GeForce GTX 980MX vs Radeon Pro WX 4150
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 612 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 9.54 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | Baffin | GM204 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 March 2017 (8 years ago) | 1 June 2016 (9 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 cores | 896 | 1664 |
| Core clock speed | 1002 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1053 MHz | 1178 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 5,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 148 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 58.97 | 122.5 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.887 TFLOPS | 3.92 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 64 |
| TMUs | 56 | 104 |
| L1 Cache | 224 KB | 624 KB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 2 MB |
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 size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s | 192.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 5.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 March 2017 | 1 June 2016 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 148 Watt |
Pro WX 4150 has an age advantage of 9 months, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 196% lower power consumption.
GTX 980MX, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Pro WX 4150 and GeForce GTX 980MX. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon Pro WX 4150 is a mobile workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 980MX is a mobile workstation one.
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