GTX 980M Benchmarks thread

Yes. PhysX enabled. Windows 8.1.

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So is sager gtx 980m under performing compare to your gigabyt?

 

Tomb Raider gave us the same results more or less. In fact, my 980m was 5% faster on average.

The Metro stuff could just be because of Windows 8.1 and the engine's heavy DX11 usage. Wouldn't surprise me that my Windows 7 install would perform slightly worse.

I'm still occasionally getting weird utilization issues but that seems limited to just me.

 

Still nobody that have managed to overcome the +125MHz barrier?

Where the heck is SVL and Saltius

 

Well it wont be SVL7 just now

 

good to know sager is holding up! i'm seeing some really bad quality control from the G751

 

hi guys, just got a new laptop p170sm with 980m and i7 4710QM, and just tested the system, the score got lower than expected when comparing to the same setting of the same spec on youtube my result is 1821 , while the one in youtube is 1919, should I be worried?



here is the link of the other laptop : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JffWm3UHkXs

 

Your background tasks must be eating CPU cycles causing lower score.. I wouldn't worry.. Also scores vary slightly between laptops even with similar specs..

 

so even though in benchmark like that but real-life gaming performance in term of fps should be the same right ?

 

Hi, i just got my p170sm-a, i7 4710QM, 980M , i'm a bit disappointed when i feel like the laptop underpowered than expected so I just benchmark with Tomb Raider

This is for Ultra setting:



This is for Ultimate setting :



Is this normal performance for 980M ?

 

Can I ask you guys about one problem I have ? I owns a few laptops before so measuring fps is effortless. However, with this new laptop with 980m, i couldnt get my fps display in the game. btw, I currently have lastest Nvidia driver.

- So I tried with Fraps, it crashes and said "There was a problem initializing directx9. Please ensure your video drivers are up to date and you have the latest version of directx installed.". That's very odd because I've installed lastest DirectX. It works for every laptop i owned before.

- Then I tried with msi afterburner. The GPU monitor is spiking up and down for no reason, make the laptop lag a lot. like it doesnt recognize the GPU. I'm unable to display any info about GPU measure in the game.

- Then I tried with Shadowplay. Couldnt turn it on as shadowplay doesnt support laptop cpu.


- Finally, I tried Dxtory, it works Perfectly. Display the fps correctly. what makes Dxtory different from the rest ?

I really want to use shadowplay or msi afterburner instead dxtory as better performance and display temp as well

- Btw, here is the full spec:

 

My P35X 980m had issues with the latest NV drivers. Did you try previous revisions and try with the drivers that the laptop came with?

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so with older driver, your shadowplay works with 980m?

 

Microsoft Windows 10 Professional.
Nice.....but then again... may explain why fraps and other software don't work.

 

For my system yes

 

so lately i have been testing my system p170sm-a 980m with Far Cry 3, Far Cry 4 and crysis 1 with MSI Afterburner.

In fact, With Far Cry 3 ( Very high setting), the video card usage hover around 75-90% (sometimes 95% if there is fire in the scene ) , the temp respectively is 75-83 C ( auto fan). fps is constant 60 but drop to 50 if there is fire in the scene. That is quite new to me that fire is demanding thing to render

first question: With Far Cry 4 (Ultra), with some weird reason, the video card usage is always 99% even at the menu scene, make the card temp is 95 C while the fps is like 15fps and freeze the system there, made me have to hard-reset it. So is it normal for the card temp is up to 95 C when the usage is 99% ( regardless of weird reason why Far Cry 4 use 99% usage in menu)?

second question:With Crysis 1( Very high setting with AA 4x), the video card usage hover around 75-90% , the temp respectively is 75-85 C ( however, sometimes for long period, the fps is drop from 60 to 40 in heavy scene but the card usage is only 85%, so why it doesnt try to utilize more usage ( like up to 99% ) to increase the fps but stay the same usage ? is it normal behavior ?

 

Your 980M should be able to cope with a 100% load without overheating, yours is overheating at 95 degC. I think you could benefit by cleaning out your heatsink of dust (can of compressed air) and a repaste of the GPU.

