GeForce GTX 1080 vs GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1080 and GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 1080 and GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1080 GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 330 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2x 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile has 83% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1080.
  • GeForce GTX 1080 has 6 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 1080 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 1080 is build with Pascal architecture, and GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1080 is 481 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 1080 is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile is 3490 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1080.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 70−75 75−80
ultra / 1080p 50−55 55−60
QHD / 1440p 40−45 45−50
4K / 2160p 24−27 30−33
low / 720p 90−95 95−100
medium / 1080p 80−85 85−90
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 1080.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1080 GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile
Architecture Pascal Maxwell
Code name Pascal GP104 N16E-GXX SLI
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 6 May 2016 22 September 2015
Pipelines 2560 4096
Core clock speed 1607 MHz 1126 MHz
Boost Clock 1733 MHz 1228 MHz
Transistor count 7,200 million 10400 Million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 277.3
Floating-point performance 8,873 gflops
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 10 GB/s 3500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support + +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 12_1
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.5
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA + +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.48 kh/s
CUDA cores 2560
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options + +
Multi monitor support +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 1045 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Decred / DCR (Decred) 3.09 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 27.63 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 470 Sol/s
Width 2-slot
GPU Boost 3.0
Siacoin / SC (Sia) 2.28 Gh/s
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