GeForce 610M vs GTX 980M

Place in the ranking	287	1153
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	13.20	4.33
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GM204	GF119
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 October 2014 (10 years ago)	1 December 2011 (12 years ago)

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	1536	48
Core clock speed	1038 MHz	738 MHz
Boost clock speed	1127 MHz	900 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	292 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	unknown	12 Watt
Texture fill rate	51.84	5.904
Floating-point processing power	1.659 TFLOPS	0.1417 TFLOPS
Video decoders	no data	H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p
ROPs	64	4
TMUs	96	8

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	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	PCI Express 2.0
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data
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	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 GB/s	Up to 14.4 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	No outputs	No outputs
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	Up to 2048x1536
G-SYNC support	+	-

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	+	-
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 API
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 980M 19.07
+2443%

GeForce 610M 0.75

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 980M 7357
+2437%

GeForce 610M 290

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 980M 12517
+2366%

GeForce 610M 508

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 980M 31944
+1345%

GeForce 610M 2210

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 980M 23738
+1640%

GeForce 610M 1364

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:

900p	173 +2783%	6−7 −2783%
Full HD	69 +3350%	2−3 −3350%
1440p	36 +3500%	1−2 −3500%
4K	28 +2700%	1−2 −2700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−33
+900%

3−4

−900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	51 +920%	5−6 −920%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +3100%	1−2 −3100%
Battlefield 5	67 +3250%	2−3 −3250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +1167%	3−4 −1167%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +900%	3−4 −900%
Far Cry 5	62 +3000%	2−3 −3000%
Far Cry New Dawn	59 +5800%	1−2 −5800%
Forza Horizon 4	196 +2700%	7−8 −2700%
Hitman 3	35−40 +640%	5−6 −640%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +667%	12−14 −667%
Metro Exodus	65 +3150%	2−3 −3150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100 +1567%	6−7 −1567%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +187%	30−35 −187%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	68 +1260%	5−6 −1260%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +3100%	1−2 −3100%
Battlefield 5	57 +2750%	2−3 −2750%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +1167%	3−4 −1167%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +900%	3−4 −900%
Far Cry 5	52 +2500%	2−3 −2500%
Far Cry New Dawn	47 +4600%	1−2 −4600%
Forza Horizon 4	191 +2629%	7−8 −2629%
Hitman 3	35−40 +640%	5−6 −640%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +667%	12−14 −667%
Metro Exodus	55 +2650%	2−3 −2650%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 +950%	6−7 −950%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	121 +1110%	10−11 −1110%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +187%	30−35 −187%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	26 +420%	5−6 −420%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +3100%	1−2 −3100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +1167%	3−4 −1167%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +900%	3−4 −900%
Far Cry 5	38 +3700%	1−2 −3700%
Forza Horizon 4	47 +4600%	1−2 −4600%
Hitman 3	35−40 +640%	5−6 −640%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +667%	12−14 −667%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 +950%	6−7 −950%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	33 +230%	10−11 −230%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +187%	30−35 −187%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	33	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	32 +3100%	1−2 −3100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Far Cry 5	24 +2300%	1−2 −2300%
Forza Horizon 4	134 +2580%	5−6 −2580%
Hitman 3	21−24 +214%	7−8 −214%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +875%	4−5 −875%
Metro Exodus	38 +3700%	1−2 −3700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +3700%	1−2 −3700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +5550%	2−3 −5550%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35
+933%

3−4

−933%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	17	0−1
Hitman 3	14−16	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 +3167%	3−4 −3167%
Metro Exodus	18	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	22	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Far Cry 5	12	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	26 +2500%	1−2 −2500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18
+750%

2−3

−750%

This is how GTX 980M and GeForce 610M compete in popular games:

GTX 980M is 2783% faster in 900p
GTX 980M is 3350% faster in 1080p
GTX 980M is 3500% faster in 1440p
GTX 980M is 2700% faster in 4K

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

in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 980M is 5800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, GTX 980M surpassed GeForce 610M in all 35 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	19.07	0.75
Recency	7 October 2014	1 December 2011
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm

GTX 980M has a 2442.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 980M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 610M in performance tests.

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