Low GPU usage in Crysis 1 despite relatively low fps could be a result of CPU overheating & throttling, or it might just be that Crysis 1 is poorly coded in places if your other games don't have low fps & low GPU usage. Having said that I remember Crysis 1 having a consistently good high GPU load when I played it, so I think it's optimised ok from that point of view. Might be worth checking your CPU temperatures, and making sure CPU is not throttling.

 

Anyone tried the 980M with Elite Dangerous? If yes, at what settings?

Thanks

 

Lol it looks to me like Sager forgot to apply thermal paste or put thermal pads on the GPU.. Tomeh, you don't want to play it with those temps.. You'll brick your GPU..

 

Yeah, i'm thinking about maybe reinstall the windows and drivers and see how it goes

 

I dont know why but i got much higher result ( Ultra setting and leave anything else the same) i use p170sm-a windows 8.1 , 980m , driver 344.75

 

That's not gonna sort your overheating GPU though.

I fired up Crysis 1, like you I had low GPU usage in some areas combined with low'ish fps, especially when lots of fighting was happening on the screen, so I think it's normal for you to see that on your system.

 

crysis 1 plus relifesis = best looking game in 10 years

 

Thanks for taking effort to install crysis 1 and test it

I just reinstalled my windows and download all new drivers , somehow the temp is hover like 85-87 when usage is 98-99% ( and it's quite damn hot in Aussie ), so it's ok to play for long-term with 85 C ?

 

@tomeh, 95C GPU temp is crazy, you must have crazy amounts of paste, just repaste your GPU (watch a few videos to figure out the right amount, and use dot method), also use a good paste like IC Diamond. Until your temps drop down to below 80C reapply the paste, pretty sure 17 inch Clevo should cool it at least down to that level (unless your card is faulty though).

 

No problem, I was feeling a little nostalgia for Crysis 1 anyway! As maxheap says I think a repaste of your GPUs could be on the cards, I think they deserve to be under 80 degC in your large notebook,maybe check some reviews of your laptop for GPU temperature comparisons too, so you get an idea of what temps should be; actually, thinking about it, with you being in Australia if you've got a 30 degC room temperature that's gonna increase your GPU temperatures by 10 degC in comparison to a normal room temperature that GPUs are tested at in reviews - use that info in your comparisons, and then decide if a repaste is gonna improve anything.

 

Yup.. The 980Ms run cool so they shouldn't break 80C at all.. Repaste/repad your GPU...

 

Even on p35x (the throttle fest), at 1080p it never was above 80C according to Cake's benches. Inside a 17 inch Clevo that is 2" thick, the situation should be much better!

 

You'd think so, but nope. My P170SM is very poor at cooling the 780M. Breaks into the low 90's almost every gaming session when using stock voltages.

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Can someone make a FPS test with the 980m on AC: Unity after the latest patch? Just curious about the FPS and settings since my laptop will be arriving next week. Thanks

 

u made me real sad and regret my decision of ordering my new p170sm now, btw, can i ask what temp is in the room temp when u measure low 90's ? here in Aussie, it's fricking 33 C

 

Although you might find that your P170sm cools quite well, there can be a lot of variance between the cooling capabilities between units of the same model - it comes down to the assembly standards used in the factory, as well as slight variations in components, but it is possible to get a general idea of the trend of average temperatures people are likely to see from a particular model - look for reviews of the laptop in question to gain greater insight to possible temperatures. With you being at 33 degC, (if your room is at 33 degC), then you're likely to see 10 - 13 degC higher temperatures than those in reviews.

