GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile vs Quadro P6000

When choosing between GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile and Quadro P6000, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile and Quadro P6000.

GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile 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 980 SLI mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile Quadro P6000
Power consumption (TDP) 330 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 384 Bit
Maximum RAM amount 2x 8 GB 24 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile has 32% more power consumption, than Quadro P6000.
  • Quadro P6000 has 22 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile is used in Laptops, and Quadro P6000 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro P6000 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P6000 is 380 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro P6000 - by 16 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P6000 is 5516 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 75−80 70−75
ultra / 1080p 55−60 50−55
QHD / 1440p 45−50 40−45
4K / 2160p 30−33 24−27
low / 720p 95−100 95−100
medium / 1080p 85−90 80−85
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than Quadro P6000.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile Quadro P6000
Architecture Maxwell Pascal
Code name N16E-GXX SLI GP102
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 22 September 2015 1 October 2016
Pipelines 4096 3840
Core clock speed 1126 MHz 1506 MHz
Boost Clock 1228 MHz 1645 MHz
Transistor count 10400 Million 11,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 16 nm
Texture fill rate 394.8
Floating-point performance 12,634 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 3500 MHz 9016 MHz
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX DirectX 12_1 12
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.5
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan +
CUDA + 6.1
SLI options + +
Laptop size large
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 2" (5.1 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
Multi-display synchronization Quadro Sync II
ECC (Error Correcting Code) +
High-Performance Video I/O6 +
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