Xbox Series X 6nm GPU vs GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking114not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency8.16no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameN16E-GXX SLIScarlett 6nm
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date22 September 2015 (9 years ago)15 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores40963328
Core clock speed1126 MHz1825 MHz
Boost clock speed1228 MHzno data
Number of transistors10400 Million15,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)330 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rateno data379.6
Floating-point processing powerno data12.15 TFLOPS
ROPsno data64
TMUsno data208

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Lengthno data301 mm
SLI options+-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB10 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed3500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data560.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.2
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 22 September 2015 15 October 2024
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 330 Watt 200 Watt

Xbox Series X 6nm GPU has an age advantage of 9 years, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 65% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile and Xbox Series X 6nm GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile is a notebook card while Xbox Series X 6nm GPU is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile
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AMD Xbox Series X 6nm GPU
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