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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 980
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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 960

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 logo NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 logo
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 % 39588 26.2 %
Future Proof 35 % 7.9 % 38 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 28750 0 % 15672 45.5 %
2D Benchmark Score 804.4 0 % 673.7 16.3 %
Average DirectX performance 86.6 FPS 0 % 48.2 FPS 44.4 %
DirectX 9 performance 163.4 FPS 0 % 99.4 FPS 39.1 %
DirectX 10 performance 53.3 FPS 0 % 23.9 FPS 55.2 %
DirectX 11 performance 84.1 FPS 0 % 41.6 FPS 50.5 %
DirectX 12 performance 45.8 FPS 0 % 27.9 FPS 39.2 %
Graphic card computing 4751.1 operations/s 0 % 2804 operations/s 41 %

Comparison of average FPS

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
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 123.4 FPS 85.5 FPS
High settings 222.1 FPS 153.9 FPS
Medium settings 266.6 FPS 184.7 FPS
Low settings 373.2 FPS 258.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 30.7 %

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 960.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce GTX 980 GeForce GTX 960
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 89.7 FPS 65.6 FPS
High settings 161.4 FPS 118.1 FPS
Medium settings 193.7 FPS 141.7 FPS
Low settings 271.2 FPS 198.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 26.8 %
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