AMD Radeon RX 480 Mobile
vs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M

AMD Radeon RX 480 Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M
RX 480 Mobile GTX 980M Difference
AMD Radeon RX 480 Mobile NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M
Price $ 1,275.0 $ 1,345.0 70 (5%)
Year 2016 2014 2 (0%)
Maximum Recorded Temperature C 81C
Max Fan Noise dB 48.1dB
Recommended Power Supply 100W 125W 25 (25%)
Benchmark CPU Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz ($334.99) *closest mobile equivalent* Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz ($284.99) *closest mobile equivalent*
CPU Impact on FPS +0.0 FPS +0.0 FPS 0 (0%)
CPU Impact on FPS % 0.0% 0.0% 0 (0%)
Benchmark Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 41.8 FPS 51.6 FPS 9.8 (23%)
Average 1440p Performance 31.2 FPS 37.5 FPS 6.3 (20%)
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 27.0 FPS 32.0 FPS 5 (19%)
Average 4K Performance 19.2 FPS 22.4 FPS 3.2 (17%)
Memory 8 GB 8 GB 0 (0%)
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 30.5 $ 26.1 4.4 (14%)
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 40.9 $ 35.9 5 (12%)
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 47.2 $ 42.0 5.2 (11%)
4K Cost Per Frame $ 66.4 $ 60.0 6.4 (10%)
Variant AMD Radeon RX 480 Mobile NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M
Overall Combination Score 38/100 38/100 0 (0%)
Our Verdict: Upgrading from RX 480 Mobile to GTX 980M is not recommended as it is less than 30% of improvement in performance. In general, a reasonable upgrade is between 30% and 50% or more to justify the purchase of new hardware. The price/performance ratio is much better for GTX 980M .
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AMD Radeon RX 480 Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
30
33.8
36
40.9
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
20
23.1
25
27.9
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
18
20.0
21
24.2
2023 The Last of Us Part I
13
15.4
16
18.6
2023 Forspoken
16
17.8
19
21.6
2023 The Callisto Protocol
12
13.8
15
16.7
2023 Dead Space
20
23.1
25
27.9
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
24
27.4
29
33.1
2023 Armored Core VI
24
27.4
29
33.1
2023 Immortals of Aveum
11
12.3
13
14.9
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
22
24.6
26
29.7
2023 Remnant II
12
13.8
15
16.7
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
16
18.4
20
22.3
2023 Atomic Heart
16
18.4
20
22.3
2023 Starfield
8
9.2
10
11.2
2022 Elden Ring
22
25.5
25
28.8
2022 God of War
21
24.2
24
27.4
2022 Overwatch 2
40
44.9
45
50.9
2022 F1 22
24
27.7
30
33.5
2022 Dying Light 2
23
26.1
28
31.6
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
23
26.1
28
31.6
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
38
43.1
46
52.0
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
27
30.7
33
37.2
2021 Forza Horizon 5
21
24.4
24
27.7
2021 Halo Infinite
16
18.6
18
21.1
2021 Battlefield 2042
30
34.4
35
39.0
2021 Hitman 3
31
35.4
38
42.7
2021 Far Cry 6
29
32.9
35
39.8
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
32
36.0
39
43.5
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
32
36.3
39
43.8
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
17
19.7
20
22.3
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
11
12.9
13
14.6
2020 Valorant
77
86.4
88
97.9
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
30
33.9
34
38.4
2020 Death Stranding
35
39.1
39
44.3
2020 Marvel's Avengers
22
25.5
25
28.8
2020 Godfall
34
38.1
38
43.1
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
17
19.7
20
22.3
2019 Apex Legends
39
44.1
45
50.4
2019 Anthem
25
28.4
29
32.5
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
37
41.7
42
47.6
2019 Resident Evil 2
47
53.1
54
60.1
2019 Metro Exodus
21
23.6
24
26.7
2019 World War Z
53
59.5
45
51.1
2019 Gears of War 5
30
34.4
35
39.0
2019 F1 2019
38
43.1
44
48.9
2019 GreedFall
35
38.9
39
44.0
2019 Borderlands 3
24
27.3
27
30.9
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
47
52.5
53
59.5
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
18
20.2
20
22.9
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
28
31.8
32
36.0
2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
52
58.8
39
43.4
2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey
20
23.1
22
24.5
2018 Final Fantasy XV
35
39.9
38
42.7
2018 Shadow of the Tomb Raider
34
37.8
32
36.4
2018 Just Cause 4
30
34.1
33
37.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
33
36.8
35
39.9
2018 Strange Brigade
49
55.4
56
62.8
2018 Battlefield V
40
45.5
45
51.1
2017 Assassin's Creed Origins
29
32.9
32
35.7
2017 Destiny 2
57
63.7
61
68.6
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
42
47.3
46
51.3
2017 For Honor
56
63.0
61
68.4
2017 Project CARS 2
40
44.6
43
48.4
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
48
54.0
52
58.7
2016 Dishonored 2
29
32.6
31
35.4
2015 Rocket League
165
183.8
179
199.4
2015 Need For Speed
45
50.9
49
55.3
2015 Project CARS
43
48.8
47
53.0
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
80
89.3
91
101.2
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
113
126.0
123
136.8
2009 League of Legends
212
236.3
230
256.4

