Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) vs GeForce GTX 980M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 980M
2014
8 GB GDDR5
19.09
+216%

GTX 980M outperforms RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by a whopping 216% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking291586
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency13.0927.61
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code nameGM204Vega Renoir
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 October 2014 (10 years ago)7 January 2020 (4 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 cores1536384
Core clock speed1038 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speed1127 MHz1500 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown15 Watt
Texture fill rate51.84no data
Floating-point processing power1.659 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs96no data

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)no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed2500 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth160 GB/sno data
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 outputsno data
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+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12_1
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.1no data
Vulkan1.1.126-
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 19.09
+216%
RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 6.04

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
+197%
RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 4210

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 980M 9682
+247%
RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 2793

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 980M 65241
+198%
RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 21857

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 980M 327632
+79.4%
RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 182608

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

GTX 980M 2805
+229%
RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 852

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

GTX 980M 111
+335%
RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 25

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:

900p173
+246%
50−55
−246%
Full HD70
+250%
20
−250%
1440p36
+28.6%
28
−28.6%
4K27
+35%
20
−35%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+173%
11
−173%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 51
+219%
16
−219%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+300%
8−9
−300%
Battlefield 5 67
+294%
16−18
−294%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+171%
14
−171%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+233%
9
−233%
Far Cry 5 62
+343%
14−16
−343%
Far Cry New Dawn 59
+228%
18−20
−228%
Forza Horizon 4 196
+378%
40−45
−378%
Hitman 3 35−40
+236%
11
−236%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
−5.4%
97
+5.4%
Metro Exodus 65
+183%
23
−183%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+132%
22
−132%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100
+355%
21−24
−355%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+43.5%
62
−43.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 68
+325%
16−18
−325%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+300%
8−9
−300%
Battlefield 5 57
+235%
16−18
−235%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+217%
12
−217%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+400%
6
−400%
Far Cry 5 52
+271%
14−16
−271%
Far Cry New Dawn 47
+161%
18−20
−161%
Forza Horizon 4 191
+366%
40−45
−366%
Hitman 3 35−40
+185%
12−14
−185%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+26%
73
−26%
Metro Exodus 55
+224%
17
−224%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+264%
14
−264%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
+200%
21
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 121
+505%
20−22
−505%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+78%
50
−78%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 26
+62.5%
16−18
−62.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+300%
8−9
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+192%
12−14
−192%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
Far Cry 5 38
+171%
14−16
−171%
Forza Horizon 4 47
+14.6%
40−45
−14.6%
Hitman 3 35−40
+185%
12−14
−185%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+441%
17
−441%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
+250%
18
−250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 33
+200%
11
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+74.5%
50−55
−74.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+264%
14
−264%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 33
+175%
12−14
−175%
Far Cry New Dawn 32
+220%
10−11
−220%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20
+233%
6−7
−233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+250%
6−7
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Far Cry 5 24
+243%
7−8
−243%
Forza Horizon 4 134
+605%
18−20
−605%
Hitman 3 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+179%
14−16
−179%
Metro Exodus 38
+533%
6−7
−533%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+1800%
2−3
−1800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+340%
5−6
−340%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+183%
40−45
−183%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+182%
10−12
−182%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16
+220%
5−6
−220%
Far Cry New Dawn 17
+325%
4−5
−325%
Hitman 3 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+791%
11
−791%
Metro Exodus 18
+500%
3−4
−500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
+633%
3−4
−633%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12
+200%
4−5
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Far Cry 5 12
+300%
3−4
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 26
+333%
6−7
−333%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%

This is how GTX 980M and RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) compete in popular games:

  • GTX 980M is 246% faster in 900p
  • GTX 980M is 250% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 980M is 29% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 980M is 35% faster in 4K

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

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 980M is 2000% faster.
  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 5% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 980M is ahead in 70 tests (99%)
  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is ahead in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.09 6.04
Recency 7 October 2014 7 January 2020
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm

GTX 980M has a 216.1% higher aggregate performance score.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 980M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M
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