GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon RX 560X mobile

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon RX 560X 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 and Radeon RX 560X 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.

Radeon RX 560X mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 560X 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 Radeon RX 560X mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 980 Radeon RX 560X mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 65 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pins
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 980 has 153% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 560X mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 980 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 560X mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon RX 560X mobile have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 980 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 560X mobile - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 980 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 560X mobile - with Polaris.
  • GeForce GTX 980 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560X mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560X mobile is 5993 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 55−60 21−24
ultra / 1080p 35−40 14−16
QHD / 1440p 30−35 8−9
4K / 2160p 18−20 5−6
low / 720p 80−85 40−45
medium / 1080p 65−70 27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 145% more, than Radeon RX 560X mobile.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 980 Radeon RX 560X mobile
Architecture Maxwell Polaris
Code name GM204 Polaris 11
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 19 September 2014 5 January 2017
Pipelines 2048 1024
Core clock speed 1172 MHz
Boost Clock 1216 MHz 1275 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 144 billion/sec 81.60
Floating-point performance 4,981 gflops 2,611 gflops
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s 92.8 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.54 kh/s
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 2048
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 579 Mh/s
Laptop size large
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.74 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.28 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 312.12 Sol/s
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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