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    GeForce GTX 980M vs Radeon RX Vega M GL

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon RX Vega M GL. 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 980M and Radeon RX Vega M GL. 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 and Radeon RX Vega M GL are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon RX Vega M GL 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 RX Vega M GL here:

    GeForce GTX 980M Laptops
    Radeon RX Vega M GL Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 980M Radeon RX Vega M GL
    Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) IGP
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
    Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 980M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon RX Vega M GL uses IGP interface.
    • GeForce GTX 980M has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon RX Vega M GL.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 980M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX Vega M GL - with GCN 4.0.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 980M is 107 MHz higher, than Radeon RX Vega M GL.
    • GeForce GTX 980M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega M GL - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 980M is 1100 MHz higher, than Radeon RX Vega M GL.

    Game benchmarks

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

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 980M Radeon RX Vega M GL
    Architecture Maxwell GCN 4.0
    Code name GM204 Polaris 22
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 7 October 2014 1 February 2018
    Pipelines 1536 1280
    Core clock speed 1038 MHz 931 MHz
    Boost Clock 1127 MHz 1011 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 51.84 80.88
    Floating-point performance 3,462 gflops 2,588 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 1024 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 1400 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 179.2 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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