NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 VS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
nvidia
Brand4GB GDDR5
Memory1664
Cores224.4 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce GTX 970
VS
nvidia
Brand4GB GDDR5
Memory2048
Cores224.4 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce GTX 980
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
4GB GDDR5 148W N/A Sep 2014
GeForce GTX 970
$329 • Sep 2014
VS
GeForce GTX 980
$549 • Sep 2014
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
4GB GDDR5 165W N/A Sep 2014
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 148 W | 165 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1178 MHz | 1216 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s | 224.4 GB/s |
| Process Size | 28nm | 28nm |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 1664 | 2048 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 104 | 128 |
| ROPs | 56 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1753 MHz | 1753 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 65.97 GPixel/s | 77.82 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 224.4 GTexel/s | 224.4 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 3.92 GFLOPS | 4.981 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 2.00 MB |
| Die Size | 398 mm² | 398 mm² |
| Transistors | 5200 Million | 5200 Million |
| Required PSU | 300 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
3574
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
3574
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
28989
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
33492 (+16%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
46.8 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
9637
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
11113 (+15%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
Game Benchmarks Comparison (252 benchmarks)
Valkyria Chronicles 4
8.5 2018 • Action, RPG, Strategy SEGA
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 980 (+19%)
AVG 144 FPS
MIN 131 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 121 FPS
MIN 110 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 980 (+20%)
AVG 116 FPS
MIN 106 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 89 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 980 (+20%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
Winner
Loser
Pathfinder Kingmaker
8.5 2018 • Adventure, RPG Owlcat Games
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 980 (+19%)
AVG 115 FPS
MIN 110 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 980 (+20%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 980 (+19%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Winner
Loser
Dying Light Bad Blood
7.9 2018 • Action, RPG, Early Access Techland
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 (+20%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 (+18%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 (+18%)
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
Immortal Unchained
8.2 2018 • Action, Adventure, RPG Toadman Interactive
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 980 (+19%)
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 980 (+18%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 (+19%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
Shadows Awakening
8.3 2018 • Action, RPG Games Farm
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 (+19%)
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 74 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 (+20%)
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 (+19%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
Strange Brigade
7.6 2018 • Action, Adventure Rebellion
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 (+19%)
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 (+18%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 (+19%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Wins!
Based on 252 benchmarks across 84 games
42
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 970
VS
+18%
50
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 980
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
NVIDIA • 4GB GDDR5
0
Wins
42
Avg FPS
35
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
NVIDIA • 4GB GDDR5
246
Wins
50
Avg FPS
42
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
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