GeForce GTX 980 Mobile vs Quadro M6000

Place in performance ranking	168	232
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.24	31.63
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)	Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code name	GM200	N16E-GXX
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	21 March 2015 (9 years ago)	22 September 2014 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,199.99	$395.82
Current price	$1792 (0.4x MSRP)	$251 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 980 Mobile has 407% better value for money than Quadro M6000.

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	3072	2048
CUDA cores	no data	2048
Core clock speed	988 MHz	1064 MHz
Boost clock speed	1114 MHz	1216 MHz
Number of transistors	8,000 million	5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	100-200 Watt
Texture fill rate	213.9	144 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	6,844 gflops	4,358 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro M6000 and GeForce GTX 980 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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	no data	large
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	no data
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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6612 MHz	7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	317.4 GB/s	224 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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	1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
Multi monitor support	no data	4 displays
VGA аnalog display support	no data	+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+
HDCP	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
G-SYNC support	no data	+
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

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	no data	2.0
GameWorks	no data	+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	no data	+
Optimus	no data	+
BatteryBoost	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.1.126
CUDA	5.2	+

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:

Full HD	130−140 +30%	100 −30%
4K	60−65 +30.4%	46 −30.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

45−50
+25%

35−40

−25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +27.9%	40−45 −27.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55 +31.6%	35−40 −31.6%
Battlefield 5	100−105 +37%	70−75 −37%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 +33.3%	45−50 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +25%	35−40 −25%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +37.3%	50−55 −37.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +35.6%	55−60 −35.6%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +31.3%	95−100 −31.3%
Hitman 3	60−65 +36.4%	40−45 −36.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +36.4%	85−90 −36.4%
Metro Exodus	100−105 +37%	70−75 −37%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 +33.3%	60−65 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−105 +35.1%	70−75 −35.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +30.8%	65−70 −30.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +27.9%	40−45 −27.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55 +31.6%	35−40 −31.6%
Battlefield 5	100−105 +37%	70−75 −37%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 +33.3%	45−50 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +25%	35−40 −25%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +37.3%	50−55 −37.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +35.6%	55−60 −35.6%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +31.3%	95−100 −31.3%
Hitman 3	60−65 +36.4%	40−45 −36.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +36.4%	85−90 −36.4%
Metro Exodus	100−105 +37%	70−75 −37%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 +33.3%	60−65 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−105 +35.1%	70−75 −35.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +31%	84 −31%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +30.8%	65−70 −30.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +27.9%	40−45 −27.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55 +31.6%	35−40 −31.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 +33.3%	45−50 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +25%	35−40 −25%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +37.3%	50−55 −37.3%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +31.3%	95−100 −31.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +36.4%	85−90 −36.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−105 +35.1%	70−75 −35.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 +36.4%	44 −36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +30.8%	65−70 −30.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

80−85
+33.3%

60−65

−33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +31%	40−45 −31%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +30.4%	45−50 −30.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 +30.4%	21−24 −30.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +28.6%	21−24 −28.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +20.7%	27−30 −20.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +23.1%	12−14 −23.1%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +31.6%	35−40 −31.6%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +36.4%	40−45 −36.4%
Hitman 3	35−40 +34.6%	24−27 −34.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +33.3%	45−50 −33.3%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +31%	40−45 −31%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 +27.7%	45−50 −27.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +34.6%	24−27 −34.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +31.3%	16−18 −31.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55
+35.1%

35−40

−35.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 +36.4%	21−24 −36.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +23.5%	16−18 −23.5%
Hitman 3	21−24 +23.5%	16−18 −23.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 +20%	24−27 −20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +20%	14−16 −20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +33.3%	30 −33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +23.1%	12−14 −23.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +33.3%	30−33 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 +20%	24−27 −20%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +28.6%	21−24 −28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27
+26.3%

18−20

−26.3%

This is how Quadro M6000 and GTX 980 Mobile compete in popular games:

Quadro M6000 is 30% faster in 1080p
Quadro M6000 is 30% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	30.59	22.20
Recency	21 March 2015	22 September 2014
Cost	$4199.99	$395.82
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	4 GB
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	100 Watt