ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980
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ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The ASUS Strix 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 ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC has 2048 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.28 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 5.24 TFLOPS.

GPU

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

The graphics card ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 16 execution units.
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 GPU ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC
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 Strix GeForce GTX 980 is equipped with a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.753 GHz clocks.

The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC has a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.753GHz.

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

Clock Speeds

The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 has a turbo clock of 1.216 GHz. The turbo frequency of the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC is 1.279 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 5 %.

1.127 GHz Base Clock 1.178 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 5 %
1.216 GHz Boost Clock 1.279 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 5 %
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 has 1 x 6-Pin, 1 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 ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC 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
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

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

The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC is cooled by a Air cooling.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 90 mm Fan 1 2 x 90 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

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

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

The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC 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 Strix GeForce GTX 980 is 41 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC is 41 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

288 mm Length 288 mm
134 mm Height 134 mm
41 mm Width 41 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3 x 16
No SFF-Ready No

Additional data

Manufactured using the 28 nanometer process, ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 was released in Q2/2015.

The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC published in Q2/2015 is manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers.

STRIX-GTX980-DC2-4GD5 Part-no STRIX-GTX980-DC2OC-4GD5
Q2/2015 Release date Q2/2015
599 $ Launch Price 599 $
28 nm Structure size 28 nm
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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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