General information | GeForce GTX 980 | GeForce GTX 960 |
---|---|---|
Launched | Q3 2014 | Q1 2015 |
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 0.1 % | 1127 MHz 0 % |
Boost Clock | 1431 MHz 0 % | 1393 MHz 2.7 % |
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 % | 120 W 27.3 % |
Length | 312 mm 0 % | 300 mm 3.8 % |
Cooling Fans | 3 0 % | 3 0 % |
Case Slots | 2 0 % | 2 0 % |
SLI | 4-way 0 % | 2-way 50 % |
Frame Sync | G-Sync | G-Sync |
Performance | GeForce GTX 980 | GeForce GTX 960 |
Overall Score | 53619 0 % | 39591 26.2 % |
Future Proof | 35 % 7.9 % | 38 % 0 % |
Benchmark Score | 28750 0 % | 15675 45.5 % |
2D Benchmark Score | 795.6 0 % | 679.1 14.6 % |
Average DirectX performance | 86.6 FPS 0 % | 48.5 FPS 44 % |
DirectX 9 performance | 163.8 FPS 0 % | 99.6 FPS 39.2 % |
DirectX 10 performance | 52.9 FPS 0 % | 24.1 FPS 54.5 % |
DirectX 11 performance | 83.7 FPS 0 % | 42.3 FPS 49.4 % |
DirectX 12 performance | 46 FPS 0 % | 27.9 FPS 39.4 % |
Graphic card computing | 4727.3 operations/s 0 % | 2764.9 operations/s 41.5 % |
Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce GTX 980, GeForce GTX 960.
Average frames per second | GeForce GTX 980 | GeForce GTX 960 |
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Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change | ||
Ultra settings | 123.6 FPS | 85.6 FPS |
High settings | 222.4 FPS | 154.0 FPS |
Medium settings | 266.9 FPS | 184.8 FPS |
Low settings | 373.7 FPS | 258.8 FPS |
Difference | 0 % | 30.7 % |
Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for GeForce GTX 980, GeForce GTX 960.
Grand Theft Auto V | GeForce GTX 980 | GeForce GTX 960 |
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Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change | ||
Ultra settings | 90.1 FPS | 65.9 FPS |
High settings | 162.2 FPS | 118.6 FPS |
Medium settings | 194.7 FPS | 142.3 FPS |
Low settings | 272.5 FPS | 199.2 FPS |
Difference | 0 % | 26.9 % |