GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs GTX 980 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980 Mobile with GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB, including specs and performance data.

GTX 980 Mobile
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
21.58

GTX 1060 5 GB outperforms GTX 980 Mobile by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking265247
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation20.10no data
Power efficiency7.3913.51
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGM204GP106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date21 September 2015 (9 years ago)26 December 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$395.82 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores20481280
Core clock speed1064 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speed1216 MHz1709 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100-200 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate136.2136.7
Floating-point processing power4.358 TFLOPS4.375 TFLOPS
ROPs6440
TMUs12880

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 3.0 x16
Lengthno data250 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB5 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit160 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s160.2 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 1.21x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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 and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+6.1

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 HD99
−1%
100−110
+1%
4K46
−8.7%
50−55
+8.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.00no data
4K8.60no data

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Atomic Heart 50−55
−1.9%
55−60
+1.9%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−4.7%
45−50
+4.7%
Atomic Heart 50−55
−1.9%
55−60
+1.9%
Battlefield 5 80−85
−8.4%
90−95
+8.4%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−4.7%
45−50
+4.7%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−2.9%
70−75
+2.9%
Fortnite 100−110
−4.8%
110−120
+4.8%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−3.7%
85−90
+3.7%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
−5.3%
60−65
+5.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
−3.9%
80−85
+3.9%
Valorant 140−150
−8.1%
160−170
+8.1%
Atomic Heart 50−55
−1.9%
55−60
+1.9%
Battlefield 5 80−85
−8.4%
90−95
+8.4%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
−5.5%
250−260
+5.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−4.7%
45−50
+4.7%
Dota 2 110−120
−7.1%
120−130
+7.1%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−2.9%
70−75
+2.9%
Fortnite 100−110
−4.8%
110−120
+4.8%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−3.7%
85−90
+3.7%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
−5.3%
60−65
+5.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 84
−7.1%
90−95
+7.1%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−2.3%
45−50
+2.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
−3.9%
80−85
+3.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 84
−7.1%
90−95
+7.1%
Valorant 140−150
−8.1%
160−170
+8.1%
Battlefield 5 80−85
−8.4%
90−95
+8.4%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−4.7%
45−50
+4.7%
Dota 2 110−120
−7.1%
120−130
+7.1%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−2.9%
70−75
+2.9%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−3.7%
85−90
+3.7%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
−5.3%
60−65
+5.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
−3.9%
80−85
+3.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
−2.3%
45−50
+2.3%
Valorant 140−150
−8.1%
160−170
+8.1%
Fortnite 100−110
−4.8%
110−120
+4.8%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150
−3.4%
150−160
+3.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−4%
180−190
+4%
Valorant 180−190
−7.5%
200−210
+7.5%
Battlefield 5 55−60
−5.3%
60−65
+5.3%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−8.7%
50−55
+8.7%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−7.8%
55−60
+7.8%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+2.9%
35−40
−2.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
Fortnite 45−50
−6.4%
50−55
+6.4%
Atomic Heart 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 60
−8.3%
65−70
+8.3%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30
+0%
30−33
+0%
Valorant 110−120
−3.4%
120−130
+3.4%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+3.3%
30−33
−3.3%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Dota 2 65−70
−8.7%
75−80
+8.7%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Fortnite 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

This is how GTX 980 Mobile and GTX 1060 5 GB compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1060 5 GB is 1% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1060 5 GB is 9% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.58 23.65
Recency 21 September 2015 26 December 2017
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 5 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 120 Watt

GTX 980 Mobile has 20% lower power consumption.

GTX 1060 5 GB, on the other hand, has a 9.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 25% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 980 Mobile and GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 980 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is a desktop one.

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