GeForce GTX 980 Mobile vs RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell with GeForce GTX 980 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell
2025
16 GB GDDR7, 70 Watt
34.28
+74.4%

RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell outperforms GTX 980 Mobile by an impressive 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking162301
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data7.24
Power efficiency37.317.49
ArchitectureBlackwell 2.0 (2025)Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameGB206GM204
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date11 August 2025 (recently)21 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$395.82

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores43522048
Core clock speed790 MHz1064 MHz
Boost clock speed1950 MHz1216 MHz
Number of transistors21,900 million5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)70 Watt100-200 Watt
Texture fill rate265.2136.2
Floating-point processing power16.97 TFLOPS4.358 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs136128
Tensor Cores136no data
Ray Tracing Cores34no data

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x8MXM-B (3.0)
Length167 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
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 typeGDDR7GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount16 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s224 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR+-

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors4x mini-DisplayPort 2.1bDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
Multi monitor supportno data4 displays
VGA аnalog display supportno data+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno data+
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
G-SYNC support-+
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

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

GameStream-+
GeForce ShadowPlay-+
GPU Boostno data2.0
GameWorks-+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder-+
Optimus-+
BatteryBoost-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.86.4
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL3.01.2
Vulkan1.41.1.126
CUDA12.0+
DLSS+-

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 HD170−180
+71.7%
99
−71.7%
4K80−85
+73.9%
46
−73.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.00
4Kno data8.60

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
God of War 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
God of War 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Valorant 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Dota 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
God of War 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 84
+0%
84
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 84
+0%
84
+0%
Valorant 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Dota 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
God of War 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+0%
44
+0%
Valorant 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
God of War 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 60
+0%
60
+0%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30
+0%
30
+0%
Valorant 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Dota 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
God of War 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

This is how RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell and GTX 980 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell is 72% faster in 1080p
  • RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell is 74% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 65 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 34.28 19.66
Recency 11 August 2025 21 September 2015
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 5 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 70 Watt 100 Watt

RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell has a 74.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 42.9% lower power consumption.

The RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 980 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 980 Mobile is a notebook one.

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