ASUS GeForce GTX 980
vs
Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 has 2048 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.22 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 4.98 TFLOPS.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom has 2048 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.30 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 5.34 TFLOPS.

GPU

The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 is equipped with a graphics chip of the Maxwell 2.0 architecture, which has 16 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 16 execution units.
ASUS GeForce GTX 980 GPU Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
GM204-400-A1 GPU Chip GM204-400-A1
Maxwell 2.0 Architecture Maxwell 2.0
16 Streaming Multiprocessors 16
2048 Shader 2048
64 Render Output Units 64
128 Texture Units 128
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 is equipped with a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.753 GHz clocks.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom has a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.800GHz.

4 GB Memory Size 4 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR5
1.753 GHz Memory Clock 1.800 GHz
7.0 Gbps Memory Speed 7.2 Gbps
224 GB/s Memory bandwidth 230 GB/s
256 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 has a turbo clock of 1.216 GHz. The turbo frequency of the Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom is 1.304 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 7 %.

1.127 GHz Base Clock 1.203 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 7 %
1.216 GHz Boost Clock 1.304 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 7 %
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 has 2 x 6-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 98 °C.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 98 °C.

165 W TDP 165 W
-- TDP (up) --
98 °C Tjunction max 98 °C
2 x 6-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The graphics processor and graphics memory of the ASUS GeForce GTX 980 are cooled with a Air cooling.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom is cooled by a Air cooling.

Radial Fan-Type Axial
1 x 65 mm Fan 1 3 x 80 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.2
1x HDMI v2.0 HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.0
3x DP v1.2 DP Ports 3x DP v1.2
1 DVI Ports 1
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

4096x2160 Max. resolution 4096x2160
12_1 DirectX 12_1
No Raytracing No
No DLSS / FSR No
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
No h265 / HEVC No
No AV1 No
Decode VP8 Decode
No VP9 No

Dimensions

The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 is 38 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom is 38 mm and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

267 mm Length 274 mm
111 mm Height 112 mm
38 mm Width --
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 3 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3 x 16

Additional data

Manufactured using the 28 nanometer process, ASUS GeForce GTX 980 was released in Q3/2014.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom published in Q4/2014 is manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers.

90YV07H0-U0NA00 Part-no 426018336-3378
Q3/2014 Release date Q4/2014
499 $ Launch Price 539 $
28 nm Structure size 28 nm
-- Documents data sheet

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Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

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