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
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| Codename | GM204 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | Maxwell | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pipelines | 2048 - unified | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 1126 - 1216 (Boost) MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Speed | 3500 MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Bus Width | 256 Bit | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Max. Amount of Memory | 4 GB | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | no | |||||||||||||||||||||
| API | DirectX 12_1, OpenGL 4.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Power Consumption | 165 Watt | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Transistor Count | 5.2 Billion | |||||||||||||||||||||
| technology | 28 nm | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | CUDA, 3D Vision, PhysX, GeForce Experience, Surround, GameStream, GPU Boost 2.0, Adaptive Vertical Sync, G-SYNC, SLI | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 19.09.2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Link to Manufacturer Page | www.nvidia.de | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Average benchmark valuesThe 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.
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Just Cause 4 | 109 | 77.1 | 66.6 | 61.8 | 43.9 | 23.5 |
| Darksiders III | 236 | 112 | 91 | 79 | 48.3 | 23.7 |
| Battlefield V | 188 | 109 | 90.2 | 81.9 | 61.5 | 32 |
| Farming Simulator 19 | 311 | 210 | 135 | 102 | 68.8 | 35.9 |
| Fallout 76 | 60 | 60 | 59.9 | 59.9 | 57.4 | 30.9 |
| Hitman 2 | 84.9 | 75.2 | 68.9 | 67 | 46.7 | 22.3 |
| Call of Duty Black Ops 4 | 158 | 85.7 | 77.1 | 70 | 46.5 | 22.4 |
| Assassin´s Creed Odyssey | 96 | 69 | 58 | 35 | 27 | 14 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 145 | 90 | 83 | 59 | 48 | 34 |
| FIFA 19 | 305 | 253 | 230 | 208 | 147 | 75.8 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 132 | 66 | 59 | 51 | 34 | 17 |
| F1 2018 | 204 | 130 | 103 | 70 | 54 | 32 |
| Monster Hunter World | 104 | 68.5 | 59.9 | 50.1 | 31.5 | 15.8 |
| The Crew 2 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 44.5 | 23.6 |
| Far Cry 5 | 126 | 80 | 73 | 69 | 48 | 24 |
| Kingdom Come: Deliverance | 145 | 84.1 | 69.4 | 50.1 | 33.4 | 16.1 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | 121 | 63 | 44.6 | 17.1 | ||
| Fortnite | 316 | 242 | 116 | 91.4 | 53.1 | 25.3 |
| Star Wars Battlefront 2 | 212 | 95.7 | 84.2 | 69.8 | 44.4 | 8.6 |
| Need for Speed Payback | 161 | 107 | 93.8 | 87.2 | 58.7 | 29.8 |
| Call of Duty WWII | 249 | 212 | 105 | 80.1 | 63.8 | 37.2 |
| Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus | 154 | 97.5 | 85.5 | 69.4 | 48.7 | 28.1 |
| Assassin´s Creed Origins | 103 | 70 | 64 | 54 | 34 | 19 |
| Destiny 2 | 166 | 122 | 109 | 88.1 | 43.4 | 22.6 |
| ELEX | 122 | 94.8 | 76.6 | 58.3 | 38.7 | 19.6 |
| The Evil Within 2 | 92.8 | 58.4 | 55.4 | 53.1 | 20.5 | |
| Middle-earth: Shadow of War | 167 | 103 | 78 | 53 | 21 | |
| FIFA 18 | 361 | 329 | 285 | 251 | 113 | |
| Ark Survival Evolved | 118 | 57.2 | 39.7 | 26.7 | 9.4 | |
| F1 2017 | 230 | 143 | 117 | 75 | 34 | |
| Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) | 129 | 92.9 | 79.4 | 55.8 | 19.8 | |
| Dirt 4 | 332 | 163 | 105 | 69.1 | 38.3 | |
| Rocket League | 250 | 231 | 156 | 70.1 | ||
| Prey | 144 | 143 | 135 | 131 | 41 | |
| Warhammer 40.000: Dawn of War III | 168 | 68.2 | 46.6 | 41 | 14.5 | |
| Mass Effect Andromeda | 160 | 93.9 | 63.3 | 55.8 | 24.2 | |
| Ghost Recon Wildlands | 144 | 76.4 | 70.4 | 38.8 | 25.7 | |
| For Honor | 279 | 121 | 115 | 83.1 | 35.3 | |
| Resident Evil 7 | 395 | 201 | 126 | 104 | 34.4 | |
