NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile

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 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile.

70
Place in performance rating
46
no data
Value for money (0-100)
56.96
Turing
Architecture
Maxwell
TU104
Code name
N16E-GXX SLI
Laptop
Type
Laptop
2 April 2020 (1 year ago)
Release date
22 September 2015 (6 years ago)
$812
Price now
$301
24.61
Value for money
62.37
N18E-G3
GPU code name
N16E-GXX SLI
Laptop
Market segment
Laptop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile 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.

3072
Pipelines
4096
975 MHz
Core clock speed
1126 MHz
1080 MHz
Boost Clock
1228 MHz
13,600 million
Transistor count
10400 Million
12 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
80 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
330 Watt
207.4
Texture fill rate
no data
3072
Pipelines / CUDA cores
4096
1230 MHz
Boost clock speed
1228 MHz
13,600 million
Number of transistors
10400 Million
80 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
330 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
no data
None
Supplementary power connectors
no data
large
Laptop size
large
no data
SLI options
+

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 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile.

GDDR6
Memory type
GDDR5
8 GB
Maximum RAM amount
2x 8 GB
256 Bit
Memory bus width
256 Bit
11000 MHz
Memory clock speed
3500 MHz
352.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
no data
-
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 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile.

No outputs
Display Connectors
no data
+
G-SYNC support
+

Technologies

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

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VR Ready
no data
+
Multi Monitor
no data
no data
3D Vision
+
no data
GPU Boost
+
7.5
CUDA
+
no data
GeForce Experience
+
no data
Surround
+
no data
Adaptive Vertical Sync
+

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile 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 Ultimate (12_2)
DirectX
DirectX 12_1
4.6
OpenGL
no data
1.2.140
Vulkan
no data
6.5
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 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile 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 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q 139.8 118.7 108.6 104.5
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q 236 170.5 149.5 118 89 51
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q 199.6 166.4 114 82.9 55.95 29.2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q 212.2 166.35 148.95 149.55 116.7 64
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile
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 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q

Finer manufacturing process technology (12 nm vs 28 nm)

Less power consumption (80 Watt vs 330 Watt)

More maximum RAM amount (8 GB vs 2x 8 GB)

VR Ready

Multi Monitor

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile

14.95% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($301 vs $812)

More pipelines (4096 vs 3072)

So, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile?

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

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile performance benchmarks comparison

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