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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 53607 0 % 32132 40.1 %
Future Proof 35 % 0 % 21 % 40 %
Benchmark Score 28737 0 % 10325 64.1 %
2D Benchmark Score 793.2 0 % 479.9 39.5 %
Average DirectX performance 86.7 FPS 0 % 33.2 FPS 61.7 %
DirectX 9 performance 164 FPS 0 % 67.3 FPS 59 %
DirectX 10 performance 52.7 FPS 0 % 16.1 FPS 69.4 %
DirectX 11 performance 84.4 FPS 0 % 34.2 FPS 59.4 %
DirectX 12 performance 45.8 FPS 0 % 15.1 FPS 67 %
Graphic card computing 4802.6 operations/s 0 % 1775.7 operations/s 63 %

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 124.6 FPS 66.6 FPS
High settings 224.3 FPS 119.9 FPS
Medium settings 269.2 FPS 143.8 FPS
Low settings 376.9 FPS 201.4 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 89.9 FPS 53.0 FPS
High settings 161.9 FPS 95.4 FPS
Medium settings 194.3 FPS 114.5 FPS
Low settings 272.0 FPS 160.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 41 %
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