
GTX 980M SLI 124076
+0.9%

GTX 980M SLI outperforms RTX 2070 Mobile by 1% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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:

900p170−180
+25.9%
135
−25.9%
Full HD121
+10%
110
−10%
1440p76
+38.2%
55−60
−38.2%
4K48
+37.1%
35−40
−37.1%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+35%
40−45
−35%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100
+104%
45−50
−104%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 81
+88.4%
40−45
−88.4%
Battlefield 5 120
+50%
80−85
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 132
+103%
65−70
−103%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+35%
40−45
−35%
Far Cry 5 122
+87.7%
65−70
−87.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 94
+44.6%
65−70
−44.6%
Forza Horizon 4 113
+37.8%
80−85
−37.8%
Hitman 3 136
+83.8%
70−75
−83.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100
+88.7%
50−55
−88.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 98
+145%
40−45
−145%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 101
+87%
50−55
−87%
Watch Dogs: Legion 93
+97.9%
45−50
−97.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 84
+71.4%
45−50
−71.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 69
+60.5%
40−45
−60.5%
Battlefield 5 134
+67.5%
80−85
−67.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110
+69.2%
65−70
−69.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+35%
40−45
−35%
Far Cry 5 113
+73.8%
65−70
−73.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 92
+41.5%
65−70
−41.5%
Forza Horizon 4 112
+36.6%
80−85
−36.6%
Hitman 3 119
+60.8%
70−75
−60.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 76
+43.4%
50−55
−43.4%
Metro Exodus 69
+68.3%
40−45
−68.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55
+37.5%
40−45
−37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 97
+79.6%
50−55
−79.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 142
+154%
55−60
−154%
Watch Dogs: Legion 82
+74.5%
45−50
−74.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 58
+18.4%
45−50
−18.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 59
+37.2%
40−45
−37.2%
Battlefield 5 121
+51.3%
80−85
−51.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+35%
40−45
−35%
Far Cry 5 106
+63.1%
65−70
−63.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 83
+27.7%
65−70
−27.7%
Forza Horizon 4 94
+14.6%
80−85
−14.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
+32.1%
55−60
−32.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 56
+19.1%
45−50
−19.1%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75
+97.4%
35−40
−97.4%
Hitman 3 77
+87.8%
40−45
−87.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 51
+54.5%
30−35
−54.5%
Metro Exodus 42
+68%
24−27
−68%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35
+84.2%
18−20
−84.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 58
+75.8%
30−35
−75.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 48
+77.8%
27−30
−77.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 47
+95.8%
24−27
−95.8%
Battlefield 5 92
+67.3%
55−60
−67.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Far Cry 5 76
+81%
40−45
−81%
Far Cry New Dawn 74
+54.2%
45−50
−54.2%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+29.4%
50−55
−29.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+44.8%
27−30
−44.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 42
+121%
18−20
−121%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 43
+126%
18−20
−126%
Hitman 3 41
+78.3%
21−24
−78.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 15
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Metro Exodus 26
+73.3%
14−16
−73.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 23
+76.9%
12−14
−76.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 33
+94.1%
16−18
−94.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50
+85.2%
27−30
−85.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 31
+93.8%
16−18
−93.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 28
+115%
12−14
−115%
Battlefield 5 52
+79.3%
27−30
−79.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Far Cry 5 40
+90.5%
21−24
−90.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 42
+75%
24−27
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+28.6%
35−40
−28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 23
+109%
10−12
−109%

This is how RTX 2070 Mobile and GTX 980M SLI compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • RTX 2070 Mobile is 25.9% faster than GTX 980M SLI

1080p resolution:

  • RTX 2070 Mobile is 10% faster than GTX 980M SLI

1440p resolution:

  • RTX 2070 Mobile is 38.2% faster than GTX 980M SLI

4K resolution:

  • RTX 2070 Mobile is 37.1% faster than GTX 980M SLI

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 2070 Mobile is 154% faster than the GTX 980M SLI.
  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 980M SLI is 6.7% faster than the RTX 2070 Mobile.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 Mobile is ahead in 67 tests (99%)
  • GTX 980M SLI is ahead in 1 test (1%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 31.88 24.66
Recency 6 January 2019 7 October 2014
Chip lithography 12 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 200 Watt

The GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 980M SLI in performance tests.


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