GTX 980M 8 GB for Blender
Maxwell 2.0 GPU with very low recorded Cycles performance. Not recommended as a GPU purchase for Blender rendering; if already owned, check version support and test your own scenes.
Last updated: October 1, 2026
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- Blender Cycles score
- 238
- 48.6× slower than
- VRAM
- 8 GB
- Meets Blender’s recommended VRAM
- Released
- 2014
- Render support
- CUDA, OpenCL
Technical specifications
GPU
- ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0
- CUDA cores1,536
Memory
- TypeGDDR5
- Bandwidth160.4 GB/s
- Bus width256-bit
Clocks & manufacturing
- Boost clock1127 MHz
- Base clock1038 MHz
- Process size28 nm
- GPU chipGM204
GTX 980M 8 GB Blender benchmarks
Estimated time to render one benchmark frame · Lower is faster.
Blender 3.1.0 · OptiX · 7 runs
About these estimates
Times estimate one frame of each benchmark scene from the same runs, Blender version and backend as the displayed Cycles score. The calculation uses 240 samples for Junkshop, 256 for Monster and 300 for Classroom, plus a 19% estimation buffer. Actual project render times vary. Results from different Blender versions may not be directly comparable.
Is GTX 980M 8 GB good for Blender?
A concise editorial read on where this GPU looks strong, the tradeoffs to keep in mind, and who it suits best.
Tradeoffs to know
- Very low recorded benchmark throughput; not recommended as a GPU purchase for Blender rendering. This is editorial guidance, not an official minimum score. Check Blender-version support separately.
Who should choose it
- GTX 980M 8 GB is not recommended as a GPU purchase for current Blender rendering.
- Check current GPU-rendering support. Historical benchmark results are not proof of compatibility with current Blender.
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