Radeon Pro 5600M vs GeForce GTX 980 Mobile

Place in the ranking	257	236
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	19.85	no data
Power efficiency	7.43	33.06
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	GM204	Navi 12
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	21 September 2015 (9 years ago)	15 June 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$395.82	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 cores	2048	2560
Core clock speed	1064 MHz	1000 MHz
Boost clock speed	1216 MHz	1030 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100-200 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	136.2	164.8
Floating-point processing power	4.358 TFLOPS	5.274 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	64
TMUs	128	160

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 size	large	medium sized
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
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 type	GDDR5	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	2048 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	770 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s	394.2 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 Connectors	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	No outputs
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	+	-
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	-
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	-
GPU Boost	2.0	no 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.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2
CUDA	+	-

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 HD	97 −3.1%	100−110 +3.1%
4K	48 −4.2%	50−55 +4.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.08	no data
4K	8.25	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −12.8%	40−45 +12.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −14%	45−50 +14%
Elden Ring	65−70 −13%	75−80 +13%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 −8.8%	70−75 +8.8%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −12.8%	40−45 +12.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −14%	45−50 +14%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −13%	100−110 +13%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −8.6%	60−65 +8.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −8.2%	50−55 +8.2%
Valorant	85−90 −11.5%	95−100 +11.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 −8.8%	70−75 +8.8%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −12.8%	40−45 +12.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −14%	45−50 +14%
Dota 2	56 −48.2%	80−85 +48.2%
Elden Ring	65−70 −13%	75−80 +13%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −7.1%	75−80 +7.1%
Fortnite	110−120 −8.9%	120−130 +8.9%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −13%	100−110 +13%
Grand Theft Auto V	84 +1.2%	80−85 −1.2%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −8.6%	60−65 +8.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	140−150 −7.7%	150−160 +7.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −8.2%	50−55 +8.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	81 +5.2%	75−80 −5.2%
Valorant	85−90 −11.5%	95−100 +11.5%
World of Tanks	240−250 −5.4%	250−260 +5.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 −8.8%	70−75 +8.8%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −12.8%	40−45 +12.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −14%	45−50 +14%
Dota 2	75−80 −9.2%	80−85 +9.2%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −7.1%	75−80 +7.1%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −13%	100−110 +13%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	140−150 −7.7%	150−160 +7.7%
Valorant	85−90 −11.5%	95−100 +11.5%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	35−40 −14.3%	40−45 +14.3%
Elden Ring	35−40 −13.5%	40−45 +13.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	35−40 −14.3%	40−45 +14.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −1.2%	170−180 +1.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 −10%	21−24 +10%
World of Tanks	140−150 −10.3%	160−170 +10.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −9.1%	45−50 +9.1%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −11.1%	20−22 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −17.6%	20−22 +17.6%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −15%	65−70 +15%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −12.5%	60−65 +12.5%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −12.2%	55−60 +12.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −16.7%	35−40 +16.7%
Valorant	55−60 −12.3%	60−65 +12.3%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −16.7%	21−24 +16.7%
Dota 2	60 +46.3%	40−45 −46.3%
Elden Ring	16−18 −18.8%	18−20 +18.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	60 +46.3%	40−45 −46.3%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	65−70 −12.3%	70−75 +12.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −7.1%	14−16 +7.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60 +46.3%	40−45 −46.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −13.6%	24−27 +13.6%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −16.7%	21−24 +16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Dota 2	35−40 −10.8%	40−45 +10.8%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −14.3%	30−35 +14.3%
Fortnite	24−27 −15.4%	30−33 +15.4%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −15.6%	35−40 +15.6%
Valorant	27−30 −14.8%	30−35 +14.8%

This is how GTX 980 Mobile and Pro 5600M compete in popular games:

Pro 5600M is 3% faster in 1080p
Pro 5600M is 4% faster in 4K

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

in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 980 Mobile is 46% faster.
in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Pro 5600M is 48% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 980 Mobile is ahead in 5 tests (8%)
Pro 5600M is ahead in 58 tests (92%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	21.60	24.01
Recency	21 September 2015	15 June 2020
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	50 Watt

Pro 5600M has a 11.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro 5600M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 980 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 980 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Pro 5600M is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.