GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile vs TITAN Xp

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared TITAN Xp with GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile, including specs and performance data.

TITAN Xp
2017
12 GB GDDR5X, 250 Watt
50.54
+28.3%

TITAN Xp outperforms GTX 980 SLI Mobile by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

TITAN Xp TITAN Xp
GTX 980 SLI Mobile GTX 980 SLI

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking67121
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation12.54no data
Power efficiency13.868.19
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameGP102N16E-GXX SLI
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date6 April 2017 (7 years ago)22 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,199 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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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 cores38404096
Core clock speed1405 MHz1126 MHz
Boost clock speed1582 MHz1228 MHz
Number of transistors11,800 million10400 Million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt330 Watt
Texture fill rate379.7no data
Floating-point processing power12.15 TFLOPSno data
ROPs96no data
TMUs240no 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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR5XGDDR5
Maximum RAM amount12 GB2x 8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1426 MHz3500 MHz
Memory bandwidth547.6 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12_1
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA6.1+

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 HD170−180
+24.1%
137
−24.1%
4K85−90
+25%
68
−25%

Cost per frame, $

1080p7.05no data
4K14.11no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Fortnite 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Dota 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Fortnite 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 132
+0%
132
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Dota 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
+0%
74
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+0%
51
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Dota 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

This is how TITAN Xp and GTX 980 SLI Mobile compete in popular games:

  • TITAN Xp is 24% faster in 1080p
  • TITAN Xp is 25% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 50.54 39.40
Recency 6 April 2017 22 September 2015
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 330 Watt

TITAN Xp has a 28.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 32% lower power consumption.

The TITAN Xp is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that TITAN Xp is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile is a notebook one.

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