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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
The GeForce GTX 980 is a high-end graphics card by NVIDIA, launched in September 2014. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the GM204 graphics processor, in its GM204-400-A1 variant, the card supports DirectX 12.0. The GM204 graphics processor is a large chip with a die area of 398 mm² and 5,200 million transistors. It features 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units and 64 ROPs. NVIDIA has placed 4,096 MB GDDR5 memory on the card, which are connected using a 256-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 1127 MHz, which can be boosted up to 1216 MHz, memory is running at 1753 MHz.
We recommend the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 for gaming with highest details at resolutions up to, and including, 5760x1080.
Being a dual-slot card, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 draws power from 2x 6-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 165 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort. GeForce GTX 980 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCIe 3.0 x16 interface. The card measures 267 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 549 US Dollars.
Graphics Processor
| GPU Name: |
GM204 |
| GPU Variant: |
GM204-400-A1 |
| Process Size: |
28 nm |
| Transistors: |
5,200 million |
| Die Size: |
398 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Released: |
Sep 19th, 2014 |
| Production Status: |
Active |
| Launch Price: |
549 USD |
| Bus Interface: |
PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Clock Speeds
| GPU Clock: |
1127 MHz |
| Boost Clock: |
1216 MHz |
| Memory Clock: |
1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective
|
Memory
| Memory Size: |
4096 MB |
| Memory Type: |
GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus: |
256 bit |
| Bandwidth: |
224 GB/s |
Render Config
| Shading Units: |
2048 |
| TMUs: |
128 |
| ROPs: |
64 |
| SMM Count: |
16 |
| Pixel Rate: |
72.1 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate: |
144 GTexel/s |
| Floating-point performance: |
4,616 GFLOPS |
Board Design
| Slot Width: |
Dual-slot |
| Length: |
10.5 inches
267 mm |
| TDP: |
165 W |
| Outputs: |
1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort |
| Power Connectors: |
2x 6-pin |
Graphics Features
| DirectX: |
12.0 |
| OpenGL: |
4.5 |
| OpenCL: |
1.2 |
| Shader Model: |
5.0 |
VGA BIOS
GPU-Z Validation
Reviews
Retail boards based on this design
| Name |
GPU Clock |
Memory Clock |
Other Changes |
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ASUS GTX 980
|
1127 MHz |
1753 MHz |
|
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ASUS STRIX GTX 980 DirectCU II OC
|
1178 MHz |
1753 MHz |
Boost Clock: 1279 MHz, 11.36 inches |
|
Colorful iGame GTX 980
|
1127 MHz |
1753 MHz |
|
|
ELSA GTX 980
|
1127 MHz |
1753 MHz |
|
|
ELSA GTX 980 S.A.C
|
1152 MHz |
1753 MHz |
Boost Clock: 1253 MHz, 10.51 inches |
|
EVGA GTX 980
|
1127 MHz |
1753 MHz |
|
|
EVGA GTX 980 ACX 2.0
|
1127 MHz |
1753 MHz |
|
|
EVGA GTX 980 Classified ACX 2.0
|
1291 MHz |
1753 MHz |
Boost Clock: 1405 MHz, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort |
|
EVGA GTX 980 FTW ACX 2.0
|
1279 MHz |
1753 MHz |
Boost Clock: 1393 MHz, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort |
|
EVGA GTX 980 Hydro Copper
|
1127 MHz |
1753 MHz |
|
|
EVGA GTX 980 Superclocked
|
1241 MHz |
1753 MHz |
Boost Clock: 1342 MHz |
|
EVGA GTX 980 Superclocked ACX 2.0
|
1266 MHz |
1753 MHz |
Boost Clock: 1367 MHz |
|
Gainward GTX 980
|
1127 MHz |
1753 MHz |
|
|
Gainward GTX 980
|
1127 MHz |
1753 MHz |
11.024 inches |
|
Gainward GTX 980 Guan Yu
|
1202 MHz |
1753 MHz |
Boost Clock: 1304 MHz |
|
Gainward GTX 980 Phantom
|
1203 MHz |
1800 MHz |
Boost Clock: 1304 MHz, 10.78 inches |
|
GALAX GTX 980 SOC
|
1228 MHz |
1753 MHz |
Boost Clock: 1329 MHz, 11.06 inches |
|
GIGABYTE GTX 980
|
1127 MHz |
1753 MHz |
|
|
GIGABYTE GTX 980 G1 Gaming
|
1228 MHz |
1753 MHz |
Boost Clock: 1329 MHz, 12.28 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort |
|
GIGABYTE GTX 980 WindForce 3X OC
|
1178 MHz |
1753 MHz |
Boost Clock: 1279 MHz, 12.28 inches |
|
Inno3D GTX 980
|
1127 MHz |
1753 MHz |
|
|
Inno3D GTX 980 HerculeZ X3 OC
|
1152 MHz |
1753 MHz |
Boost Clock: 1253 MHz, 10.47 inches |
|
Inno3D iChill GTX 980 HerculeZ X4 Air Boss
|
1228 MHz |
1753 MHz |
Boost Clock: 1329 MHz, 11.81 inches |
|
Inno3D iChill GTX 980 HerculeZ X4 Air Boss Ultra
|
1266 MHz |
1800 MHz |
Boost Clock: 1367 MHz, 11.81 inches |
|
Leadtek WinFast GTX 980 Hurricane
|
1152 MHz |
1753 MHz |
Boost Clock: 1253 MHz, 11.65 inches |
|
MSI GTX 980
|
1127 MHz |
1753 MHz |
|
|
MSI GTX 980 Gaming
|
1216 MHz |
1753 MHz |
Boost Clock: 1317 MHz |
|
MSI GTX 980 OCV1
|
1152 MHz |
1753 MHz |
Boost Clock: 1252 MHz |
|
Palit GTX 980
|
1127 MHz |
1753 MHz |
|
|
Palit GTX 980 JetStream
|
1127 MHz |
1753 MHz |
11.024 inches, 1x DVI 1x mini-HDMI 3x mini-DisplayPort |
|
Palit GTX 980 Super JetStream
|
1203 MHz |
1800 MHz |
Boost Clock: 1304 MHz, 11.024 inches, 1x DVI 1x mini-HDMI 3x mini-DisplayPort |
|
PNY GTX 980
|
1127 MHz |
1753 MHz |
|
|
ZOTAC GTX 980
|
1127 MHz |
1753 MHz |
|
|
ZOTAC GTX 980 AMP! Edition
|
1165 MHz |
1753 MHz |
Boost Clock: 1266 MHz |
|
ZOTAC GTX 980 AMP! Extreme Edition
|
1291 MHz |
1800 MHz |
Boost Clock: 1393 MHz |
|
ZOTAC GTX 980 AMP! Omega Edition
|
1202 MHz |
1762 MHz |
Boost Clock: 1304 MHz |