GeForce GTX 980M vs Radeon Pro 580X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon Pro 580X, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 980M stacks up against Radeon Pro 580X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon Pro 580X
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:
Main Specs
| GeForce GTX 980M | Radeon Pro 580X | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
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- GeForce GTX 980M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon Pro 580X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
- GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon Pro 580X have maximum RAM of 8 GB.
- GeForce GTX 980M is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro 580X - in Desktops.
- GeForce GTX 980M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Pro 580X - with GCN 4.0.
- Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 580X is 62 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980M.
- GeForce GTX 980M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 580X - by 14 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 580X is 4280 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980M.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| ultra / 1080p | 24−27 | 24−27 |
| QHD / 1440p | 18−20 | 18−20 |
| 4K / 2160p | 10−11 | 10−12 |
| low / 720p | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon Pro 580X have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey. | ||
| high / 1080p | 55−60 | 60−65 |
| ultra / 1080p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| QHD / 1440p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| 4K / 2160p | 18−20 | 20−22 |
| low / 720p | 110−120 | 110−120 |
| medium / 1080p | 65−70 | 65−70 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Battlefield 5 is 1% more, than GeForce GTX 980M. | ||
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon Pro 580X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone. | ||
| low / 768p | 250−260 | 250−260 |
| medium / 768p | 220−230 | 220−230 |
| ultra / 1080p | 180−190 | 190−200 |
| QHD / 1440p | 110−120 | 120−130 |
| 4K / 2160p | 70−75 | 75−80 |
| high / 768p | 210−220 | 210−220 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 2% more, than GeForce GTX 980M. | ||
| low / 768p | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| medium / 1080p | 55−60 | 55−60 |
| GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon Pro 580X have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077. | ||
| low / 768p | 120−130 | 120−130 |
| medium / 768p | 110−120 | 110−120 |
| ultra / 1080p | 100−110 | 100−110 |
| GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon Pro 580X have the same average FPS in Dota 2. | ||
| high / 1080p | 45−50 | 50−55 |
| ultra / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 30−35 | 30−35 |
| 4K / 2160p | 16−18 | 16−18 |
| low / 720p | 85−90 | 85−90 |
| medium / 1080p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Far Cry 5 is 2% more, than GeForce GTX 980M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 65−70 | 65−70 |
| ultra / 1080p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| QHD / 1440p | 30−33 | 30−35 |
| 4K / 2160p | 27−30 | 27−30 |
| low / 720p | 180−190 | 180−190 |
| medium / 1080p | 120−130 | 120−130 |
| GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon Pro 580X have the same average FPS in Fortnite. | ||
| high / 1080p | 60−65 | 65−70 |
| ultra / 1080p | 45−50 | 50−55 |
| QHD / 1440p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| 4K / 2160p | 24−27 | 24−27 |
| low / 720p | 110−120 | 110−120 |
| medium / 1080p | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Forza Horizon 4 is 1% more, than GeForce GTX 980M. | ||
| low / 768p | 140−150 | 140−150 |
| medium / 768p | 130−140 | 130−140 |
| high / 1080p | 75−80 | 75−80 |
| ultra / 1080p | 30−35 | 35−40 |
| QHD / 1440p | 24−27 | 24−27 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Grand Theft Auto V is 1% more, than GeForce GTX 980M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 27−30 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 21−24 | 21−24 |
| QHD / 1440p | 18−20 | 18−20 |
| 4K / 2160p | 9−10 | 10−11 |
| low / 720p | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| medium / 1080p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon Pro 580X have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus. | ||
| low / 768p | 130−140 | 130−140 |
| medium / 1080p | 120−130 | 120−130 |
| GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon Pro 580X have the same average FPS in Minecraft. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| low / 720p | 100−110 | 100−110 |
| medium / 1080p | 18−20 | 18−20 |
| GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon Pro 580X have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS. | ||
| high / 1080p | 27−30 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 18−20 |
| QHD / 1440p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| 4K / 2160p | 8−9 | 8−9 |
| low / 720p | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| medium / 1080p | 35−40 | 40−45 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 980M. | ||
| low / 768p | 140−150 | 140−150 |
| medium / 768p | 90−95 | 90−95 |
| high / 1080p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| ultra / 1080p | 27−30 | 27−30 |
| 4K / 2160p | 16−18 | 18−20 |
| GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon Pro 580X have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. | ||
| low / 768p | 90−95 | 90−95 |
| medium / 768p | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| ultra / 1080p | 55−60 | 55−60 |
| GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon Pro 580X have the same average FPS in World of Tanks. | ||
Full Specs
| GeForce GTX 980M | Radeon Pro 580X | |
| Architecture | Maxwell | GCN 4.0 |
| Code name | GM204 | Polaris 20 |
| Type | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 7 October 2014 | 18 March 2019 |
| Pipelines | 1536 | 2304 |
| Core clock speed | 1038 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 1127 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Transistor count | 5,200 million | 5,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 51.84 | 172.8 |
| Floating-point performance | 3,462 gflops | |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2500 MHz | 6780 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 160 GB/s | 217.0 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 | + | |
| CUDA cores | 1536 | |
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | |
| SLI options | + | |
| HDMI | + | |
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 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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