GeForce GTX 980 Mobile

Maxwell 2.0 GeForce 900 Series Laptop GDDR5 2015 Notebook OEM

Key Metrics

Launch Date: 2015-09-21
CUDA Cores: 2,048
Memory: 8 GB GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth: 224.4 GB/s
Interface: MXM-B (3.0)
Process Node: TSMC 28 nm

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GPU Specs

Identity
Entry Type	Laptop GPU
Official Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Mobile
GPU Codename	GM204
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0
Launch Date	2015-09-21
Market Segment Notes	Laptop in GeForce 900 Series
Core Specs
GPU Die	GM204
Chip Variant / Package	BGA-1745
Process Node	TSMC 28 nm
Transistor Count	5.2 billion
Die Size	398 mm²
CUDA Cores	2048
SM Count	16
TMUs	128
ROPs	64
Base Clock	1,064 MHz
Boost Clock	1,140 MHz
Pixel Fillrate	72.96 GP/s
Texture Fillrate	145.9 GT/s
FP32 Throughput	4.67 TFLOPS
FP64 Throughput	0.15 TFLOPS
Memory
Memory Size	8 GB
Memory Type	GDDR5
Memory Bus Width	256-bit
Memory Clock	1,753 MHz
Memory Bandwidth	224.4 GB/s
L2 Cache	2 MB
L1 Cache	48 KB
Board and Display
Power Connectors	None
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)
Slot Width	MXM Module
Board Partner Model	Reference or OEM specification
Reference Design	OEM design
Software
CUDA Compute Capability	5.2
Shader Model	6.8
DirectX Support	DirectX 12.1
Vulkan Support	Vulkan 1.4
OpenGL Support	OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL Support	OpenCL 3.0

Why It Mattered

GeForce GTX 980 Mobile matters as a mobile GeForce 900 Series implementation from the Maxwell 2.0 generation around 2015. Laptop GPU names often hide large differences in power limits, cooling, memory, and OEM firmware, so tracking the exact variant explains why similarly named systems can perform differently.

Sources

Independent reference sources

TechPowerUp GPU SpecsModel-level specification reference for this GPU entryOpen source

Reference databases

RightNow GPU DatabaseOpen GPU database used to cross-check specifications A reference database: good for cross-checking specifications, but not proof of the original release details on its own.Open source

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