Your Graphics Research
Your Graphics Research
| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | GeForce GTX 980M 4GB | GeForce GTX 770M |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 41% | 163% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 29% | 140% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 25% | 133% |
| FIFA 21 | 29% | 33% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 99% | 270% |
| Hitman 3 | 84% | 242% |
| Genshin Impact | 41% | 163% |
| Far Cry 6 | 104% | 280% |
| World of Warcraft: Shadowlands | 103% | 277% |
| Watch Dogs Legion | 36% | 153% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 980M 4GB are significantly better than the Nvidia GeForce GTX 770M.
The GTX 980M has a 227 MHz higher core clock speed and 16 more Texture Mapping Units than the GeForce GTX 770M. This results in the GTX 980M providing 34.7 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 980M has a 227 MHz higher core clock speed and 40 more Render Output Units than the GeForce GTX 770M. This results in the GTX 980M providing 46.9 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 980M was released over a year more recently than the GeForce GTX 770M, and so the GTX 980M is likely to have better driver support, meaning it will be more optimized for running the latest games when compared to the GeForce GTX 770M.
The GTX 980M has 1024 MB more video memory than the GeForce GTX 770M, so is likely to be much better at displaying game textures at higher resolutions. This is supported by the fact that the GTX 980M also has superior memory performance overall.
The GTX 980M has 64.2 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the GeForce GTX 770M, which means that the memory performance of the GTX 980M is much better than the GeForce GTX 770M.
The GeForce GTX 980M 4GB has 1536 Shader Processing Units and the GeForce GTX 770M has 960. However, the actual shader performance of the GTX 980M is 2337 and the actual shader performance of the GeForce GTX 770M is 779. The GTX 980M having 1558 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the GTX 980M delivers a massively smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the GeForce GTX 770M.
The GeForce GTX 980M 4GB requires 100 Watts to run and the GeForce GTX 770M requires 75 Watts. The GTX 980M requires 25 Watts more than the GeForce GTX 770M to run. The difference is not significant enough for the GTX 980M to have a noticeably larger impact on your yearly electricity bills than the GeForce GTX 770M.
| Core Speed | 1038 MHz |  | vs | 811 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | 1127 MHz | | vs | - | |
| Architecture | Maxwell GM204-N16E-GX-A2 | Kepler GK106-N14E-GS-A1 | |||
| OC Potential | Fair |
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| Driver Support | Great |
| vs | Good | |
| Release Date | 07 Oct 2014 | | vs | 30 May 2013 | |
| 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 | 8.4
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| 1920x1080 | 8.9
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vs | 6.5
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| 2560x1440 | 6.6
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vs | 4.4
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| 3840x2160 | 4.9
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vs | 2.7
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| Memory | 4096 MB | | vs | 3072 MB | |
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| Memory Speed | 1253 MHz | | vs | 1002 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 256 Bit | | vs | 192 Bit | |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | | vs | | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 160.4GB/sec | | vs | 96.2GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 2048 KB | |
vs | 384 KB | |
| Delta Color Compression | yes | vs | no | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
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0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 1536 | | vs | 960 | |
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| Actual Shader Performance | 100% | | vs | 37% | |
| Technology | 28nm | | vs | | 28nm |
| Texture Mapping Units | 96 | | vs | 80 | |
| Texture Rate | 99.6 GTexel/s | | vs | 64.9 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 64 | | vs | 24 | |
| Pixel Rate | 66.4 GPixel/s | | vs | 19.5 GPixel/s | |
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| 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 | - | vs | - | ||
