Your Graphics Research
Your Graphics Research
| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | GeForce GTX 980MX 8GB | Radeon R9 M365X 4GB |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 26% | 438% |
| Hitman 3 | 63% | 600% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 15% | 392% |
| The Medium | 57% | 571% |
| Resident Evil 8 | 26% | 438% |
| FIFA 21 | 37% | 171% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 11% | 376% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 77% | 657% |
| Genshin Impact | 26% | 438% |
| Far Cry 6 | 82% | 679% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 980MX 8GB are massively better than the AMD Radeon R9 M365X 4GB.
The GTX 980MX has a 413 MHz higher core clock speed and 64 more Texture Mapping Units than the R9 M365X. This results in the GTX 980MX providing 83 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 980MX has a 413 MHz higher core clock speed and 48 more Render Output Units than the R9 M365X. This results in the GTX 980MX providing 56.4 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 980MX was released less than a year after the R9 M365X, and so they are likely to have similar driver support for optimizing performance when running the latest games.
The GTX 980MX has 4096 MB more video memory than the R9 M365X, so is likely to be much better at displaying game textures at higher resolutions. This is supported by the fact that the GTX 980MX also has superior memory performance overall.
The GTX 980MX has 96.4 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the R9 M365X, which means that the memory performance of the GTX 980MX is massively better than the R9 M365X.
The GeForce GTX 980MX 8GB has 1664 Shader Processing Units and the Radeon R9 M365X 4GB has 640. However, the actual shader performance of the GTX 980MX is 2534 and the actual shader performance of the R9 M365X is 340. The GTX 980MX having 2194 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the GTX 980MX delivers a massively smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the R9 M365X.
The GeForce GTX 980MX 8GB requires 122 Watts to run and the Radeon R9 M365X 4GB requires 50 Watts. The GTX 980MX requires 72 Watts more than the R9 M365X to run. The difference is significant enough that the GTX 980MX may have an adverse affect on your yearly electricity bills in comparison to the R9 M365X.
| Core Speed | 1038 MHz |  | vs | 625 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | 1128 MHz | | vs | - | |
| Architecture | Maxwell GM204 | GCN 1.0 Venus PRO | |||
| OC Potential | None | vs |
| Good | |
| Driver Support | Great | vs | Great | ||
| Release Date | 01 Jun 2016 | | vs | 09 Jun 2015 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
| Approved |  | | |||
| Comparison | |||||
| 1366x768 | - | vs | |
7.7
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| 1600x900 | - | vs | |
5.9
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| 1920x1080 | 9.4
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vs | 4.5
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| 2560x1440 | - | vs | |
3
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| 3840x2160 | - | vs | |
2
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| Memory | 8192 MB | | vs | 4096 MB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memory Speed | 1253 MHz | | vs | 1000 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 256 Bit | | vs | 128 Bit | |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | | vs | | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 160.4GB/sec | | vs | 64GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 2048 KB | |
vs | 256 KB | |
| Delta Color Compression | yes | vs | no | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
vs | |
0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 1664 | | vs | 640 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual Shader Performance | 100% | | vs | 16% | |
| Technology | 28nm | | vs | | 28nm |
| Texture Mapping Units | 104 | | vs | 40 | |
| Texture Rate | 108 GTexel/s | | vs | 25 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 64 | | vs | 16 | |
| Pixel Rate | 66.4 GPixel/s | | vs | 10 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 | 122 Watts | vs | | 50 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 | 4.4 | |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | yes | yes | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | Intel Core i7-6920HQ 4-Core 2.9GHz | vs | | Intel Core i5-4340M 2.9GHz | |
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| Recommended RAM | 8 GB | | vs | | 8 GB |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 1920x1080 | | vs | 1600x900 | |
| Performance Value |  | ||||
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| Mini Review | Overview GeForce GTX 980MX 8GB is a High-End Mobile Graphics Card based on the First Revision of the Maxwell architecture. Architecture GeForce GTX 980MX 8GB Features a GPU Codenamed GM204-??? which is a Second Gen Maxwell GPU and is identical to the GM204-200-A1 used on the Desktop GeForce GTX 970. It has 13 Stream Multiprocessors activated and offers 1664 Shader Processing Units, 104 TMUs and 64 ROPs. GPU The central unit runs at ????MHz and goes up to ????MHz, 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 1250MHz. Memory: Frame Buffer The GPU can fill up a Memory Pool of up to 8GB. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 122W, it may only be used on Very Large Notebooks. Performance Product Not Released Yet. System Suggestions GeForce GTX 980MX 8GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 1920x1080. We recommend a High-End Processor and 8GB of RAM for Optimal Performance. | Overview Radeon R9 M365X 4GB is a Fast-Middle-Class Mobile Graphics Card based on the First Generation of the Graphics Core Next Architecture (GCN). Architecture Radeon R9 M365X 4GB Features a GPU Codenamed Venus PRO which is a First Gen GCN GPU and is identical to the Cape GPU used on the Desktop Radeon R7 250X. Venus PRO has 10 Compute Units Unlocked and thus offers 640 Shader Processing Units, 40 TMUs and 16 ROPs. GPU The Central Unit is Clocked at 625MHz. Memory: Speed The GPU is equipped with fast GDDR5 and Accesses the Frame Buffer through a 128-bit Memory Interface. The Memory Clock Operates at 1000MHz. 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 50W, it is suited for large laptops. Performance Radeon R9 M365X 4GB is a Direct Rebrand of Radeon R9 M265X. Performance is Comparable to the Desktop Radeon R7 250. System Suggestions Radeon R9 M365X 4GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 1600x900. 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 | - | - | |||