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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is based on the Maxwell 2.0 GPU architecture from NVIDIA. It has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory. Its clock base frequency is 1.127% GHz with a TDP of 165 watts.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 has a raw graphics performance of 5.0 GFLOPS. The graphics card was released in Q3/2014.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980


Chip
Graphics card chip: GM204-400-A1
SM: 16
Raytracing cores: 16
Render Output Units: 64
Texture shader: 2048
Graphics memory
Memory Size: 4 GB
Memory Type: GDDR5
Memory Clock: 1.75 GHz
Memory Interface: 256 bit
Memory Bandwith: 224 GB/s

3DMark Time Spy (graphics)

The 3DMark Time Spy Benchmark measures the gaming performance of a graphics card in a special course whose requirements are very similar to modern PC games. It is therefore ideal for assessing the practical performance of a graphics card.
AMD Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5
4,067
4,037
4,019
AMD Radeon RX 470
4 GB GDDR5
3,984
3,859

FP32 rasterization performance

Graphics performance The raster performance of the graphics card at single precision in TFLOPS. The FP32 raw performance is a first indication of the graphics performance, but cannot be transferred 1:1 to the performance in computer games.
5.0 TFLOPS
5.0 TFLOPS
5.0 TFLOPS
AMD Radeon RX 470
4 GB GDDR5
4.9 TFLOPS
AMD Radeon RX 6500M
4 GB GDDR6
4.9 TFLOPS

Models of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

Here we have collected all the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 models we know of for you. You can sort the following table according to your wishes and quickly filter out the models that are most suitable for you.
Model Quality Noise Price Length
ASUS GeForce GTX 980 -- 267 mm
ASUS GeForce GTX 980 20th Anniversary Gold Edition -- 297 mm
ASUS ROG Matrix GeForce GTX 980 Premium 297 mm
ASUS ROG Matrix GeForce GTX 980 Platinum Premium 297 mm
ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 -- 27 mm
ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Platinum -- 27 mm
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 -- 288 mm
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC -- 288 mm
Colorful iGame GeForce GTX 980 Middle class --
Colorful iGame GeForce GTX 980 KUDAN Middle class --
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Middle class 267 mm
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 CLASSIFIED GAMING ACX 2.0 -- 279 mm
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 CLASSIFIED GAMING ACX 2.0 V2 -- 279 mm
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 CLASSIFIED KINGPIN ACX 2.0+ Premium 279 mm
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 FTW GAMING ACX 2.0 Middle class 267 mm
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 GAMING ACX 2.0 -- 267 mm
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Hybrid Premium 267 mm
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Hydro Copper Premium --
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 SC GAMING Entry level 267 mm
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 SC Gaming Entry level 267 mm
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Entry level 267 mm
Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Middle class 267 mm
Gainward GeForce GTX 980 mini HDMI Middle class 280 mm
Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom Premium 274 mm
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Middle class 281 mm
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Premium 308 mm
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF V2 Premium 308 mm
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled Premium 308 mm
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 NVTTM Middle class 267 mm
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC Middle class 281 mm
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Middle class 267 mm
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 G1 GAMING Middle class 299 mm
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE 3-WAY SLI GAMING Middle class 272 mm
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING Middle class 272 mm
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WINDFORCE 3X Entry level 299 mm
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WINDFORCE 3X OC Entry level 299 mm
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WINDFORCE 3X OC Rev. 2.0 Entry level 298 mm
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WINDFORCE 3X Rev. 2.0 Entry level 298 mm
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 XTREME GAMING Middle class 279 mm
INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 Middle class 267 mm
INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 iCHILL Black Accelero Hybrid S Premium 266 mm
INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 iCHILL HerculeZ X3 Air Boss Premium 300 mm
INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 iCHILL HerculeZ X4 Air Boss Premium 300 mm
INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 iCHILL HerculeZ X4 Air Boss DHS Premium 300 mm
INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 iCHILL HerculeZ X4 Air Boss Ultra Premium 300 mm
INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 OC Middle class 266 mm
KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 Middle class 281 mm
KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF Premium 308 mm
KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF 8Pack Edition Premium 308 mm
KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF V2 Premium 308 mm
KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled Premium 308 mm
KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 NVTTM Middle class 267 mm
KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 SOC Middle class 281 mm
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Middle class 267 mm
MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GD5 OCV1 Middle class 269 mm
MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GD5 V1 Middle class 269 mm
MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GD5T OC Middle class 277 mm
MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G Premium 279 mm
MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G LE Premium 279 mm
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 -- 267 mm
Palit GeForce GTX 980 Middle class 267 mm
Palit GeForce GTX 980 JetStream Entry level 280 mm
Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream Entry level 280 mm
Palit GeForce GTX 980 Trio Middle class 280 mm
PNY GeForce GTX 980 Middle class 267 mm
PNY GeForce GTX 980 Pure Performance Middle class 280 mm
PNY GeForce GTX 980 Pure Performance OC Middle class 280 mm
PNY GeForce GTX 980 Pure Performance OC2 Middle class 280 mm
Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Middle class 267 mm
Zotac GeForce GTX 980 AMP! Premium 278 mm
Zotac GeForce GTX 980 AMP! Extreme Premium 300 mm
Zotac GeForce GTX 980 AMP! Omega Premium 268 mm
Zotac GeForce GTX 980 AMP! Omega Core Premium 303 mm
Zotac GeForce GTX 980 OC Middle class 267 mm
Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Triple Silencer Middle class 292 mm

Similar graphics cards

We have created a selection of graphics cards with a performance similar to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980. Other technical data such as clock frequency, memory size or memory type may vary.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
6 GB GDDR5
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
6 GB GDDR6
AMD Radeon RX 470
AMD Radeon RX 470
4 GB GDDR5
AMD Radeon RX 6500M
AMD Radeon RX 6500M
4 GB GDDR6
The recommended graphics cards can be found in this table:
Graphic card Graphics memory Frequency TDP Raytracing
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB GDDR5 1.5 GHz 120 W No
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB GDDR6 1.5 GHz 125 W No
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4 GB GDDR5 1.1 GHz 165 W No
AMD Radeon RX 470 4 GB GDDR5 0.9 GHz 120 W No
AMD Radeon RX 6500M 4 GB GDDR6 2.0 GHz 50 W Yes

Popular graphics cards

The currently most popular graphics cards for smooth playback of most games. You should adapt the graphics card to your resolution and desired frame rate. Depending on the resolution, we recommend a suitable graphics card for each game.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6
AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT
AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT
12 GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
16 GB GDDR6