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| Max Power | 100 Watts | vs | | 75 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 |
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| Recommended Processor | Intel Core i7-4930MX 4-Core 3.0GHz | vs | | Intel Core i7-4700MQ 4-Core 2.4GHz | |
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| Recommended RAM | 8 GB | | vs | | 8 GB |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 1920x1080 | | vs | | 1920x1080 |
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| Mini Review | Overview GeForce GTX 980M 4GB is a high-end Mobile Graphics Card based on the second revision of the Maxwell architecture. Architecture The Second variant of the Maxwell Architecture, despite being also manufactured with a 28nm technology, has an extremely large L2 Cache and features a Third Generation Delta Color Compression which allows NVIDIA to produce Graphics Cards with relatively small memory data transfer rates, without causing too much impact on the overall performance. Furthermore, the Shaders have been redesigned and are both more powerful and energy efficient. The Second Revision of Maxwell also adds the VXGI (Voxel Global Illumination) Technology which makes scenes significantly more lifelike and believable as light interacts more realistically in the game environment and the MFAA Technology which provides the same effect as MSAA but at a much lower performance cost. GPU It equips a GPU codenamed GM204-N16E-GX-A2 which has 12 SM activated and thus offers 1536 Shader Processing Units, 96 TMUs and 64 ROPs. The central unit runs at 1038MHz and goes up to 1127MHz, in Turbo Mode. Memory The GPU accesses a 4GB frame buffer of fast GDDR5, through a 256-bit memory interface. The memory clock operates at 1253MHz. The size of the frame buffer is exaggerated and in no way adds extra performance. Features DirectX 12.0 Support (11.2 Hardware Default) and support for SLI, GameStream, G-SYNC, GPU Boost 2.0, GeForce Experience, PhysX and other technologies. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 100W, it will only be equipped in very large notebooks. Performance Benchmarks indicate its performance is over 30% faster than GeForce GTX 880M. Therefore, it should even surpass GeForce GTX 770 and be around as fast as desktop GeForce GTX 780. GeForce GTX 980M is therefore the fastest mobile Graphics Card as of October 2014 and AMD's Radeon R9 M290X is beaten in over 40%. System Suggestions We recommend a very strong processor (Intel Core i7 Mobile Quad Core) and 8GB of RAM for a notebook with GeForce GTX 980M 8GB. | Overview GeForce GTX 770M is a Performance Mobile Graphics Card based on the first revision of the Kepler Architecture. Architecture The Kepler Architecture was NVIDIA's big step to power efficiency. Each Stream Multiprocessor (SMX) now hosts 192 Shader Processing Units - against the 48 of older Fermi Architecture, and has been redesigned being now clocked at the same speed of the Central Unit. This means they are more energy efficient and will consequently lead to cooler operating temperatures. However, it also means they are weaker. It can be said that one Fermi SMX is as fast as 2 Kepler SMXs. Additionally, and not available in all GPUs, Kepler also introduced the Boost Clock Feature. The Boost Clock is an even higher Clock Speed activated when in gaming mode and becomes the effective speed of the GPU. GPU It equips a GPU Codenamed Kepler GK106-N14E-GS-A1 which has 5 Stream Multiprocessors activated and thus offers 960 Shader Processing Units, 80 TMUs and 24 ROPs. The Central Unit is clocked at 811MHz. Memory The GPU accesses a 3GB frame buffer of fast GDDR5, through a 192-bit memory interface. The size of the frame buffer is exaggerated and no way benefits the GPU. The Memory Clock Operates at 1002MHz. Features DirectX 11.0 Support (11.0 Hardware Default) and support for SLI, Kepler Boost, Optimus, CUDA, OpenCL, DirectCompute, 3D Vision Surround, PhysX, Realtime Raytracing and other technologies Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 75W, it is suited for large laptops. Performance GeForce GTX 770M is essentially a fast GeForce GTX 675MX. Gaming benchmarks indicate its performance is slightly better than the older GeForce GTX 675MX. System Suggestions We recommend a Powerful Processor (Intel Core i7 Mobile) and 8GB of RAM for a system with GeForce GTX 770M. | |||
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| Possible GPU Upgrades | N/A | N/A | |||
| GPU Variants | - | - | |||