NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GP104 | GM204 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | N17E-G3-A1 | N16E-GT-A2 |
| Architecture | Pascal | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 16 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 5,200 million |
| Die size | 314 mm² | 398 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Aug 15th, 2016 | Oct 7th, 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 10 Mobile | GeForce 900M |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Reviews | 183 in our database | 1 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 900M | GeForce 800M |
| Successor | GeForce 20 Mobile | GeForce 10 Mobile |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1556 MHz | 924 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1734 MHz | 1038 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1251 MHz 10 Gbps effective | 1253 MHz 5 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5X | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 320.3 GB/s | 120.3 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 2560 | 1280 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 160 | 80 |
| ROPs | 64 | 48 |
| SM count | 20 | — |
| Cache L1 | 48 KB (per SM) | 48 KB (per SMM) |
| Cache L2 | 2 MB | 1536 KB |
| SMM count | — | 10 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 111.0 GPixel/s | 49.82 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 277.4 GTexel/s | 83.04 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 138.7 GFLOPS (1:64) | — |
| FP32 (float) performance | 8.878 TFLOPS | 2.657 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 277.4 GFLOPS (1:32) | 83.04 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 150 W | unknown |
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | E2915 SKU 10 | P2754 SKU 2 / 5 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | 5.2 |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
