ADATA XPG Mars 980 Pro 2TB NVMe 5.0 Internal Solid State Drive / Up to 14,000MB/s Read Speed and Up to 13,000MB/s Write Speed / SMAR-980P-2TCI / SMAR-980P-2TCI + FREE DELIVERY !

The ADATA XPG MARS 980 PRO is a 2TB NVMe Gen5 SSD built on the PCIe 5.0 interface in the M.2 form factor. It is designed for ultra-fast read and write access and heavy multitasking, which makes it a fit for gaming, professional workloads and intensive file transfers alike. Enthusiasts and power users are the target, on desktops and laptops.

The XPG MARS 980 PRO is a next-generation PCIe 5.0 gaming SSD equipped with advanced air cooling, engineered for stable and quiet running rather than raw speed alone. That combination suits demanding applications including AI processing and modern gaming platforms, where the drive is under load for long stretches instead of short bursts of activity.

Sequential speeds reach 14,000MB/s read and 13,000MB/s write, delivering up to twice the performance of a PCIe Gen4 SSD and eight times that of a Gen3 drive. Backward compatibility means it still operates smoothly in PCIe 4.0 and 3.0 systems, so the drive can move to a newer board later without being replaced.

SLC Caching and a DRAM cache buffer let the MARS 980 PRO reach 4K random read and write speeds of up to 2000K and 1650K IOPS. Random performance is what governs multitasking rather than single large transfers, so this is the figure behind ultra-fast data access when several applications are asking the drive for data at once.

The MARS 980 PRO uses 232-layer 3D NAND flash, and the line scales to 4TB of high-endurance storage. Error correction and data protection technologies improve both TBW and reliability, meaning the drive keeps delivering under heavy sustained workloads instead of degrading as total writes accumulate over years of use.

A high-efficiency aluminium fin heatsink sits over the drive, paired with a hollow air tunnel that separates hot air from cold. Keeping the two streams apart is what makes the ventilation work: cool air reaches the fins rather than being pre-heated by exhaust, and system stability improves as a result under sustained load.

A built-in turbo fan enhances heat dissipation and cuts temperatures by up to 15% compared with fanless drives, according to ADATA internal testing. Active cooling is what holds thermal performance consistent under load, so the drive operates cooler and more efficiently and its working life is extended rather than shortened by repeated heat cycles.

The integrated fan on the MARS 980 PRO requires no additional power cables. It draws what it needs through the M.2 slot itself, so installation is a matter of seating the drive and closing the case rather than routing a lead across the motherboard to a header. Nothing about the build gets messier for having active cooling.

The heatsink ships pre-installed, so check that your motherboard has room for it before you start. If your board carries its own default M.2 heatsink, remove that first, and consult the motherboard manual if you are unsure of the clearance. ADATA also notes that cooling results come from internal testing and actual figures may vary.

The MARS 980 PRO is compatible with the PlayStation 5 and can be fitted as an expansion SSD to address the console's limited internal capacity, giving lag-free play on AAA titles. ADATA notes the drive meets and exceeds Sony's requirements, though how a given game performs still depends on its own optimisation and system updates.