GeForce GTX 980M SLI vs Radeon Pro Duo

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 980M SLI and Radeon Pro Duo. 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 SLI and Radeon Pro Duo. 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.

GeForce GTX 980M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 980M SLI 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 SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 980M SLI Radeon Pro Duo
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 350 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 3x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 High Bandwidth Memory (HBM)
Maximum RAM amount 2x 8 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon Pro Duo has 75% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 980M SLI.
  • Radeon Pro Duo has 6 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 980M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 980M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro Duo - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 980M SLI is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Pro Duo - with GCN 3.0.
  • GeForce GTX 980M SLI and Radeon Pro Duo are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 980M SLI is 4500 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Duo.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 55−60 50−55
ultra / 1080p 35−40 30−35
QHD / 1440p 30−35 27−30
4K / 2160p 18−20 14−16
low / 720p 80−85 75−80
medium / 1080p 65−70 60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 11% more, than Radeon Pro Duo.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 980M SLI Radeon Pro Duo
Architecture Maxwell GCN 3.0
Code name Capsaicin
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 7 October 2014 26 April 2016
Pipelines 3072 4096
Core clock speed 1038 MHz
Boost Clock 1127 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 2x 5200 Million 8,900 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 256.0
Floating-point performance 2x 8,192 gflops
Length 277 mm
Memory bus width 2x 256 Bit 4096 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 512 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 12_1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 6.0
OpenGL 4.5
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan + +
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 809 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Mantle +
Design reference
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
VCE +
Compute units 128
AppAcceleration +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
Enduro +
FRTC +
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