GeForce 610M vs GTX 980 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980 Ti with GeForce 610M, including specs and performance data.

GTX 980 Ti
2015
6 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
35.80
+4673%

GTX 980 Ti outperforms 610M by a whopping 4673% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1351153
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.30no data
Power efficiency9.984.36
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGM200GF119
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date2 June 2015 (9 years ago)1 December 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores281648
Core clock speed1000 MHz738 MHz
Boost clock speed1075 MHz900 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 million292 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt12 Watt
Texture fill rate189.45.904
Floating-point processing power6.06 TFLOPS0.1417 TFLOPS
Video decodersno dataH.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p
ROPs964
TMUs1768

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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0PCI Express 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Recommended system power (PSU)600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno data
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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount6 GB1 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit64bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s900 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.5 GB/sUp to 14.4 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2No outputs
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536Up to 2048x1536
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-
Optimus-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 API
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.5
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 980 Ti 35.80
+4673%
GeForce 610M 0.75

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 980 Ti 13809
+4662%
GeForce 610M 290

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 980 Ti 23057
+4443%
GeForce 610M 508

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 980 Ti 48631
+2100%
GeForce 610M 2210

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 980 Ti 42931
+3041%
GeForce 610M 1367

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD100
+4900%
2−3
−4900%
1440p470−1
4K52
+5100%
1−2
−5100%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.49no data
1440p13.81no data
4K12.48no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+1967%
3−4
−1967%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+1420%
5−6
−1420%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+6100%
1−2
−6100%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+5700%
2−3
−5700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+2333%
3−4
−2333%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+1967%
3−4
−1967%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+7800%
1−2
−7800%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+8900%
1−2
−8900%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+5967%
3−4
−5967%
Hitman 3 75−80
+1420%
5−6
−1420%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+1167%
12−14
−1167%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+5750%
2−3
−5750%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+2050%
6−7
−2050%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+297%
30−35
−297%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+1420%
5−6
−1420%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+6100%
1−2
−6100%
Battlefield 5 47 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+2333%
3−4
−2333%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+1967%
3−4
−1967%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+7800%
1−2
−7800%
Far Cry New Dawn 36
+3500%
1−2
−3500%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+5967%
3−4
−5967%
Hitman 3 75−80
+1420%
5−6
−1420%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+1167%
12−14
−1167%
Metro Exodus 49
+4800%
1−2
−4800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+2050%
6−7
−2050%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 155
+1450%
10−11
−1450%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+297%
30−35
−297%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 46
+820%
5−6
−820%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+6100%
1−2
−6100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+2333%
3−4
−2333%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+1967%
3−4
−1967%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+7800%
1−2
−7800%
Forza Horizon 4 72
+7100%
1−2
−7100%
Hitman 3 75−80
+1420%
5−6
−1420%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+1167%
12−14
−1167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+2050%
6−7
−2050%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 59
+490%
10−11
−490%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+297%
30−35
−297%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+5400%
1−2
−5400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+4000%
1−2
−4000%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+5000%
4−5
−5000%
Hitman 3 45−50
+543%
7−8
−543%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+1825%
4−5
−1825%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+6600%
1−2
−6600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+8400%
1−2
−8400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+4900%
1−2
−4900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180−190
+9000%
2−3
−9000%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+1933%
3−4
−1933%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 29 0−1
Hitman 3 27−30 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+5600%
3−4
−5600%
Metro Exodus 35 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12 0−1
Far Cry 5 21−24 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 42 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+4700%
1−2
−4700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+1450%
2−3
−1450%

This is how GTX 980 Ti and GeForce 610M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 980 Ti is 4900% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 980 Ti is 5100% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 980 Ti is 9000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 980 Ti surpassed GeForce 610M in all 35 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.80 0.75
Recency 2 June 2015 1 December 2011
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 12 Watt

GTX 980 Ti has a 4673.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GeForce 610M, on the other hand, has 1983.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 980 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 610M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 980 Ti is a desktop card while GeForce 610M is a notebook one.


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