GeForce GTX 980 mobile vs Radeon R9 Nano
When choosing between GeForce GTX 980 mobile and Radeon R9 Nano, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between GeForce GTX 980 mobile and Radeon R9 Nano.
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 R9 Nano
Power consumption (TDP)
100-200 Watt
175 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
High Bandwidth Memory (HBM)
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 Nano has 75% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 980 mobile.
GeForce GTX 980 mobile is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 Nano uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 980 mobile and Radeon R9 Nano have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
GeForce GTX 980 mobile is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 Nano - in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 980 mobile is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 Nano - with GCN 1.2.
GeForce GTX 980 mobile and Radeon R9 Nano are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 Nano is 493 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980 mobile.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
50−55
50−55
ultra / 1080p
35−40
35−40
QHD / 1440p
27−30
27−30
4K / 2160p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
75−80
80−85
medium / 1080p
60−65
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 Nano in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2% more, than GeForce GTX 980 mobile.
high / 1080p
80−85
80−85
ultra / 1080p
70−75
70−75
QHD / 1440p
55−60
55−60
4K / 2160p
27−30
30−33
low / 720p
130−140
130−140
medium / 1080p
90−95
90−95
GeForce GTX 980 mobile and Radeon R9 Nano have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
GeForce GTX 980 mobile and Radeon R9 Nano have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
250−260
250−260
medium / 768p
230−240
230−240
QHD / 1440p
150−160
150−160
4K / 2160p
100−110
100−110
high / 768p
220−230
220−230
GeForce GTX 980 mobile and Radeon R9 Nano have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p
70−75
70−75
medium / 1080p
50−55
50−55
GeForce GTX 980 mobile and Radeon R9 Nano have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
110−120
110−120
GeForce GTX 980 mobile and Radeon R9 Nano have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p
65−70
65−70
ultra / 1080p
60−65
60−65
QHD / 1440p
40−45
40−45
4K / 2160p
21−24
21−24
low / 720p
100−110
100−110
medium / 1080p
65−70
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 Nano in Far Cry 5 is 1% more, than GeForce GTX 980 mobile.
high / 1080p
90−95
95−100
ultra / 1080p
70−75
75−80
QHD / 1440p
45−50
45−50
4K / 2160p
21−24
21−24
low / 720p
220−230
220−230
medium / 1080p
140−150
150−160
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 Nano in Fortnite is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 980 mobile.
high / 1080p
85−90
85−90
ultra / 1080p
65−70
70−75
QHD / 1440p
50−55
50−55
4K / 2160p
30−35
35−40
low / 720p
130−140
140−150
medium / 1080p
90−95
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 Nano in Forza Horizon 4 is 6% more, than GeForce GTX 980 mobile.
low / 768p
160−170
160−170
medium / 768p
150−160
150−160
high / 1080p
95−100
100−110
ultra / 1080p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
40−45
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 Nano in Grand Theft Auto V is 2% more, than GeForce GTX 980 mobile.
high / 1080p
35−40
40−45
ultra / 1080p
30−35
30−35
QHD / 1440p
24−27
24−27
4K / 2160p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
95−100
95−100
medium / 1080p
50−55
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 Nano in Metro Exodus is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 980 mobile.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
GeForce GTX 980 mobile and Radeon R9 Nano have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p
75−80
80−85
ultra / 1080p
55−60
55−60
4K / 2160p
18−20
18−20
low / 720p
120−130
120−130
medium / 1080p
85−90
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 Nano in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 2% more, than GeForce GTX 980 mobile.
high / 1080p
35−40
35−40
ultra / 1080p
24−27
24−27
QHD / 1440p
16−18
18−20
4K / 2160p
10−12
12−14
low / 720p
95−100
95−100
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
GeForce GTX 980 mobile and Radeon R9 Nano have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p
190−200
190−200
medium / 768p
120−130
130−140
high / 1080p
70−75
75−80
ultra / 1080p
40−45
40−45
4K / 2160p
27−30
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 Nano in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 980 mobile.
low / 768p
130−140
130−140
ultra / 1080p
65−70
65−70
GeForce GTX 980 mobile and Radeon R9 Nano have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 980 mobile
Radeon R9 Nano
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN 1.2
Code name
N16E-GXX
Fiji
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
22 September 2014
10 September 2015
Pipelines
2048
4096
Boost Clock
1216 MHz
1000 MHz
Transistor count
5,200 million
8,900 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
144 billion/sec
256.0
Floating-point performance
4,358 gflops
8,192 gflops
Length
152 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
4096 Bit
Memory clock speed
7.0 GB/s
500 MHz
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
512 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
G-SYNC support
+
DirectX
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
6.4
6.3
OpenGL
4.5
4.5
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
1.1.126
+
CUDA
+
FreeSync
+
CUDA cores
2048
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
PCIe 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
+
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
TrueAudio
+
ZeroCore
+
Mantle
+
Design
reference
Bridgeless CrossFire
+
Number of Eyefinity displays
6
DisplayPort support
+
CrossFire
+
VCE
+
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
30 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
295 Sol/s
Compute units
64
GameStream
+
GeForce ShadowPlay
+
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
BatteryBoost
+
AppAcceleration
+
High bandwidth memory (HBM)
+
LiquidVR
+
TressFX
+
FRTC
+
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