GeForce GTX 980M vs Radeon Pro 455

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon Pro 455 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 980M will be the best choice, for others Radeon Pro 455 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon Pro 455 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon Pro 455 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 980M or Radeon Pro 455 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 980M Radeon Pro 455
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 980M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon Pro 455 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 980M has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon Pro 455.
  • GeForce GTX 980M is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro 455 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 980M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Pro 455 - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 980M is 183 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro 455.
  • GeForce GTX 980M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 455 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 455 is 2500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
ultra / 1080p 24−27 9−10
QHD / 1440p 18−20 4−5
4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
low / 720p 60−65 30−35
medium / 1080p 45−50 20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 135% more, than Radeon Pro 455.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 980M Radeon Pro 455
Architecture Maxwell Polaris
Code name GM204 Polaris 11
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 7 October 2014 27 October 2016
Pipelines 1536 768
Core clock speed 1038 MHz 855 MHz
Boost Clock 1127 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 51.84 41.04
Floating-point performance 3,462 gflops 1,313 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 81.28 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 1.1 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 1536
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 383 Mh/s 163 Mh/s
Laptop size large 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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