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    GeForce GTX 590 vs GeForce GTX 980M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 590 and GeForce GTX 980M. 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 590 and GeForce GTX 980M. 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 980M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 980M 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 980M here:

    GeForce GTX 980M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 590 GeForce GTX 980M
    Power consumption (TDP) 365 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors Two 8-pin None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU) 8 GB
    Display Connectors 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 590 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 980M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 590 has 3064 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 980M.
    • GeForce GTX 590 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 980M - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 590 is build with Fermi architecture, and GeForce GTX 980M - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 177 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980M.
    • GeForce GTX 590 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 980M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 980M is 793 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 590.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 24−27
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 18−20
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 35−40 60−65
    medium / 1080p 21−24 45−50
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 111% more, than GeForce GTX 590.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 590 GeForce GTX 980M
    Architecture Fermi Maxwell
    Code name GF110 GM204
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 24 March 2011 7 October 2014
    Pipelines 1024 1536
    Core clock speed 1215 MHz 1038 MHz
    Boost Clock 1127 MHz
    Transistor count 3,000 million 5,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 77.7 billion/sec 51.84
    Floating-point performance 2x 1,244.2 gflops 3,462 gflops
    Length 11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
    Memory bus width 768-bit (384-bit per GPU) 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1707 MHz 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 327.7 GB/s 160 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.2 4.5
    OpenCL 1.1 1.1
    Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 1024 1536
    Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0 PCI Express 3.0
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options + +
    Multi monitor support +
    HDMI + +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 107 Mh/s 383 Mh/s
    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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