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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 980
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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 660

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 logo NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 logo
General information GeForce GTX 980 GeForce GTX 660
Launched Q3 2014 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory NVIDIA NVIDIA
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 4096 MB 0 % 3072 MB 25 %
Core Clock 1126 MHz 0 % 980 MHz 13 %
Boost Clock 1431 MHz 0 % 1137 MHz 20.5 %
Effective Clock 7200 MHz 0 % 6608 MHz 8.2 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.5
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 140 W 15.2 %
Length 312 mm 0 % 260 mm 16.7 %
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 660
Overall Score 53618 0 % 32143 40.1 %
Future Proof 35 % 0 % 21 % 40 %
Benchmark Score 28749 0 % 10331 64.1 %
2D Benchmark Score 802 0 % 475.6 40.7 %
Average DirectX performance 86.9 FPS 0 % 33.2 FPS 61.9 %
DirectX 9 performance 164.7 FPS 0 % 67.5 FPS 59 %
DirectX 10 performance 53.4 FPS 0 % 16.1 FPS 69.9 %
DirectX 11 performance 84 FPS 0 % 34.2 FPS 59.3 %
DirectX 12 performance 45.7 FPS 0 % 14.9 FPS 67.5 %
Graphic card computing 4779.8 operations/s 0 % 1773.1 operations/s 62.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce GTX 980, GeForce GTX 660.

Average frames per second GeForce GTX 980 GeForce GTX 660
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 123.4 FPS 65.9 FPS
High settings 222.1 FPS 118.7 FPS
Medium settings 266.6 FPS 142.4 FPS
Low settings 373.2 FPS 199.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 46.6 %

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 660.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce GTX 980 GeForce GTX 660
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 89.7 FPS 52.9 FPS
High settings 161.4 FPS 95.2 FPS
Medium settings 193.7 FPS 114.2 FPS
Low settings 271.2 FPS 159.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 41 %
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