ROG Ally GPU vs GeForce GTX 980

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking195not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.97no data
Power efficiency11.97no data
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGM204Phoenix
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date19 September 2014 (10 years ago)2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$549 $599

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 cores2048256
Core clock speed1064 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speed1216 MHz2500 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt30 Watt
Texture fill rate155.640.00
Floating-point processing power4.981 TFLOPS2.56 TFLOPS
ROPs648
TMUs12816
Ray Tracing Coresno data4

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 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length267 mm280 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Recommended system power (PSU)500 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone
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 typeGDDR5LPDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s51.2 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 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 30 Watt

ROG Ally GPU has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 600% more advanced lithography process, and 450% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 980 and ROG Ally GPU. We've got no test results to judge.


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