GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile vs TITAN RTX

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile and TITAN RTX. 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 980 SLI mobile and TITAN RTX. 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 980 SLI mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile 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 980 SLI mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile TITAN RTX
Power consumption (TDP) 330 Watt 280 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 2x 8 GB 24 GB
Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
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  • GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile has 17% more power consumption, than TITAN RTX.
  • TITAN RTX has 22 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile is used in Laptops, and TITAN RTX - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile is build with Maxwell architecture, and TITAN RTX - with Turing.
  • Core clock speed of TITAN RTX is 224 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and TITAN RTX - by 12 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of TITAN RTX is 10500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 75−80 80−85
ultra / 1080p 55−60 60−65
QHD / 1440p 45−50 50−55
4K / 2160p 30−33 35−40
low / 720p 95−100 100−110
medium / 1080p 85−90 90−95
The average gaming FPS of TITAN RTX in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 9% more, than GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 980 SLI mobile TITAN RTX
Architecture Maxwell Turing
Code name N16E-GXX SLI TU102
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 22 September 2015 18 December 2018
Pipelines 4096 4608
Core clock speed 1126 MHz 1350 MHz
Boost Clock 1228 MHz 1770 MHz
Transistor count 10400 Million 18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 12 nm
Texture fill rate 509.8
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 3500 MHz 14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 672.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX DirectX 12_1 12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model 6.5
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA + 7.5
SLI options +
Laptop size large
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