ASUS GeForce GTX 980 20th Anniversary Gold Edition
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KFA2 GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 1-Click OC Plus (GDDR6X)
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe ASUS GeForce GTX 980 20th Anniversary Gold Edition has 2048 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.43 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 5.86 TFLOPS.
The KFA2 GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 1-Click OC Plus (GDDR6X) has 4864 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.68 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 16.35 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe ASUS GeForce GTX 980 20th Anniversary Gold Edition is equipped with a graphics chip of the Maxwell 2.0 architecture, which has 16 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card KFA2 GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 1-Click OC Plus (GDDR6X) is based on the Ampere architecture and is equipped with 38 execution units. |
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| ASUS GeForce GTX 980 20th Anniversary Gold Edition | GPU | KFA2 GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 1-Click OC Plus (GDDR6X) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X |
| GM204-400-A1 | GPU Chip | GA104-202-A1 |
| Maxwell 2.0 | Architecture | Ampere |
| 16 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 38 |
| 2048 | Shader | 4864 |
| 64 | Render Output Units | 80 |
| 128 | Texture Units | 152 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 38 |
MemoryThe ASUS GeForce GTX 980 20th Anniversary Gold Edition is equipped with a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.753 GHz clocks. The KFA2 GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 1-Click OC Plus (GDDR6X) has a 8 GB large GDDR6X graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.188GHz. |
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| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6X |
| 1.753 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.188 GHz |
| 7.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 19.0 Gbps |
| 224 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 608 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe ASUS GeForce GTX 980 20th Anniversary Gold Edition has a turbo clock of 1.431 GHz. The turbo frequency of the KFA2 GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 1-Click OC Plus (GDDR6X) is 1.680 GHz. |
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| 1.317 GHz | Base Clock | 1.410 GHz |
| 1.431 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.680 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe ASUS GeForce GTX 980 20th Anniversary Gold Edition has 2 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 98 °C. The KFA2 GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 1-Click OC Plus (GDDR6X) is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 93 °C. |
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| 165 W | TDP | 225 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 98 °C | Tjunction max | 93 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the ASUS GeForce GTX 980 20th Anniversary Gold Edition are cooled with a Air cooling. The KFA2 GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 1-Click OC Plus (GDDR6X) is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 100 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 102 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityThe ASUS GeForce GTX 980 20th Anniversary Gold Edition supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2. The KFA2 GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 1-Click OC Plus (GDDR6X) supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.3 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0 | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.1 |
| 3x DP v1.2 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4a |
| 1 | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe ASUS GeForce GTX 980 20th Anniversary Gold Edition supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1. The KFA2 GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 1-Click OC Plus (GDDR6X) supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate). |
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| 4096x2160 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12_2 (Ultimate) |
| No | Raytracing | Yes |
| No | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| Addressable LED | LED | Addressable LED |
Supported Video CodecsThis 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. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | Decode |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| No | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe ASUS GeForce GTX 980 20th Anniversary Gold Edition is 41 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the KFA2 GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 1-Click OC Plus (GDDR6X) is 41 mm and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 297 mm | Length | 254 mm |
| 152 mm | Height | 142 mm |
| 41 mm | Width | 54 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 3 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 4.0 x 16 |
Additional dataManufactured using the 28 nanometer process, ASUS GeForce GTX 980 20th Anniversary Gold Edition was released in Q1/2015. The KFA2 GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 1-Click OC Plus (GDDR6X) published in Q4/2022 is manufactured with a structure width of 8 nanometers. |
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| GOLD20TH-GTX980-P-4GD5 | Part-no | 36ISM6MD2KCK |
| Q1/2015 | Release date | Q4/2022 |
| 749 $ | Launch Price | 399 $ (Reference) |
| 28 nm | Structure size | 8 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
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ASUS GeForce GTX 980 20th Anniversary Gold Edition
4 GB GDDR5 |
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KFA2 GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 1-Click OC Plus (GDDR6X)
8 GB GDDR6X |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
Cyberpunk 2077
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The Last of Us Part 1
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3840x2160 (2160p)
2560x1440 (1440p)
1920x1080 (1080p)
Battlefield 5
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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
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ASUS GeForce GTX 980 20th Anniversary Gold Edition
4 GB GDDR5 |
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KFA2 GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 1-Click OC Plus (GDDR6X)
8 GB GDDR6X |
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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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