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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is a high-end desktop graphics card based on the second generation Maxwell architecture. The GM204 chip is manufactured in 28 nm at TSMC. Compared to the older GeForce GTX 780Ti, the 980 offers similar performance levels but at reduced average power consumption. The similarly named Nvidia Geforce GTX 980M for notebooks is based on the same chip, but uses less shader cores and slower clock speeds for reduced performance. Since end of 2015, the GTX 980 is also used in laptops (same chip with same clocks and branding).

The Geforce GTX 980 supports a range of unique features like CUDA, 3D Vision, PhysX, GeForce Experience, GameStream, GPU Boost 3.0, Adaptive Vertical-Sync / G-Sync, SLI, DSR, MFAA and Virtual Reality latency improvements.

GeForce GTX 900 Series

GeForce GTX 980 SLI (Laptop) compare 4096 @ 1.13 - 1.23 GHz256 Bit @ 3500 MHz
GeForce GTX 980 Ti compare 2816 @ 1 - 1.2 GHz256 Bit @ 7000 MHz
GeForce GTX 980 2048 @ 1.13 - 1.22 GHz256 Bit @ 3500 MHz
GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) compare 2048 @ 1.13 - 1.23 GHz256 Bit @ 3500 MHz
GeForce GTX 970 compare 1664 @ 1.05 - 1.18 GHz224 + 32 Bit @ 3500 MHz
GeForce GTX 960 compare 1024 @ 1.13 - 1.18 GHz128 Bit @ 3500 MHz
GeForce GTX 950 compare 768 @ 1.02 - 1.19 GHz128 Bit @ 3300 MHz
CodenameGM204
ArchitectureMaxwell
Pipelines2048 - unified
Core Speed1126 - 1216 (Boost) MHz
Memory Speed3500 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory4 GB
Shared Memoryno
APIDirectX 12_1, OpenGL 4.5
Power Consumption165 Watt
Transistor Count5.2 Billion
technology28 nm
FeaturesCUDA, 3D Vision, PhysX, GeForce Experience, Surround, GameStream, GPU Boost 2.0, Adaptive Vertical Sync, G-SYNC, SLI
Date of Announcement19.09.2014
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.nvidia.de

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
5.7 pt (17%)
AMD Radeon HD 8180
0.06404 -99%
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU
5.28 -8%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
5.28 -8%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU
5.28 -8%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
5.38 -6%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop)
5.39 -6%
NVIDIA Quadro P4000
5.41 -5%
AMD Radeon RX 5500M
5.42 -5%
AMD Radeon R9 390X
5.47 -4%
NVIDIA Quadro P3200
5.55 -3%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
5.71
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
5.73 0%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop)
5.76 1%
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU
5.81 2%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
5.9 3%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
5.9 3%
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q
6.01 5%
AMD Radeon RX 570 (Desktop)
6.11 7%
AMD Radeon RX 580 (Desktop)
6.15 8%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (Desktop)
6.26 10%
...
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
33.3 483%
0%
100%
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
323076 Points (33%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
256207 Points (30%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 18386     avg: 21639     median: 21638.5 (20%)     max: 24891 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 84129     avg: 85374     median: 85374 (21%)     max: 86619 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 6453     avg: 9605     median: 10397.5 (17%)     max: 11408 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 11349     avg: 12585     median: 12938 (15%)     max: 13510 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 275316     avg: 318379     median: 318379 (35%)     max: 361442 Points
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 12348     avg: 14003     median: 14169 (18%)     max: 15325 Points
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 16838     avg: 17465     median: 17604.5 (15%)     max: 17811 Points
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3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
37997 Points (11%)
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3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
44693 Points (24%)
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Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 DX 11
min: 109.1     avg: 129.7     median: 129.7 (43%)     max: 150.2 fps
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Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
6831 points (5%)
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Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
62.9 fps (21%)
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Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
109.6 fps (6%)
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Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.6 % (100%)
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GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
209.1 fps (24%)
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ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
9554 points (10%)
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- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
red legend - Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Just Cause 4

Just Cause 4

2018
low 1280x720
109  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
77.1  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
66.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
61.8  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
43.9  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
23.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Darksiders III

Darksiders III

2018
low 1280x720
236  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
112  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
91  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
79  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
48.3  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
23.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Battlefield V

Battlefield V

2018
low 1280x720
188  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
109  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
90.2  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
81.9  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
61.5  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
32  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Farming Simulator 19

Farming Simulator 19

2018
low 1280x720
311  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
210  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
135  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
102  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
68.8  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
35.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Fallout 76

Fallout 76

2018
low 1280x720
60  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
60  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
59.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
59.9  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
57.4  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
30.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Hitman 2

Hitman 2

2018
low 1280x720
84.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
75.2  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
68.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
67  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
46.7  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
22.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Call of Duty Black Ops 4

Call of Duty Black Ops 4

2018
low 1280x720
158  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
85.7  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
77.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
70  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
46.5  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
22.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Assassin´s Creed Odyssey

Assassin´s Creed Odyssey

2018
low 1280x720
96  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
69  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
58  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
35  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
27  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
14  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

2018
low 1280x720
145  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
90  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
83  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
59  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
48  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
34  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
FIFA 19

FIFA 19

2018
low 1280x720
305  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
253  fps    + Compare