General info
The basic set of information will help you find out the graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M release date and its purpose (laptops or PCs), as well as the price at the time of the release and the average current price. This data also includes the architecture employed by the producer, and the chip’s codename.
| Place in performance rating: |
193 |
| Value for money (0-100): |
29.35 |
| Architecture: |
Maxwell |
| Code name: |
GM204 |
| Type: |
Laptop |
| Release date: |
7 October 2014 (7 years ago) |
| Price now: |
$583 |
| Value for money: |
9.31 |
| GPU code name: |
GM204 |
| Market segment: |
Laptop |
Technical specs
This is the important information that defines the graphics card’s capacity. The simpler the device production process, the better. The core’s power frequency is responsible for its speed (direct correlation) while the elaboration of signals is performed by the transistors (the more transistors, the faster the computations are carried out).
| Pipelines: |
1536 |
| Core clock speed: |
1038 MHz |
| Boost Clock: |
1127 MHz |
| Transistor count: |
5,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology: |
28 nm |
| Texture fill rate: |
51.84 |
| Floating-point performance: |
3,462 gflops |
| CUDA cores: |
1536 |
| Pipelines / CUDA cores: |
1536 |
| Boost clock speed: |
1127 MHz |
| Number of transistors: |
5,200 million |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Today there are numerous form factors for PC cases, so it is extremely important to know the length of the graphics card and the types of its connection. This will help facilitate the upgrade process.
| Interface: |
MXM-B (3.0) |
| Supplementary power connectors: |
None |
| Laptop size: |
large |
| SLI options: |
+ |
| Bus support: |
PCI Express 3.0 |
Memory
The internal main memory is used for storing data while conducting computations. Contemporary games and professional graphic apps have high requirements for the memory’s volume and capacity. The higher this parameter, the more powerful and fast the graphics card is. Type of memory, the capacity and bandwidth for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M.
| Memory type: |
GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount: |
8 GB |
| Memory bus width: |
256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed: |
2500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth: |
160 GB/s |
| Shared memory: |
- |
Video outputs and ports
As a rule, all contemporary graphics cards feature several connection types and additional ports. Knowing these peculiarities is crucial for avoiding problems with connecting the graphics card to the monitor or other peripheral devices.
| Display Connectors: |
No outputs |
| G-SYNC support: |
+ |
| HDMI: |
+ |
| VGA аnalog display support: |
+ |
| DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support: |
+ |
Technologies
Each graphic card manufacturer complements its products with branded technologies that are used both in games and in the working process. Below is the list of peculiar features that you may find rather useful.
| GPU Boost: |
2.0 |
| CUDA: |
+ |
| GeForce Experience: |
+ |
| Optimus: |
+ |
| Ansel: |
+ |
| GameStream: |
+ |
| GeForce ShadowPlay: |
+ |
| GameWorks: |
+ |
| BatteryBoost: |
+ |
| H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder: |
+ |
| DSR: |
+ |
API support
All API-supported NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M are listed below.
| DirectX: |
12 (12_1) |
| OpenGL: |
4.5 |
| Vulkan: |
1.1.126 |
| Shader Model: |
6.4 |
| OpenCL: |
1.1 |
Overall gaming performance
All tests have been based on FPS counter. Let’s have a look on what place NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M has been taken in the gaming performance test (calculation has been made in accordance with the game developer recommendations about system requirements; it can differ from the real world situations).
