GeForce GTX 980M SLI vs Radeon Pro SSG

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 980M SLI 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 SLI 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 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 SSG
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 350 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 2x 8 GB 16 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon Pro SSG has 75% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 980M SLI.
  • Radeon Pro SSG has 14 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 980M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 980M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro SSG - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 980M SLI 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 SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 980M SLI is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro SSG - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 980M SLI is 3110 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro SSG.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 55−60 50−55
ultra / 1080p 35−40 35−40
QHD / 1440p 30−35 27−30
4K / 2160p 18−20 16−18
low / 720p 80−85 80−85
medium / 1080p 65−70 60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than Radeon Pro SSG.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 980M SLI Radeon Pro SSG
Architecture Maxwell GCN 5.0
Code name Vega 10
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 7 October 2014 8 August 2017
Pipelines 3072 4096
Core clock speed 1038 MHz 1440 MHz
Boost Clock 1127 MHz 1500 MHz
Transistor count 2x 5200 Million 12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 384.0
Floating-point performance 12,288 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 2x 256 Bit 2048 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1890 MHz
Memory bandwidth 483.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 12_1, Shader 5.0 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan + 1.1.125
CUDA +
SLI options +
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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