GeForce GTX 980 Mobile vs Radeon RX 7800M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 7800M and GeForce GTX 980 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 7800M
2024
12 GB GDDR6, 180 Watt
38.16
+94.9%

7800M outperforms 980 Mobile by an impressive 95% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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GTX 980 Mobile GTX 980 Mobile

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking132310
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data7.25
Power efficiency16.297.52
ArchitectureRDNA 3.0 (2022−2026)Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameNavi 32GM204
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date11 September 2024 (1 year ago)21 September 2015 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$395.82

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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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 cores38402048
Core clock speed1295 MHz1064 MHz
Boost clock speed2335 MHz1216 MHz
Number of transistors28,100 million5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt100-200 Watt
Texture fill rate560.4136.2
Floating-point processing power35.87 TFLOPS4.358 TFLOPS
ROPs9664
TMUs240128
Ray Tracing Cores60no data
L0 Cache960 KBno data
L1 Cache768 KB768 KB
L2 Cache4 MB2 MB
L3 Cache48 MBno 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 4.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount12 GB4 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2250 MHz7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth432.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentDual 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 support

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
OpenCL2.21.2
Vulkan1.31.1.126
CUDA-+

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 HD190−200
+91.9%
99
−91.9%
4K85−90
+84.8%
46
−84.8%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.00
4Kno data8.60

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

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

Full HD
Medium

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%
Escape from Tarkov 75−80
+0%
75−80
+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%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Valorant 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
High

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%
Escape from Tarkov 75−80
+0%
75−80
+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%
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

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Dota 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+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

Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
High

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

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

4K
High

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

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%
Escape from Tarkov 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

This is how RX 7800M and GTX 980 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RX 7800M is 92% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7800M is 85% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 38.16 19.58
Recency 11 September 2024 21 September 2015
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 5 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 100 Watt

RX 7800M has a 94.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 980 Mobile, on the other hand, has 80% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 7800M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 980 Mobile in performance tests.

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