GeForce GTX 980M vs Radeon Pro SSG

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon Pro SSG. 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 Pro SSG. 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 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 Radeon Pro SSG
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 6x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 980M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon Pro SSG uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon Pro SSG has 8 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 980M.
  • GeForce GTX 980M is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro SSG - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 980M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Pro SSG - with GCN 5.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro SSG is 402 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980M.
  • GeForce GTX 980M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro SSG - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 980M is 610 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro SSG.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 50−55
ultra / 1080p 24−27 35−40
QHD / 1440p 18−20 27−30
4K / 2160p 10−11 16−18
low / 720p 60−65 80−85
medium / 1080p 45−50 60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro SSG in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 39% more, than GeForce GTX 980M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 980M Radeon Pro SSG
Architecture Maxwell GCN 5.0
Code name GM204 Vega 10
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 7 October 2014 8 August 2017
Pipelines 1536 4096
Core clock speed 1038 MHz 1440 MHz
Boost Clock 1127 MHz 1500 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 51.84 384.0
Floating-point performance 3,462 gflops 12,288 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 2048 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 1890 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 483.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.125
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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