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AMD Radeon RX 480 Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
19
24.6
23
29.8
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
13
16.9
16
20.4
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
12
15.4
14
18.6
2023 The Last of Us Part I
9
11.7
11
14.1
2023 Forspoken
9
11.7
11
14.1
2023 The Callisto Protocol
7
9.8
9
11.9
2023 Dead Space
12
15.4
14
18.6
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
17
22.1
21
26.8
2023 Armored Core VI
17
22.1
21
26.8
2023 Immortals of Aveum
6
8.6
8
10.4
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
13
16.9
16
20.4
2023 Remnant II
7
9.2
8
11.2
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
11
13.8
13
16.7
2023 Atomic Heart
10
13.2
12
16.0
2023 Starfield
6
8.3
8
10.0
2022 Elden Ring
16
20.1
18
22.8
2022 God of War
16
20.7
18
23.5
2022 Overwatch 2
30
38.6
35
43.8
2022 F1 22
13
16.9
16
20.4
2022 Dying Light 2
13
16.9
16
20.4
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
14
18.5
17
22.3
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
24
30.7
29
37.2
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
16
20.0
19
24.2
2021 Forza Horizon 5
16
21.0
19
23.8
2021 Halo Infinite
13
16.8
15
19.0
2021 Battlefield 2042
18
22.8
20
25.9
2021 Hitman 3
20
25.2
24
30.5
2021 Far Cry 6
19
24.6
23
29.7
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
20
25.5
24
30.8
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
18
23.7
22
28.6
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
13
17.1
15
19.3
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
9
11.3
10
12.8
2020 Valorant
56
70.6
64
80.0
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
21
26.5
24
30.0
2020 Death Stranding
24
30.4
27
34.4
2020 Marvel's Avengers
14
18.1
16
20.5
2020 Godfall
20
25.5
23
28.8
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
14
18.4
16
20.9
2019 Apex Legends
26
32.8
30
37.5
2019 Anthem
18
22.5
20
25.8
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
25
32.3
29
37.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
28
35.7
32
40.5
2019 Metro Exodus
14
18.3
16
20.9
2019 World War Z
34
43.4
29
37.3
2019 Gears of War 5
19
24.9
22
28.3
2019 F1 2019
24
30.5
27
34.7
2019 GreedFall
22
28.1
25
31.9
2019 Borderlands 3
15
19.2
17
21.7
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
30
37.8
34
42.8
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
13
16.5
15
18.8
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
19
24.9
22
28.3
2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
29
37.1
19
24.5
2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey
14
18.2
15
19.6
2018 Final Fantasy XV
22
28.0
24
30.1
2018 Shadow of the Tomb Raider
19
24.5
19
23.8
2018 Fallout 76
35
44.1
37
46.9
2018 Just Cause 4
20
25.2
21
27.4
2018 Monster Hunter: World
20
25.7
22
27.9
2018 Strange Brigade
30
38.6
35
43.8
2018 Battlefield V
25
32.2
31
39.2
2017 Assassin's Creed Origins
17
21.7
22
28.7
2017 Destiny 2
43
54.6
47
58.8
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
27
34.1
29
37.0
2017 For Honor
29
36.8
31
39.9
2017 Project CARS 2
25
31.5
27
34.2
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
39
48.8
42
53.0
2016 Dishonored 2
22
27.8
24
30.2
2015 Rocket League
63
78.8
68
85.5
2015 Need For Speed
31
39.3
34
42.8
2015 Project CARS
29
37.3
32
40.5
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
46
57.8
52
65.5
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
84
105.0
91
114.0
2009 League of Legends
105
131.3
114
142.5

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AMD Radeon RX 480 Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
21
28.1
24
32.1
2019 Anthem
14
18.6
16
21.3
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
20
26.5
22
30.2
2019 Resident Evil 2
21
28.5
24
32.3
2019 Metro Exodus
12
16.0
13
18.1
2019 World War Z
27
36.6
23
31.4
2019 Gears of War 5
16
21.8
18
24.7
2019 F1 2019
20
26.7
23
30.3
2019 GreedFall
16
21.2
18
24.0
2019 Borderlands 3
11
15.6
13
17.6
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
24
32.3
27
36.6
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
11
14.5
12
16.4
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
16
21.8
18
24.7
2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
23
31.1
19
25.1
2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey
12
16.5
13
18.0
2018 Final Fantasy XV
18
23.9
19
25.8
2018 Shadow of the Tomb Raider
15
20.2
14
19.5
2018 Fallout 76
27
36.7
29
38.9
2018 Just Cause 4
15
20.5
16
22.3
2018 Monster Hunter: World
15
20.4
16
22.1
2018 Strange Brigade
24
31.9
27
36.1
2018 Battlefield V
21
28.1
24
31.9
2017 Assassin's Creed Origins
15
20.6
18
23.9
2017 Destiny 2
33
43.8
35
47.2
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
23
30.9
25
33.5
2017 For Honor
22
29.5
24
32.0
2017 Project CARS 2
23
30.9
25
33.5
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
36
48.0
39
52.2
2016 Dishonored 2
20
26.7
22
29.0
2015 Rocket League
46
61.8
50
67.1
2015 Need For Speed
26
35.1
29
38.2
2015 Project CARS
25
34.0
28
36.9
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
34
45.2
38
51.2
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
81
106.8
88
115.9
2009 League of Legends
74
98.3
81
106.7

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AMD Radeon RX 480 Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
12
18.5
15
22.3
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
7
10.8
9
13.0
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
7
10.8
9
13.0
2023 The Last of Us Part I
4
6.2
5
7.4
2023 Forspoken
3
5.5
4
6.7
2023 The Callisto Protocol
3
4.9
4
5.9
2023 Dead Space
4
6.1
5
7.4
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
8
12.3
10
14.9
2023 Armored Core VI
8
12.3
10
14.9
2023 Immortals of Aveum
2
4.0
3
4.8
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
6
9.2
7
11.2
2023 Remnant II
3
4.6
3
5.6
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
4
6.8
5
8.2
2023 Atomic Heart
5
8.3
7
10.0
2023 Starfield
3
5.5
4
6.7
2022 Elden Ring
8
11.5
9
13.0
2022 God of War
11
16.1
12
18.3
2022 Overwatch 2
20
29.1
23
33.0
2022 F1 22
8
12.3
10
14.8
2022 Dying Light 2
8
12.3
10
14.8
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
9
13.9
11
16.7
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
15
21.6
18
26.0
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
8
12.3
10
14.8
2021 Forza Horizon 5
11
16.3
12
18.5
2021 Halo Infinite
8
11.6
9
13.1
2021 Battlefield 2042
10
14.7
11
16.7
2021 Hitman 3
10
15.4
13
18.6
2021 Far Cry 6
9
13.2
11
16.0
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
9
13.8
11
16.7
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
10
15.4
13
18.6
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
8
11.6
9
13.1
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
6
9.0
7
10.2
2020 Valorant
43
61.5
48
69.7
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
9
14.2
11
16.1
2020 Death Stranding
12
18.4
14
20.9
2020 Marvel's Avengers
6
9.5
7
10.8
2020 Godfall
8
12.1
9
13.7
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
8
12.0
9
13.7
2019 Apex Legends
13
19.6
15
22.4
2019 Anthem
8
12.3
9
14.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
12
17.2
13
19.6
2019 Resident Evil 2
12
17.6
14
20.0
2019 Metro Exodus
8
11.6
9
13.1
2019 World War Z
17
25.0
15
21.5
2019 Gears of War 5
11
15.8
12
17.9
2019 F1 2019
13
19.5
15
22.0
2019 GreedFall
8
11.6
9
13.1
2019 Borderlands 3
7
10.0
7
11.3
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
15
22.5
17
25.6
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
7
10.5
8
11.9
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
11
15.8
12
17.9
2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
14
21.0
15
22.4
2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey
8
12.6
9
14.0
2018 Final Fantasy XV
11
16.8
12
18.2
2018 Shadow of the Tomb Raider
9
13.3
8
12.6
2018 Fallout 76
17
24.5
18
25.9
2018 Just Cause 4
9
13.2
10
14.3
2018 Monster Hunter: World
8
12.3
9
13.4
2018 Strange Brigade
14
21.0
16
23.8
2018 Battlefield V
14
20.3
14
20.3
2017 Assassin's Creed Origins
11
16.8
11
16.1
2017 Destiny 2
19
27.3
20
29.4
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
16
23.6
17
25.6
2017 For Honor
12
18.3
14
20.0
2017 Project CARS 2
18
26.3
19
28.5
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
28
41.0
31
44.5
2016 Dishonored 2
15
22.1
16
23.9
2015 Rocket League
25
36.8
27
39.9
2015 Need For Speed
18
26.3
19
28.5
2015 Project CARS
18
26.3
19
28.5
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
18
26.7
21
30.3
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
66
94.5
71
102.6
2009 League of Legends
36
52.5
39
57.0
RX 480 Mobile vs GTX 980M with i7-6700K vs i7-4770K at 1080p and ultra vs ultra settings
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RX 480 Mobile vs GTX 980M with i7-6700K vs i7-4770K at 4K and ultra vs ultra settings

AMD Radeon RX 480 Mobile / i7-6700K

In terms of cost, pricing clearly is a genuine issue here and the price of RX 480 Mobile is simply ridiculous. In terms of memory, the RX 480 Mobile 's 8192 MB RAM is more than enough for modern games and should not cause any bottlenecks.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M / i7-4770K

In terms of cost, pricing clearly is a genuine issue here and the price of GTX 980M is simply ridiculous. For the most part, the GTX 980M is still capable of playing modern games, but you would have to reduce settings to sustain those higher framerates. If keeping graphics quality settings closer to ultra or high is important, there are a few options for upgrades. In terms of memory, the GTX 980M 's 8192 MB RAM is more than enough for modern games and should not cause any bottlenecks. This combination between GTX 980M and Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between GTX 980M and Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss.
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RX 480 Mobile vs GTX 980M Specifications Comparison

Board Design

RX 480 Mobile GTX 980M
OutputsNo outputsNo outputs
Power ConnectorsNoneNone
Slot WidthMXM ModuleMXM Module
TDP100 Wunknown

Clock Speeds

RX 480 Mobile GTX 980M
GPU Clock1000 MHz540 MHz
Memory Clock2000 MHz 8000 MHz effective1253 MHz 5012 MHz effective

Graphics Card

RX 480 Mobile GTX 980M
Bus InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)MXM-B (3.0)
GenerationMobility Radeon (RX M400)GeForce 900M
ProductionActiveEnd-of-life
Release DateAug 4th, 2016Oct 7th, 2014

Graphics Features

RX 480 Mobile GTX 980M
DirectX12.0 (12_0)12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL2.01.2
OpenGL4.64.6
Shader Model6.46.4
Vulkan1.1.1011.1.103

Graphics Processor

RX 480 Mobile GTX 980M
ArchitectureGCN 4.0Maxwell 2.0
Die Size232 mm²398 mm²
FoundryTSMCTSMC
GPU NameEllesmereGM204
GPU VariantEllesmere XTN16E-GX-A1
Process Size14 nm28 nm
Transistors5,700 million5,200 million

Memory

RX 480 Mobile GTX 980M
Bandwidth256.0 GB/s160.4 GB/s
Memory Bus256 bit256 bit
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5

Render Config

RX 480 Mobile GTX 980M
L1 Cache16 KB (per CU)48 KB (per SMM)
L2 Cache2 MB2 MB
ROPs3264
Shading Units23041536
TMUs14496

Theoretical Performance

RX 480 Mobile GTX 980M
FP32 (float) performance4.963 TFLOPS1.659 TFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance310.2 GFLOPS (1:16)51.84 GFLOPS (1:32)
Pixel Rate34.46 GPixel/s34.56 GPixel/s
Texture Rate155.1 GTexel/s51.84 GTexel/s
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What to Consider Before Buying a Graphics Card

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Resolution VS Quality: Impact on Game Performance

Resolution VS Quality: Impact on Game Performance

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Ultra VS High Quality Settings in PC Games

Ultra VS High Quality Settings in PC Games

Every player has a different notion about the ideal setting for PC games. But in most cases, opting for a High quality graphics configuration is the way to go.

What are CPU or GPU Bottlenecks?

What are CPU or GPU Bottlenecks?

Are you getting sudden frame drops? you might have a bottleneck.
What is the acceptable FPS speed for me?

What is the acceptable FPS speed for me?

For some games, you can still enjoy great garphics at lower frame rates.
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