GeForce GTX 980M vs Geforce GTX 760

Intro

Compare those specs to the Geforce GTX 760, which features GPU core speed of 980 MHz, and 2048 MB of GDDR5 memory set to run at 1502 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also is made up of 1152 Stream Processors, 96 TAUs, and 32 Raster Operation Units.

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Benchmarks

These are real-world performance benchmarks that were submitted by Hardware Compare users. The scores seen here are the average of all benchmarks submitted for each respective test and hardware.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score

GeForce GTX 980M		9476 points
Geforce GTX 760		5923 points
	Difference: 3553 (60%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 980M		100 Watts
Geforce GTX 760		170 Watts
	Difference: 70 Watts (70%)

Memory Bandwidth

Performance-wise, the Geforce GTX 760 should theoretically be much superior to the GeForce GTX 980M overall. (explain)

Geforce GTX 760		192256 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 980M		128000 MB/sec
	Difference: 64256 (50%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 980M will be a bit (about 6%) more effective at AF than the Geforce GTX 760. (explain)

GeForce GTX 980M		99648 Mtexels/sec
Geforce GTX 760		94080 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 5568 (6%)

Pixel Rate

If using a high resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 980M is superior to the Geforce GTX 760, by far. (explain)

GeForce GTX 980M		66432 Mpixels/sec
Geforce GTX 760		31360 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 35072 (112%)

Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.

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Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the maximum amount of data (measured in MB per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface in a second. It is worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory clock speed. If it uses DDR type memory, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the card's memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that are applied per second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the graphics card can possibly record to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the number of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.