Radeon RX 7600 XT vs GeForce GTX 980 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980 Mobile with Radeon RX 7600 XT, including specs and performance data.

GTX 980 Mobile
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
18.56

RX 7600 XT outperforms GTX 980 Mobile by a whopping 107% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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RX 7600 XT RX 7600 XT

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking27187
Place by popularitynot in top-10091
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.1877.64
Power efficiency7.3716.07
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)
GPU code nameGM204Navi 33
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date21 September 2015 (9 years ago)8 January 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$395.82 $329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

RX 7600 XT has 305% better value for money than GTX 980 Mobile.

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 cores20482048
Core clock speed1064 MHz1980 MHz
Boost clock speed1216 MHz2755 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100-200 Watt190 Watt
Texture fill rate136.2352.6
Floating-point processing power4.358 TFLOPS22.57 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs128128
Ray Tracing Coresno data32

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 4.0 x8
Lengthno data204 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s288.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
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 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
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 HD99
−102%
200−210
+102%
4K46
−107%
95−100
+107%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.00
−143%
1.65
+143%
4K8.60
−148%
3.46
+148%
  • RX 7600 XT has 143% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 7600 XT has 148% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 110−120
−107%
240−250
+107%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−97.7%
85−90
+97.7%
Hogwarts Legacy 40−45
−95.1%
80−85
+95.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
−105%
170−180
+105%
Counter-Strike 2 110−120
−107%
240−250
+107%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−97.7%
85−90
+97.7%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−106%
140−150
+106%
Fortnite 100−110
−100%
210−220
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−95.1%
160−170
+95.1%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
−103%
130−140
+103%
Hogwarts Legacy 40−45
−95.1%
80−85
+95.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
−94.8%
150−160
+94.8%
Valorant 140−150
−103%
300−310
+103%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
−105%
170−180
+105%
Counter-Strike 2 110−120
−107%
240−250
+107%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
−89.9%
450−500
+89.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−97.7%
85−90
+97.7%
Dota 2 110−120
−105%
230−240
+105%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−106%
140−150
+106%
Fortnite 100−110
−100%
210−220
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−95.1%
160−170
+95.1%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
−103%
130−140
+103%
Grand Theft Auto V 84
−102%
170−180
+102%
Hogwarts Legacy 40−45
−95.1%
80−85
+95.1%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−105%
90−95
+105%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
−94.8%
150−160
+94.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 84
−102%
170−180
+102%
Valorant 140−150
−103%
300−310
+103%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
−105%
170−180
+105%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−97.7%
85−90
+97.7%
Dota 2 110−120
−105%
230−240
+105%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−106%
140−150
+106%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−95.1%
160−170
+95.1%
Hogwarts Legacy 40−45
−95.1%
80−85
+95.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
−94.8%
150−160
+94.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
−105%
90−95
+105%
Valorant 140−150
−103%
300−310
+103%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
−100%
210−220
+100%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−97.7%
85−90
+97.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150
−107%
300−310
+107%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
−100%
70−75
+100%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−92.3%
50−55
+92.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−103%
350−400
+103%
Valorant 180−190
−88.2%
350−400
+88.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−93%
110−120
+93%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−84.2%
35−40
+84.2%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−107%
95−100
+107%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−96.1%
100−105
+96.1%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
−95.7%
45−50
+95.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−97%
65−70
+97%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 45−50
−102%
95−100
+102%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−84.2%
35−40
+84.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 60
−100%
120−130
+100%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
−84.6%
24−27
+84.6%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−106%
35−40
+106%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30
−100%
60−65
+100%
Valorant 110−120
−100%
230−240
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
−93.5%
60−65
+93.5%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−84.2%
35−40
+84.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%
Dota 2 65−70
−103%
140−150
+103%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−105%
45−50
+105%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−100%
70−75
+100%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
−84.6%
24−27
+84.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
−100%
40−45
+100%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
−90.5%
40−45
+90.5%

This is how GTX 980 Mobile and RX 7600 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 7600 XT is 102% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7600 XT is 107% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 18.56 38.47
Recency 21 September 2015 8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 190 Watt

GTX 980 Mobile has 90% lower power consumption.

RX 7600 XT, on the other hand, has a 107.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7600 XT 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 card while Radeon RX 7600 XT is a desktop one.

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