GeForce GTX 980 mobile vs Radeon Pro Vega 64

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 980 mobile and Radeon Pro Vega 64. 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 Radeon Pro Vega 64. 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 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 980 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 mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 980 mobile Radeon Pro Vega 64
Power consumption (TDP) 100-200 Watt 250 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon Pro Vega 64 has 150% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 980 mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 980 mobile is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon Pro Vega 64 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 64 has 12 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 980 mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 980 mobile is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro Vega 64 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 980 mobile is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Pro Vega 64 - with GCN 5.0.
  • GeForce GTX 980 mobile is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro Vega 64 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro Vega 64 is 1565 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 85−90
medium / 1080p 60−65 65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 64 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 13% more, than GeForce GTX 980 mobile.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 980 mobile Radeon Pro Vega 64
Architecture Maxwell GCN 5.0
Code name N16E-GXX Vega 10
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 22 September 2014 27 June 2017
Pipelines 2048 4096
Core clock speed 1250 MHz
Boost Clock 1216 MHz 1350 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 144 billion/sec 345.6
Floating-point performance 4,358 gflops 11,059 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 2048 Bit
Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 1572 MHz
Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s 402.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.125
CUDA +
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
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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