GeForce GTX 980 VS GeForce GTX 970

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The GeForce GTX 980 GPU by NVIDIA. features a Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) architecture. with 2048 CUDA cores. and a boost clock of 1216 MHz MHz. It offers GDDR5 memory with 4 GB GB capacity and a 256 Bit-bit interface. delivering a bandwidth of 224 GB/s GB/s. With a power consumption (TDP) of 165W.

	GeForce GTX 980	GeForce GTX 970
Manufacturer	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Ranking	209	235
Popularity Rank	not in top-100	74
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code name	GM204	GM204
Market Segmente	Desktop	Desktop
Length - Width	267 mm - 2-slot	267 mm - 2-slot
Release Date	19 September 2014	19 September 2014
Performance Details on clock speeds, cores, and floating-point processing power of GeForce GTX 980 VS GeForce GTX 970.
Core Clock Speed	1064 MHz	1050 MHz
Boost Clock Speed	1216 MHz	1178 MHz
Floating Point Processing Power	4.981 TFLOPS	3.92 TFLOPS
No of Transistors	5,200 million	5,200 million
CUDA Cores	2048	1664
Ray Tracing Cores	N/A	N/A
Tensor Cores	N/A	N/A
Texture Fill Rate	155.6	122.5
ROPs	64	56

GeForce GTX 980

GeForce GTX 970

Manufacturer

NVIDIA

Ranking

209

235

Popularity Rank

not in top-100

Architecture

Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)

GPU code name

GM204

Market Segmente

Desktop

Length - Width

267 mm - 2-slot

Release Date

19 September 2014

Performance

Details on clock speeds, cores, and floating-point processing power of GeForce GTX 980 VS GeForce GTX 970.

Core Clock Speed

1064 MHz

1050 MHz

Boost Clock Speed

1216 MHz

1178 MHz

Floating Point Processing Power

4.981 TFLOPS

3.92 TFLOPS

No of Transistors

5,200 million

CUDA Cores

2048

1664

Ray Tracing Cores

N/A

Tensor Cores

N/A

Texture Fill Rate

155.6

122.5

ROPs

	GeForce GTX 980	GeForce GTX 970
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Display Connectors	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
HDMI	1	1
DirectX	N/A	N/A
Shader Model	N/A	N/A
OpenGL	N/A	N/A
OpenCL	N/A	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	N/A	N/A
DLSS	N/A	N/A
TMUs	128	104
Memory & Bus Information on memory type, capacity, and bandwidth to evaluate data processing power.
Memory Type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM	4 GB	4 GB
Memory Bus Width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory Clock Speed	7.0 GB/s	7.0 GB/s
Memory Bandwidth	224 GB/s GB/s	224 GB/s GB/s
Resizable BAR	N/A	N/A
Power & Efficiency Power consumption, efficiency, and additional power requirements.
Power Consumption (TDP)	165 W	148 W
Power Efficiency	11.89	11.49
Manufacturing Process	28 nm	28 nm
Supplementary Power Connectors	2x 6-pin	2x 6-pin

GeForce GTX 980

GeForce GTX 970

Interface

PCIe 3.0 x16

Display Connectors

Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2

HDMI

DirectX

N/A

Shader Model

N/A

OpenGL

N/A

OpenCL

N/A

Vulkan

N/A

CUDA

N/A

DLSS

N/A

TMUs

128

104

Memory & Bus

Information on memory type, capacity, and bandwidth to evaluate data processing power.

Memory Type

GDDR5

Maximum RAM

4 GB

Memory Bus Width

256 Bit

Memory Clock Speed

7.0 GB/s

Memory Bandwidth

224 GB/s GB/s

Resizable BAR

N/A

Power & Efficiency

Power consumption, efficiency, and additional power requirements.

Power Consumption (TDP)

165 W

148 W

Power Efficiency

11.89

11.49

Manufacturing Process

28 nm

Supplementary Power Connectors

2x 6-pin

GeForce GTX 980 VS GeForce GTX 970

Benchmark Performance

GeForce GTX 980

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Performance

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Connectivity & API Support

Memory & Bus

Power & Efficiency

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