low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020)
low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Death Stranding (2020)
low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
F1 2020 (2020)
low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Gears Tactics (2020)
low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Doom Eternal (2020)
low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
| Legend |
| 5 |
Stutter – The performance of this graphics cards with this game is not well explored yet. According to interpolated information obtained from graphics cards of similar efficiency levels, the game is likely to stutter and show low frame rates. |
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May Stutter – The performance of this graphics cards with this game is not well explored yet. According to interpolated information obtained from graphics cards of similar efficiency levels, the game is likely to stutter and show low frame rates. |
| 30 |
Fluent – According to all known benchmarks with the specified graphical settings, this game is expected to run at 25fps or more |
| 40 |
Fluent – According to all known benchmarks with the specified graphical settings, this game is expected to run at 35fps or more |
| 60 |
Fluent – According to all known benchmarks with the specified graphical settings, this game is expected to run at 58fps or more |
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May Run Fluently – The performance of this graphics cards with this game is not well explored yet. According to interpolated information obtained from graphics cards of similar efficiency levels, the game is likely to show fluent frame rates. |
| ? |
Uncertain – The testing of this graphics cards on this game showed unexpected results. A slower card might be able to produce higher and more consistent frame rates when running the same benchmark scene. |
|
Uncertain – The performance of this graphics cards with this game is not well explored yet. No reliable data interpolation can be made based on the performance of similar cards of the same category. |
| The value in the fields reflects the average frame rate across the entire database. To obtain individual results, move your cursor over the value. |
Benchmark
Benchmarks help determine the performance in standard tests for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M. We have listed the world’s most famous benchmarks so that you could obtain accurate results in each (see the description). Graphics card preliminary testing is especially important in the presence of high loads so that the user could see to what extent the graphic processing unit copes with computations and data elaboration.
Overall benchmark performance
Benchmark 3DMark Ice Storm GPU: Graphic cards performance test result. Check 3DMark Ice Storm GPU test results of GPUs on hitesti.com
Benchmark 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU: Graphic cards performance test result. Check 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU test results of GPUs on hitesti.com
Benchmark 3DMark Fire Strike Score: Graphic cards performance test result. Check 3DMark Fire Strike Score test results of GPUs on hitesti.com
Benchmark 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics: Graphic cards performance test result. Check 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test results of GPUs on hitesti.com
Benchmark 3DMark 11 Performance GPU: Graphic cards performance test result. Check 3DMark 11 Performance GPU test results of GPUs on hitesti.com
Benchmark 3DMark Vantage Performance: Graphic cards performance test result. Check 3DMark Vantage Performance test results of GPUs on hitesti.com
Benchmark SPECviewperf 12 - Solidworks: Graphic cards performance test result. Check SPECviewperf 12 - Solidworks test results of GPUs on hitesti.com
Benchmark SPECviewperf 12 - Siemens NX: Graphic cards performance test result. Check SPECviewperf 12 - Siemens NX test results of GPUs on hitesti.com
Benchmark SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase: Graphic cards performance test result. Check SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase test results of GPUs on hitesti.com
Benchmark SPECviewperf 12 - Medical: Graphic cards performance test result. Check SPECviewperf 12 - Medical test results of GPUs on hitesti.com
Benchmark SPECviewperf 12 - Maya: Graphic cards performance test result. Check SPECviewperf 12 - Maya test results of GPUs on hitesti.com
Benchmark SPECviewperf 12 - Energy: Graphic cards performance test result. Check SPECviewperf 12 - Energy test results of GPUs on hitesti.com
Benchmark SPECviewperf 12 - Creo: Graphic cards performance test result. Check SPECviewperf 12 - Creo test results of GPUs on hitesti.com
Benchmark SPECviewperf 12 - Catia: Graphic cards performance test result. Check SPECviewperf 12 - Catia test results of GPUs on hitesti.com
Benchmark Passmark: Graphic cards performance test result. Check Passmark test results of GPUs on hitesti.com
Benchmark Unigine Heaven 4.0: Graphic cards performance test result. Check Unigine Heaven 4.0 test results of GPUs on hitesti.com
Benchmark Unigine Heaven 3.0: Graphic cards performance test result. Check Unigine Heaven 3.0 test results of GPUs on hitesti.com
Benchmark Octane Render OctaneBench: Graphic cards performance test result. Check Octane Render OctaneBench test results of GPUs on hitesti.com
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