 

thanks, that's a lot of insight so to make sure i won't calculate ambient temp, i tested my p170sm at night where the room temp is 20 C, tested with Far Cry 4, at SHANGRI-LA scene ( for some reasons, this place is the most demanding in the game as the GPU usage is near always 98% - 99% ), the temp of GPU hovers max at 85 C ( auto-fan ). So is it a good temp to play games for long-term period ? and does it normal for 980m to reach that up to 85C when 99% usage with auto-fan ?

btw, my setting for far cry 4 is


Thanks in advance,

 

Ah, that's running a bit too hot for a room temperature of 20 degC. Have a look at the following reviews of 980M laptops, you'll notice that even the small & thin Gigabyte laptop managed 80 degC, while the GT72 got 67 and 70 degC on the two different times it was tested - talking the Unigine Heaven benchmark here which stresses the GPU to 100% consistently (you can see screenshots of GPUz showing the details during the Heaven Benchmark in those reviews):
iBuyPower GT72 Dominator Notebook Review Update - NotebookCheck.net Reviews
MSI GT72 (GTX 980M) Notebook Review Update - NotebookCheck.net Reviews
Gigabyte P35X v3 Notebook Review - NotebookCheck.net Reviews

I think you should have a go at repasting your GPU, look for guides on the internet on how to do it (if you're not familiar), I'd recommend Gelid GC Exteme based on a Toms Hardware review I saw (as well as other sources).

 

Thanks for the advice, I just ordered Gelid GC-Extreme Cutting Edge Thermal Compound 3.5g and 100% ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL 250ml SPRAY CLEANER on Ebay so i hope the problem will be solved soon. I already contacted Affordablelaptop (Metabox retailer) about this and they havent response me for 2 days already, i guess once they can ship the machine to you then that's it

 

Cake those temps are like that becasue you need to repaste and repad your GPU...

I wouldn't bother looking at his case... He needs to repaste and repad GPU's... Also I know your bough thermal paste but buy some thermal pads too for the vRAM.. It really looks like your system came without either of them..

 

Haven't tried with the new patch, but the game would run maxed out for me at 1080 at 40FPS on average. A little bit more within interiors, a little less while exploring the world. Never dropped below 30 apart from very occasionally in cutscenes.

GPU utilization was weird though (just like most Ubi games) so expect it to not be 'smooth'. The FPS will jerk around as the GPU load does but it's not hugely annoying. You can cap the game's framerate using the Nvidia tools if it bothers you a lot. Either way, a vastly superior experience to the consoles.

 

Thanks for the reply, appreciate it.
Just notice you have almost the exact same spec laptop as mine, which is a good sign.

Another quick question though, by maxed out do you mean the preset Ultra settings?

 

Pretty much. It won't drop below 30 if you completely max it out. I think I chose to lower a few of the ultra settings (such as PCSS) and it didn't make much of a difference. Game does not utilize the GPU properly anyway.

 

sorry, i'm a bit noob with thermal paste and pads. I thought paste or pads apply at the same place - the main chip ( can only be either of them ). Or u mean that thermal paste for the main chip GPU, and thermal pads for nearby chip ? a bit confused if there is any purpose to have both thermal paste and pads

 

Thank you very much =D Looking forward to play it next week

 

Thermal Pads for the all the chips on the card apart from the core. Thermal Paste for the core. (Some systems used to use a thermal pad on the core instead of the thermal paste, but that was years ago & only on some systems, not sure that's done anymore.)

 

Thanks, so do you guys recommence any good brand of thermal pads ?

 

Btw, this is more or less benchmark of 980M on windows 8.1 and windows 10 for who is interested.

Tomb Raider 2013

Windows 10 :

Ultra setting:

Ultimate setting:

Windows 8.1 :

Ultra setting:

Ultimate setting:

Middle Earth - Shadow of Mordor

Windows 10 :

Ultra setting:

Windows 8.1 :

Ultra setting:

It seems the average fps of windows 10 is a bit higher (quite higher in some cases) than windows 8.1 but the min fps of windows 8.1 is nearly twice higher than windows 10.

 

Hi all. I made some tests on my new P651SG.
It's over here --> http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...2-owner´s-lounge.763159/page-104#post-9856295

 

I posted some benchmarks over in 980M OC thread.
Check them out here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/gam...ards/763386-980m-oc-thread-5.html#post9856643

I can do some more if people want. I'm thinking of doing a run on my old desktop, so I can compare how far things have come. Old desktop is GTX 480 SLI i7 2600K let me know if you would be interested in seeing that.

 

Video is private...

 

Try it now.