GeForce GTX 980M vs Radeon R6 Carrizo
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon R6 Carrizo, 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 R6 Carrizo, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon R6 Carrizo are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon R6 Carrizo 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 R6 Carrizo here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 980M
Radeon R6 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP)
12-35 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
8 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 980M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon R6 Carrizo are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
35−40
0−1
ultra / 1080p
24−27
0−1
QHD / 1440p
18−20
0−1
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
60−65
10−12
medium / 1080p
45−50
2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 816% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
55−60
−
ultra / 1080p
50−55
3−4
QHD / 1440p
35−40
0−1
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
110−120
12−14
medium / 1080p
65−70
4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Battlefield 5 is 1014% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
−
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
250−260
110−120
medium / 768p
220−230
85−90
ultra / 1080p
180−190
35−40
QHD / 1440p
110−120
21−24
4K / 2160p
70−75
16−18
high / 768p
210−220
60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 210% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
60−65
85−90
ultra / 1080p
−
14−16
medium / 1080p
55−60
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 Carrizo in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 980M.
low / 768p
120−130
75−80
medium / 768p
110−120
45−50
ultra / 1080p
100−110
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Dota 2 is 134% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
45−50
1−2
ultra / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
30−35
−
4K / 2160p
16−18
0−1
low / 720p
85−90
9−10
medium / 1080p
50−55
2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Far Cry 5 is 1450% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
65−70
−
ultra / 1080p
50−55
4−5
QHD / 1440p
30−33
1−2
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
low / 720p
180−190
45−50
medium / 1080p
120−130
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Fortnite is 553% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
60−65
3−4
ultra / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
35−40
0−1
4K / 2160p
24−27
−
low / 720p
110−120
14−16
medium / 1080p
70−75
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Forza Horizon 4 is 937% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
140−150
40−45
medium / 768p
130−140
−
high / 1080p
75−80
3−4
ultra / 1080p
30−35
1−2
QHD / 1440p
24−27
0−1
medium / 720p
−
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Grand Theft Auto V is 466% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
27−30
0−1
ultra / 1080p
21−24
0−1
QHD / 1440p
18−20
−
4K / 2160p
9−10
0−1
low / 720p
70−75
4−5
medium / 1080p
35−40
2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Metro Exodus is 1733% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
130−140
90−95
high / 1080p
−
80−85
ultra / 1080p
−
65−70
medium / 1080p
120−130
85−90
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Minecraft is 44% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
100−110
24−27
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 170% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
27−30
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
3−4
QHD / 1440p
12−14
0−1
4K / 2160p
8−9
−
low / 720p
70−75
4−5
medium / 1080p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 1000% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
140−150
9−10
medium / 768p
90−95
7−8
high / 1080p
50−55
3−4
ultra / 1080p
27−30
3−4
4K / 2160p
16−18
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 1216% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
90−95
70−75
medium / 768p
60−65
35−40
ultra / 1080p
55−60
14−16
high / 768p
−
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in World of Tanks is 70% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 980M
Radeon R6 Carrizo
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name
GM204
Carrizo
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
7 October 2014
4 June 2015
Pipelines
1536
384
Core clock speed
1038 MHz
Boost Clock
1127 MHz
800 MHz
Transistor count
5,200 million
2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
51.84
Floating-point performance
3,462 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed
2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth
160 GB/s
Shared memory
-
+
G-SYNC support
+
DirectX
12 (12_1)
DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model
6.4
OpenGL
4.5
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
1.1.126
CUDA
+
CUDA cores
1536
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
SLI options
+
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
383 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
medium sized
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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