GeForce GTX 980M vs Quadro T1000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 980M and Quadro T1000, 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 Quadro T1000, check out specs charts below.

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 Quadro T1000
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 980M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro T1000 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 980M is used in Laptops, and Quadro T1000 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 980M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro T1000 - with Turing.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro T1000 is 357 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980M.
  • GeForce GTX 980M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro T1000 - by 12 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro T1000 is 5500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 24−27 21−24
QHD / 1440p 18−20 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 45−50 40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3% more, than Quadro T1000.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 980M Quadro T1000
Architecture Maxwell Turing
Code name GM204 TU117
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 7 October 2014 27 May 2019
Pipelines 1536
Core clock speed 1038 MHz 1395 MHz
Boost Clock 1127 MHz 1455 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 12 nm
Texture fill rate 51.84
Floating-point performance 3,462 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12.0 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
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
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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