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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 980
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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 970

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 logo NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 logo
General information GeForce GTX 980 GeForce GTX 970
Launched Q3 2014 Q3 2014
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory NVIDIA NVIDIA
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 4096 MB 0 % 4096 MB 0 %
Core Clock 1126 MHz 0 % 1050 MHz 6.7 %
Boost Clock 1431 MHz 0 % 1380 MHz 3.6 %
Effective Clock 7200 MHz 0 % 7200 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.5
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 145 W 12.1 %
Length 312 mm 0 % 312 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 3 25 % 4 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 3-way 25 %
Frame Sync G-Sync G-Sync
Performance GeForce GTX 980 GeForce GTX 970
Overall Score 53608 0 % 49913 6.9 %
Future Proof 35 % 0 % 35 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 28738 0 % 24913 13.3 %
2D Benchmark Score 793.2 0 % 774.5 2.4 %
Average DirectX performance 86.4 FPS 0 % 75 FPS 13.1 %
DirectX 9 performance 163.4 FPS 0 % 141.7 FPS 13.2 %
DirectX 10 performance 52.5 FPS 0 % 45.7 FPS 12.9 %
DirectX 11 performance 83.5 FPS 0 % 71.4 FPS 14.5 %
DirectX 12 performance 46.1 FPS 0 % 41.3 FPS 10.4 %
Graphic card computing 4754.9 operations/s 0 % 4118.7 operations/s 13.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce GTX 980, GeForce GTX 970.

Average frames per second GeForce GTX 980 GeForce GTX 970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 124.6 FPS 114.5 FPS
High settings 224.3 FPS 206.1 FPS
Medium settings 269.2 FPS 247.3 FPS
Low settings 376.9 FPS 346.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.1 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for GeForce GTX 980, GeForce GTX 970.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce GTX 980 GeForce GTX 970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 89.9 FPS 83.6 FPS
High settings 161.9 FPS 150.4 FPS
Medium settings 194.3 FPS 180.5 FPS
Low settings 272.0 FPS 252.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.1 %
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