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 GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 22 execution units.
Memory
Memory
ASUS GeForce GTX 980
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF
Memory Size
4 GB
6 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Memory Clock
1.753 GHz
1.753 GHz
Memory Speed
7.0 Gbps
7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
337 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
384 bit
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 is equipped with a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.753 GHz clocks.
The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF has a 6 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.753GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
ASUS GeForce GTX 980
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF
Base Clock
1.127 GHz
1.190 GHz
Boost Clock
1.216 GHz
1.291 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 has a turbo clock of 1.216 GHz. The turbo frequency of the GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF is 1.291 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
ASUS GeForce GTX 980
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF
TDP
165 W
250 W
Tjunction max
98 °C
91 °C
PCIe-Power
2 x 6-Pin
2 x 8-Pin
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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 GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF is equipped with a 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 91 °C.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
ASUS GeForce GTX 980
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF
Fan-Type
Radial
Axial
Fan 1
1 x 65 mm
1 x 90 mm
Fan 2
--
2 x 80 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the ASUS GeForce GTX 980 are cooled with a Air cooling.
The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF is cooled by a Air cooling.
Connectivity
Connectivity
ASUS GeForce GTX 980
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.2
3x DP 1.2
DVI
1
1
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.
The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.
Featureset
Featureset
ASUS GeForce GTX 980
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF
Max. resolution
4096x2160
4096x2160
DirectX
12_1
12_1
Raytracing
No
No
DLSS / FSR
No
No
LED
No LED lighting
Addressable LED
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.
The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
ASUS GeForce GTX 980
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
No
No
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
No
No
AV1
No
No
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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.
Dimensions
Dimensions
ASUS GeForce GTX 980
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF
Length
267 mm
315 mm
Height
111 mm
144 mm
Width
38 mm
51 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
3 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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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 GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF is 38 mm and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.
Additional data
Additional data
ASUS GeForce GTX 980
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF
GPU Interface
PCIe 3 x 16
PCIe 3 x 16
Release date
Q3/2014
Q2/2015
Launch Price
499 $
649 $
Structure size
28 nm
28 nm
Part-no
90YV07H0-U0NA00
98IRH5DHF7XH
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Manufactured using the 28 nanometer process, ASUS GeForce GTX 980 was released in Q3/2014.
The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF published in Q2/2015 is manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers.
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 GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF +43.4 %
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.
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) GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF +46.0 %
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