GeForce GTX 980M SLI and GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile - video card comparison
GeForce GTX 980M SLI
GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile
Architecture
Maxwell (2014−2018)
Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name
-
GN20-P0-R 6 GB
Market segment
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
October 2014
January 2023
SLI options
+
-
Boost clock speed
1127 MHz
1492 MHz
Core clock speed
1038 MHz
1237 MHz
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
8 nm
Number of transistors
2x 5200 Million
-
Pipelines / CUDA cores
3072
2560
Power consumption (TDP)
200 Watt
60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount
2x 8 GB
6 GB
Memory bus width
2x 256 Bit
96 Bit
Memory clock speed
5000 MHz
12000 MHz
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12_1
12_2
CUDA
+
-
Vulkan
+
-
Optimus
+
-