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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 980
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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 950

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 logo NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 logo
General information GeForce GTX 980 GeForce GTX 950
Launched Q3 2014 Q3 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory NVIDIA NVIDIA
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 4096 MB 0 % 2048 MB 50 %
Core Clock 1126 MHz 0 % 1024 MHz 9.1 %
Boost Clock 1431 MHz 0 % 1405 MHz 1.8 %
Effective Clock 7200 MHz 0 % 7020 MHz 2.5 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.5
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 90 W 45.5 %
Length 312 mm 0 % 283 mm 9.3 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
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 950
Overall Score 53619 0 % 37143 30.7 %
Future Proof 35 % 14.6 % 41 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 28750 0 % 13796 52 %
2D Benchmark Score 804.4 0 % 642.7 20.1 %
Average DirectX performance 86.6 FPS 0 % 44.6 FPS 48.5 %
DirectX 9 performance 163.4 FPS 0 % 93.3 FPS 42.9 %
DirectX 10 performance 53.3 FPS 0 % 22.2 FPS 58.4 %
DirectX 11 performance 84.1 FPS 0 % 40.1 FPS 52.3 %
DirectX 12 performance 45.8 FPS 0 % 23 FPS 49.8 %
Graphic card computing 4751.1 operations/s 0 % 2266.5 operations/s 52.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce GTX 980, GeForce GTX 950.

Average frames per second GeForce GTX 980 GeForce GTX 950
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 123.4 FPS 79.0 FPS
High settings 222.1 FPS 142.2 FPS
Medium settings 266.6 FPS 170.7 FPS
Low settings 373.2 FPS 238.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 36 %

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 950.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce GTX 980 GeForce GTX 950
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 89.7 FPS 61.4 FPS
High settings 161.4 FPS 110.6 FPS
Medium settings 193.7 FPS 132.7 FPS
Low settings 271.2 FPS 185.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 31.5 %
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