The ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Platinum is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.
The ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Platinum has the GM204-400-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
The KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 is based on the graphics chip GM204-400-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
Memory
Memory
ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Platinum
KFA2 GeForce GTX 980
Memory Size
4 GB
4 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
224 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
256 bit
More information
The graphics memory of the ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Platinum clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.
The graphics memory speed of the KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Platinum
KFA2 GeForce GTX 980
Base Clock
1.178 GHz+5 %
1.126 GHz
Boost Clock
1.279 GHz+5 %
1.216 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
More information
The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Platinum
KFA2 GeForce GTX 980
TDP
165 W
165 W
Tjunction max
98 °C
98 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
2 x 6-Pin
More information
The ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Platinum is powered by 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 165 W.
The KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 has 2 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 165 W.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Platinum
KFA2 GeForce GTX 980
Fan-Type
Axial
Radial
Fan 1
2 x 90 mm
1 x 65 mm
Cooler-Type
Hybrid cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
More information
The ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Platinum is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.
The KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Platinum
KFA2 GeForce GTX 980
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
More information
Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Platinum.
The KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.
Featureset
Featureset
ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Platinum
KFA2 GeForce GTX 980
Max. resolution
4096x2160
4096x2160
DirectX
12_1
12_1
Raytracing
No
No
DLSS / FSR
No
No
LED
No LED lighting
No LED lighting
More information
With the ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Platinum it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.
The maximum supported resolution of the KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 is 4096x2160 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Platinum
KFA2 GeForce GTX 980
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
No
No
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
No
No
AV1
No
No
More information
The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.
Dimensions
Dimensions
ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Platinum
KFA2 GeForce GTX 980
Length
27 mm
281 mm
Height
137 mm
124 mm
Width
41 mm
41 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
More information
The ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Platinum is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.
The KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface.
Additional data
Additional data
ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Platinum
KFA2 GeForce GTX 980
GPU Interface
PCIe 3 x 16
PCIe 3 x 16
Release date
Q4/2014
Q4/2014
Launch Price
599 $
499 $
Structure size
28 nm
28 nm
Part-no
POSEIDON-GTX980-P-4GD5
98NQH6DHC8XX
More information
The ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Platinum has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q4/2014.
The KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 came on the market in Q4/2014 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured.
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 ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Platinum +2.6 %
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.
Here you can rate the ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Platinum to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:
