NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (8GB GDDR5)

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is a desktop-grade chip, which recently found its way into the notebook market as well. With the developing gaming market, notebooks start to run cooler and can handle more powerful hardware. So the GeForce GTX 980 is not the mobile GTX 980M variant but instead, it utilizes the full potential of the desktop-grade GPU.

The GTX 980 for laptops uses the same GM204 chip and runs at 1126 MHz but can go up to 1216 MHz with a 256-bit bus width, 3500 MHz memory speed and up to 7 Gbps memory bandwidth. The GPU is unlocked for overclocking and manufacturers are providing custom software with the notebooks for easier adjustments on the go. NVIDIA claims that the performance will differ ever so slightly compared to the desktop variant due to the better cooling capabilities of a full-sized desktop machine.

Other notable features such as DirectX 12 support and CUDA cores are present. NVIDIA claims that the GPU draws up to 165W but when overclocked, the GPU can go up to 200W. Given the TDP of the chip, it can find its way only in large 17-inch notebooks with good cooling solutions.

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Ranking	19
Manufacturing Process	28 nm
Architecture	Maxwell
Base frequency	1126 MHz
Memory Type	GDDR5
Memory Frequency	1753 MHz
Memory bandwith	224.4 GB/sec

Released	Q4 2014
Power consumption	165 W
Cores	2048
Maximum frequency	1216 MHz
Memory Capacity	8GB GB
Memory bus	256-bit
Drivers	www.geforce.com

Supported technologies	NVIDIA SLI® Ready NVIDIA G-Sync™-Ready NVIDIA GameStream™-Ready GeForce ShadowPlay™ 2.0NVIDIA GPU Boost™ Dynamic Super Resolution MFAA NVIDIA GameWorks™ 12 APIMicrosoft DirectX 4.4OpenGL CUDA PCI Express 3.0 Bus Support

Laptops with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (8GB GDDR5)

Intel Core i7-6700HQ
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (8GB GDDR5) vs competitors:

#	GPU	Memory bus	Performance score	In laptops starting at...
17.	NVIDIA Quadro P4000 (8GB GDDR5)	256-bit	3.0/10	$2649.11
18.	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB GDDR5)	192-bit	3.0/10	$358.00
19.	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (8GB GDDR5)	256-bit	2.9/10	Check price
20.	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (3GB GDDR5)	192-bit	2.9/10	$869.89
21.	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q (6GB GDDR5)	192-bit	2.8/10	$739.99
22.	AMD Radeon RX 580 (4GB GDDR5) (Laptop)	256-bit	2.7/10	$1799.00