GeForce GTX 1070 mobile vs GeForce GTX 980M SLI

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1070 mobile and GeForce GTX 980M SLI. 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 1070 mobile and GeForce GTX 980M SLI. 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 1070 mobile and GeForce GTX 980M SLI are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 1070 mobile and GeForce GTX 980M SLI 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 1070 mobile or GeForce GTX 980M SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1070 mobile GeForce GTX 980M SLI
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2x 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 980M SLI has 66% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1070 mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 mobile has 6 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 980M SLI.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and GeForce GTX 980M SLI - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 mobile is 468 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 mobile is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 980M SLI - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 980M SLI is 4992 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1070 mobile.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 55−60
ultra / 1080p 35−40 35−40
QHD / 1440p 27−30 30−35
4K / 2160p 16−18 18−20
low / 720p 80−85 80−85
medium / 1080p 60−65 65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than GeForce GTX 1070 mobile.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1070 mobile GeForce GTX 980M SLI
Architecture Pascal Maxwell
Code name N17E-G2
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 1 September 2016 7 October 2014
Pipelines 2048 3072
Core clock speed 1506 MHz 1038 MHz
Boost Clock 1645 MHz 1127 MHz
Transistor count 7,200 million 2x 5200 Million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 210.6
Floating-point performance 6,738 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 8 GB/s 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 256 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 12_1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.5
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
CUDA + +
CUDA cores 1920
Bus support PCIe 3.0
SLI options + +
Multi monitor support +
Laptop size large large
Optimus +
GPU Boost 3.0
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