Your Graphics Research
Your Graphics Research
| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | GeForce GTX 980 4GB | Radeon R9 M395X 4GB |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3% | 85% |
| Hitman 3 | 34% | 141% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 6% | 69% |
| Resident Evil 8 | 3% | 85% |
| FIFA 21 | 48% | 7% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 45% | 161% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 9% | 64% |
| Genshin Impact | 3% | 85% |
| The Medium | 28% | 131% |
| Far Cry 6 | 49% | 168% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 4GB are significantly better than the AMD Radeon R9 M395X 4GB.
The GTX 980 has a 341 MHz higher core clock speed and the same number of Texture Mapping Units as the R9 M395X. This results in the GTX 980 providing 43.7 GTexel/s better texturing performance. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The GTX 980 has a 341 MHz higher core clock speed and 32 more Render Output Units than the R9 M395X. This results in the GTX 980 providing 45 GPixel/s better pixeling performance. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The GTX 980 was released less than a year after the R9 M395X, and so they are likely to have similar driver support for optimizing performance when running the latest games.
Both GPUs exhibit very powerful performance, so it probably isn't worth upgrading from one to the other, as both are capable of running even the most demanding games at the highest settings.
The GeForce GTX 980 4GB and the Radeon R9 M395X 4GB have the same amount of video memory, but are likely to provide slightly different experiences when displaying game textures at high resolutions.
The GTX 980 has 64 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the R9 M395X, which means that the memory performance of the GTX 980 is much better than the R9 M395X.
Both the GeForce GTX 980 4GB and the Radeon R9 M395X 4GB have 2048 Shader Processing Units. While the two GPUs have the same number of SPUs, the actual performance delivered by the GTX 980 is 3290 and by the R9 M395X is 1259. Knowing that the shader performance of the GTX 980 is superior, it is not necessary to examine the GPUs' respective Texture and Pixel Fill Rates.
The GeForce GTX 980 4GB requires 165 Watts to run and the Radeon R9 M395X 4GB requires 125 Watts. The GTX 980 requires 40 Watts more than the R9 M395X to run. The difference is significant enough that the GTX 980 may have a slight adverse affect on your yearly electricity bills in comparison to the R9 M395X.
| Core Speed | 1064 MHz |  | vs | 723 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | 1190 MHz | | vs | - | |
| Architecture | Maxwell GM204 | GCN 1.2 Amethyst XT | |||
| OC Potential | Fair |
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| Driver Support | Great | vs | Great | ||
| Release Date | 22 Sep 2015 | | vs | 09 Jun 2015 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
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| 1366x768 | 10
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10
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| 1600x900 | 10
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vs | 9.8
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| 1920x1080 | 10
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vs | 7.8
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| 2560x1440 | 7.8
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vs | 5.7
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| 3840x2160 | 5.8
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vs | 4.2
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| Memory | 4096 MB | | vs | | 4096 MB |
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| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz | | vs | 1250 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 256 Bit | | vs | | 256 Bit |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | | vs | | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 224GB/sec | | vs | 160GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 2048 KB | |
vs | 768 KB | |
| Delta Color Compression | yes | vs | yes | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
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0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 2048 | | vs | | 2048 |
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| Actual Shader Performance | 100% | | vs | 61% | |
| Technology | 28nm | | vs | | 28nm |
| Texture Mapping Units | 128 | | vs | | 128 |
| Texture Rate | 136.2 GTexel/s | | vs | 92.5 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 64 | | vs | 32 | |
| Pixel Rate | 68.1 GPixel/s | | vs | 23.1 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 4096x2160 | | vs | | 4096x2160 |
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| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| HDMI Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DisplayPort Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 165 Watts | vs | | 125 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | - | - | |||
| DirectX | 12.1 | | vs | 12.0 | |
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| Shader Model | 5.0 | | vs | | 5.0 |
| Open GL | 4.5 | | vs | | 4.5 |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | yes | yes | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | Intel Core i7-4940MX 4-Core 3.1GHz | vs | | Intel Core i7-4810MQ 4-Core 2.8GHz | |
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| Recommended RAM | 8 GB | | vs | | 8 GB |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 2560x1600 | | vs | 1920x1080 | |
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| Mini Review | Overview GeForce GTX 980 4GB, AKA GeForce GTX 990M, is a High-End Mobile Graphics Card based on the Second Revision of the Maxwell Architrcture. Architecture GeForce GTX 980 4GB Features a GPU Codenamed GM-204 which is a Second Gen GCN GPU and is identical to the GM204-400-A1 GPU used on the Desktop GeForce GTX 980. GM-204 has 16 Compute Units Unlocked and thus offers 2048 Shader Processing Units, 128 TMUs and 64 ROPs. GPU The Central Unit is Clocked at 1126MHz and goes up to 1190MHz, in Turbo Mode. Memory: Speed The GPU is equipped with fast GDDR5 and Accesses the Frame Buffer through a 256-bit Memory Interface. The Memory Clock Operates at 1750MHz. Memory: Frame Buffer The GPU can fill up a Memory Pool of up to 4GB. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 165W, it is suited for very large laptops. Performance Performance is Identical to the Desktop GeForce GTX 980 4GB. Therefore, GeForce GTX 980 4GB is the Fastest Single Mobile Graphics Card as of 09/2015 and only Surpassed by Notebooks with GeForce GTX 980M in SLI. System Suggestions GeForce GTX 980 4GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 2560X1600. We recommend a High-End Processor and 8GB of RAM for Optimal Performance. | Overview Radeon R9 M395X 4GB is a High-End Mobile Graphics Card based on the second revision of the Graphics Core Next Architecture (CGN). Architecture Radeon R9 M395X 4GB Features a GPU Codenamed Amethyst XT which is a Third Gen GCN GPU and is identical to the Tonga XT GPU used on the Desktop Radeon R9 380X. Amethyst XT has 32 Compute Units Unlocked and thus offers 2048 Shader Processing Units, 128 TMUs and 32 ROPs. GPU The Central Unit is Clocked at 723MHz. Memory: Speed The GPU is equipped with fast GDDR5 and Accesses the Frame Buffer through a 256-bit Memory Interface. The Memory Clock Operates at 1250MHz. Memory: Frame Buffer The GPU can fill up a Memory Pool of up to 4GB. Under most circumstances, this only proves useful in certain 3D Games whose Settings Require Large Amounts of Memory. However, because the GPU itself is too weak to work under other circumstances in which 4GB of Memory are needed - such as 4K Gaming, a Large Frame Buffer is mostly a Gimmick. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 125W, it is suited for very large laptops. Performance Radeon R9 M395X 4GB is a Direct Rebrand of Radeon R9 M295X 4GB. Performance is Comparable to the desktop Radeon R9 280. Therefore, even GeForce GTX 970M is still faster. System Suggestions Radeon R9 M395X 4GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 1920x1080. We recommend a Strong Processor and 8GB of RAM for Optimal Performance. | |||
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| Possible GPU Upgrades | N/A | N/A | |||
| GPU Variants | - | - | |||