GeForce GTX 980M SLI vs Radeon RX 580 mobile

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 980M SLI and Radeon RX 580 mobile. 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 RX 580 mobile. 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 and Radeon RX 580 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 980M SLI and Radeon RX 580 mobile are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon RX 580 mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 980M SLI Radeon RX 580 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 100 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2x 8 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 980M SLI has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 580 mobile.
  • Radeon RX 580 mobile has 6 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 980M SLI.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 980M SLI is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 580 mobile - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 580 mobile is 39 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 980M SLI is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 580 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 580 mobile is 3000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 55−60 40−45
ultra / 1080p 35−40 24−27
QHD / 1440p 30−35 20−22
4K / 2160p 18−20 10−12
low / 720p 80−85 65−70
medium / 1080p 65−70 45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 40% more, than Radeon RX 580 mobile.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 980M SLI Radeon RX 580 mobile
Architecture Maxwell Polaris
Code name Polaris
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 7 October 2014 18 April 2017
Pipelines 3072 2304
Core clock speed 1038 MHz 1077 MHz
Boost Clock 1127 MHz 1077 MHz
Transistor count 2x 5200 Million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 155.1
Floating-point performance 4,963 gflops
Memory bus width 2x 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 256.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 12_1, Shader 5.0 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan + 1.2.131
CUDA +
SLI options +
Laptop size large large
Optimus +
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