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    GeForce GTX 980 mobile vs GeForce RTX 2060 mobile

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 980 mobile and GeForce RTX 2060 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 980 mobile and GeForce RTX 2060 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.
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    GeForce GTX 980 mobile and GeForce RTX 2060 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 980 mobile and GeForce RTX 2060 mobile are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 mobile or GeForce RTX 2060 mobile here:

    GeForce GTX 980 mobile Laptops
    GeForce RTX 2060 mobile Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 980 mobile GeForce RTX 2060 mobile
    Power consumption (TDP) 100-200 Watt 115 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce RTX 2060 mobile has 15% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 980 mobile.
    • GeForce GTX 980 mobile is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and GeForce RTX 2060 mobile uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce RTX 2060 mobile has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 980 mobile.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 980 mobile is build with Maxwell architecture, and GeForce RTX 2060 mobile - with Turing.
    • GeForce GTX 980 mobile is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce RTX 2060 mobile - by 12 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce RTX 2060 mobile is 13993 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980 mobile.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 50−55 55−60
    ultra / 1080p 35−40 40−45
    QHD / 1440p 27−30 30−35
    4K / 2160p 14−16 18−20
    low / 720p 75−80 80−85
    medium / 1080p 60−65 65−70
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce RTX 2060 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 11% more, than GeForce GTX 980 mobile.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 980 mobile GeForce RTX 2060 mobile
    Architecture Maxwell Turing
    Code name N16E-GXX N18E-G1 TU106
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 22 September 2014 6 January 2019
    Pipelines 2048 1920
    Core clock speed 960 MHz
    Boost Clock 1216 MHz 1200 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million 10,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 12 nm
    Texture fill rate 144 billion/sec 144.0
    Floating-point performance 4,358 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 192 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 14000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s 336.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support + +
    VR Ready +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 Ultimate (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.5
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
    CUDA + 7.5
    CUDA cores 2048
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support 4 displays
    HDMI +
    HDCP +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    Laptop size large large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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