NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Mobile
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Mobile
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Mobile  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q.

107
Place in performance rating
304
56.16
Value for money (0-100)
no data
Maxwell
Architecture
Pascal
GM204
Code name
GP107
Laptop
Type
Laptop
22 September 2014 (7 years ago)
Release date
3 January 2018 (3 years ago)
$395.82
Launch price (MSRP)
no data
$251 (0.6x MSRP)
Price now
$1085
46.98
Value for money
3.76
N16E-GXX
GPU code name
N17P-G0 Max-Q
Laptop
Market segment
Laptop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Mobile  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

2048
Pipelines
640
no data
Core clock speed
999 - 1189 MHz
1216 MHz
Boost Clock
1328 MHz
5,200 million
Transistor count
3,300 million
28 nm
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
100-200 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
144 billion/sec
Texture fill rate
53.12
4,358 gflops
Floating-point performance
1,700 gflops
2048
CUDA cores
no data
2048
Pipelines / CUDA cores
640
1216 MHz
Boost clock speed
1139 - 1328 MHz
5,200 million
Number of transistors
3,300 million
100-200 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
75 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Mobile and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

MXM-B (3.0)
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
no data
Supplementary power connectors
None
large
Laptop size
large
+
SLI options
no data
PCI Express 3.0
Bus support
no data

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Mobile vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR5
4 GB
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
256 Bit
Memory bus width
128 Bit
7.0 GB/s
Memory clock speed
7000 MHz
224 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
112.1 GB/s
-
Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Mobile vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q.

Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
Display Connectors
No outputs
+
G-SYNC support
no data
4 displays
Multi monitor support
no data
+
HDCP
no data
2048x1536
Maximum VGA resolution
no data
Internal
Audio input for HDMI
no data
+
HDMI
no data
+
VGA аnalog display support
no data
+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support
no data

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

+
3D Vision
no data
2.0
GPU Boost
no data
+
CUDA
no data
+
GeForce Experience
no data
+
Surround
no data
+
Adaptive Vertical Sync
no data
+
Optimus
no data
+
GameStream
no data
+
GeForce ShadowPlay
no data
+
GameWorks
no data
+
BatteryBoost
no data
+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
no data

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Mobile and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

12 (12_1)
DirectX
12 (12_1)
4.5
OpenGL
4.6
1.1.126
Vulkan
no data
6.4
Shader Model
no data
1.2
OpenCL
no data

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Mobile and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Mobile or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Mobile

32.58% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($251 (0.6x MSRP) vs $1085)

More pipelines (2048 vs 640)

More memory bandwidth (224 GB/s vs 112.1 GB/s)

G-SYNC support

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q

Finer manufacturing process technology (14 nm vs 28 nm)

Less power consumption (75 Watt vs 100-200 Watt)

So, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Mobile or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Mobile .

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Mobile versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q performance benchmarks comparison

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