NVIDIA · Maxwell
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M: specs, benchmarks and comparison
- 100 W
- Release
- October 7, 2014
- Power
- 100 W
- depends on the laptop model
Performance
Rank among models tested in the same benchmark on the same render backend. A laptop chip’s result depends on the laptop model: its maker sets the power limit and cooling.
Blender Benchmark 2.93.1
GPU, bmw27 (CUDA)
140.38 s
lower is better
Median of 3 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (4)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 2.90 | 188.9 s · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 2.83 | 186.45 s · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 2.82 | 168.84 s · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 2.81a | 185.71 s · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Blender Benchmark 2.92
GPU, bmw27 (OPTIX)
208.66 s
lower is better
Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Blender Benchmark 2.93.1
GPU, classroom (CUDA)
540.43 s
lower is better
Median of 3 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (4)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 2.90 | 663.57 s · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 2.83 | 683.73 s · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 2.82 | 593.42 s · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 2.81a | 654.1 s · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Blender Benchmark 2.92
GPU, classroom (OPTIX)
799.76 s
lower is better
Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Blender Benchmark 2.93.1
GPU, fishy_cat (CUDA)
984.07 s
lower is better
Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (4)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 2.90 | 409.94 s · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 2.83 | 412.58 s · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 2.82 | 371.56 s · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 2.81a | 391.22 s · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Blender Benchmark 2.92
GPU, fishy_cat (OPTIX)
512.32 s
lower is better
Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Blender Benchmark 2.93.1
GPU, koro (CUDA)
2,050.13 s
lower is better
Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (4)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 2.90 | 765.22 s · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 2.83 | 907.05 s · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 2.82 | 725.97 s · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 2.81a | 990 s · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Blender Benchmark 2.92
GPU, koro (OPTIX)
602.71 s
lower is better
Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Blender Benchmark 2.93.1
GPU, pavillon_barcelona (CUDA)
2,069.13 s
lower is better
Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (4)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 2.90 | 1,105.83 s · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 2.83 | 1,074.54 s · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 2.82 | 1,332.67 s · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 2.81a | 1,107.04 s · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Blender Benchmark 2.92
GPU, pavillon_barcelona (OPTIX)
1,268.94 s
lower is better
Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Blender Benchmark 2.93.1
GPU, victor (CUDA)
4,416.28 s
lower is better
Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (4)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 2.90 | 1,576.35 s · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 2.83 | 2,976.95 s · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 2.82 | 5,682.17 s · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 2.81a | 3,033.79 s · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Blender Benchmark 2.92
GPU, victor (OPTIX)
1,903.23 s
lower is better
Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Blender Benchmark 4.0.0
GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (CUDA)
275 samples/min
higher is better
Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (1)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 3.2.1 | 286 samples/min · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Blender Benchmark 5.1.0
GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (OptiX)
184 samples/min
higher is better
Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (7)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 4.3.0 | 274 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.2.0 | 240 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.6.0 | 252 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.5.0 | 259 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.4.0 | 279 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.2.1 | 290 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.1.0 | 238 samples/min · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Specifications
Chip maker values. The laptop maker sets the power limit, clocks and memory in each laptop.
Chip
- GPU chip
- GM204
- Architecture
- Maxwell
Memory
- Memory type
- GDDR5
- Memory bus
- 256 bit
- Memory bandwidth
- 160 GB/s
Power and dimensions
- Board power
- 100 W (TDP)
- Interface
- PCIe 3.0 x16
Частоты and лимит мощности зависят от модели ноутбука.
Specifications: Wikipedia (English), checked November 14, 2026. Release date: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).