GeForce RTX 3070 16 GB vs GTX 980M

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking286not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency13.75no data
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGM204GA104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 October 2014 (10 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

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 cores15365888
Core clock speed1038 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1127 MHz1725 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown250 Watt
Texture fill rate51.84317.4
Floating-point processing power1.659 TFLOPS20.31 TFLOPS
ROPs6496
TMUs96184

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 x16
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 12-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 amount8 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth160 GB/s448.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
VGA аnalog display support+no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support+no data
HDMI++
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 Boost2.0no 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.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.12.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2
CUDA+8.5

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm

RTX 3070 16 GB has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 980M and GeForce RTX 3070 16 GB. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 980M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3070 16 GB is a desktop one.


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