| Watch Dogs 2 | 143 | 127 | 72.1 | 45.2 | 26.4 | |
| Dishonored 2 | 104 | 98.2 | 67.8 | 61.8 | 32.1 | |
| Call of Duty Infinite Warfare | 125 | 124 | 106 | 90.2 | 46.9 | |
| Titanfall 2 | 144 | 144 | 101 | 90.9 | 34.3 | |
| Farming Simulator 17 | 311 | 269 | 246 | 196 | 106 | |
| Battlefield 1 | 199 | 194 | 105 | 96.9 | 39.2 | |
| Civilization 6 | 89.9 | 73.5 | 66.2 | 64.1 | 61.3 | |
| Mafia 3 | 94.2 | 66.6 | 36.5 | 15.4 | ||
| FIFA 17 | 429 | 401 | 308 | 296 | 124 | |
| Deus Ex Mankind Divided | 129 | 99.8 | 57 | 32.4 | 18 | |
| No Man's Sky | 149 | 129 | 80.4 | 36.1 | 33.9 | |
| Mirror's Edge Catalyst | 198 | 156 | 83.4 | 76.4 | 28.3 | |
| Overwatch | 299 | 298 | 197 | 117 | 62.3 | |
| Doom | 177 | 172 | 104 | 97.5 | 34.4 | |
| Need for Speed 2016 | 136 | 133 | 99.6 | 74.6 | 34 | |
| Hitman 2016 | 85.2 | 83.7 | 60.9 | 57.8 | 26.2 | |
| The Division | 185 | 143 | 72.7 | 57.7 | 27.7 | |
| Far Cry Primal | 135 | 99 | 88 | 63 | 29 | |
| XCOM 2 | 124 | 87.3 | 65.4 | 31.3 | 18.7 | |
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | 205 | 135 | 80.5 | 73 | 27.9 | |
| Rainbow Six Siege | 347.2 | 256.4 | 149.6 | 107.6 | 50.1 | |
| Just Cause 3 | 147.1 | 135.9 | 94.9 | 84.2 | 36.6 | |
| Star Wars Battlefront | 200 | 199.9 | 119.2 | 104.1 | 40.4 | |
| Assassin's Creed Syndicate | 123.2 | 113.7 | 80.8 | 33.5 | 27.6 | |
| Fallout 4 | 148.9 | 140.8 | 95.6 | 80 | 33.8 | |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 | 123 | 120.4 | 98.5 | 77.4 | 30.3 | |
| Anno 2205 | 156.4 | 145.4 | 84.3 | 31.6 | 34.2 | |
| FIFA 16 | 265.6 | 241.3 | 243.5 | 123.5 | ||
| World of Warships | 161.2 | 134.9 | 118 | 114.4 | 60.2 | |
| Metal Gear Solid V | 60 | 60 | 59.9 | 60 | 52 | |
| Mad Max | 225.6 | 140.5 | 138.3 | 46.6 | ||
| Batman: Arkham Knight | 104 | 96 | 81 | 61 | 33 | |
| The Witcher 3 | 214 | 147 | 85 | 46 | 29 | |
| Dirt Rally | 419.4 | 163.8 | 132.1 | 96.4 | 84 | |
| GTA V | 139.7 | 131.8 | 99.3 | 45.4 | 59.4 | |
| Battlefield Hardline | 182.5 | 167.4 | 129.7 | 92.9 | ||
| Evolve | 104.3 | 97.8 | 97.6 | 87.1 | ||
| The Crew | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | ||
| Dragon Age: Inquisition | 126.8 | 119 | 77 | 56 | ||
| Far Cry 4 | 102.4 | 101.4 | 66 | 60 | ||
| Assassin's Creed Unity | 78.4 | 70 | 51 | 38 | ||
| Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | 179.2 | 135.2 | 83 | 62 | ||
| Civilization: Beyond Earth | 150.9 | 149 | 117 | 109 | ||
| F1 2014 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 116 | ||
| The Evil Within | 65 | 65 | 63.8 | |||
| Ryse: Son of Rome | 86.6 | 84.5 | 72 | 69 | ||
| Alien: Isolation | 245.3 | 229.8 | 140 | 113 | ||
| Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | 218.7 | 193.3 | 110.1 | 89 | ||
| Fifa 15 | 306.4 | 245.6 | 244.6 | 167.9 | ||
| Sims 4 | 199.3 | 150.4 | 114 | 106 | ||
| Risen 3: Titan Lords | 57.6 | 68.1 | 79.7 | 90.2 | ||
| GRID: Autosport | 297.4 | 154.3 | 102 | 87 | ||
| Watch Dogs | 94.9 | 82.3 | 47 | 38 | ||
| Wolfenstein: The New Order | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | ||
| Thief | 101.6 | 98.6 | 98 | 81 | ||
| Call of Duty: Ghosts | 182.6 | 165.6 | 115.4 | 77.1 | ||
| Battlefield 4 | 179.7 | 162.7 | 157.4 | 93.4 | 51 | |
| Saints Row IV | 104.3 | 92.4 | 83.2 | 82.8 | ||
| Dota 2 | 120 | 119.1 | 117.5 | |||
| Metro: Last Light | 146.3 | 141 | 129.5 | 86 | ||
| BioShock Infinite | 286.4 | 241.7 | 225 | 116 | ||
| Tomb Raider | 491.4 | 402.4 | 323.6 | 151 | ||
| Crysis 3 | 147.4 | 134.5 | 105.7 | 58.3 | ||
| Far Cry 3 | 132.8 | 122.8 | 102.7 | 66.4 | ||
| Hitman: Absolution | 105.4 | 99.3 | 89.7 | 68.3 | ||
| Guild Wars 2 | 133.7 | 78.4 | 67 | |||
| Sleeping Dogs | 84.3 | |||||
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 1 26 77 | 2 48 52 | 13 70 21 | 1 28 64 9 | 1 19 3 1 | 36 29 8 3 |
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