GeForce 615 vs GTX 980 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980 Mobile and GeForce 615, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 980 Mobile
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
21.55
+1520%

GTX 980 Mobile outperforms 615 by a whopping 1520% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2531021
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.90no data
Power efficiency7.451.88
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGM204GF108
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date21 September 2015 (9 years ago)15 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$395.82 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores204848
Core clock speed1064 MHz660 MHz
Boost clock speed1216 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,200 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100-200 Watt49 Watt
Texture fill rate136.25.280
Floating-point processing power4.358 TFLOPS0.1267 TFLOPS
ROPs644
TMUs1288

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
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
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 amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s900 MHz
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s28.8 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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
VGA аnalog display support+no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support+no data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
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+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
BatteryBoost+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+2.1

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 HD95
+1800%
5−6
−1800%
4K48
+2300%
2−3
−2300%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.17no data
4K8.25no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+1700%
2−3
−1700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+1533%
3−4
−1533%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+1800%
2−3
−1800%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+1725%
4−5
−1725%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+2150%
2−3
−2150%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+1700%
2−3
−1700%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+1600%
3−4
−1600%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+1867%
3−4
−1867%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+1575%
8−9
−1575%
Hitman 3 40−45
+2100%
2−3
−2100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+1650%
6−7
−1650%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+1825%
4−5
−1825%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+1867%
3−4
−1867%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+1750%
4−5
−1750%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+1840%
5−6
−1840%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+1533%
3−4
−1533%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+1800%
2−3
−1800%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+1725%
4−5
−1725%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+2150%
2−3
−2150%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+1700%
2−3
−1700%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+1600%
3−4
−1600%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+1867%
3−4
−1867%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+1575%
8−9
−1575%
Hitman 3 40−45
+2100%
2−3
−2100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+1650%
6−7
−1650%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+1825%
4−5
−1825%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+1867%
3−4
−1867%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+1750%
4−5
−1750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 124
+1671%
7−8
−1671%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+1840%
5−6
−1840%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+1533%
3−4
−1533%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+1800%
2−3
−1800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+2150%
2−3
−2150%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+1700%
2−3
−1700%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+1600%
3−4
−1600%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+1575%
8−9
−1575%
Hitman 3 40−45
+2100%
2−3
−2100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+1650%
6−7
−1650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+1750%
4−5
−1750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+2100%
2−3
−2100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+1840%
5−6
−1840%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+1867%
3−4
−1867%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+2000%
2−3
−2000%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+1600%
2−3
−1600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14 0−1
Far Cry 5 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+1686%
7−8
−1686%
Hitman 3 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+2150%
2−3
−2150%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+2000%
2−3
−2000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+2250%
2−3
−2250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+1729%
7−8
−1729%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+1750%
2−3
−1750%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Hitman 3 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+1543%
7−8
−1543%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30
+2900%
1−2
−2900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Far Cry 5 12−14 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%

This is how GTX 980 Mobile and GeForce 615 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 980 Mobile is 1800% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 980 Mobile is 2300% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.55 1.33
Recency 21 September 2015 15 May 2012
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 49 Watt

GTX 980 Mobile has a 1520.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GeForce 615, on the other hand, has 104.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 980 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 615 in performance tests.


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