EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED
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Gainward GeForce GTX 970 V2
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED and the Gainward GeForce GTX 970 V2, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 and has 2560 texture shaders and 20 execution units. Gainward GeForce GTX 970 V2 is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, which has 1664 shaders and 13 execution units. |
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| EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED | GPU | Gainward GeForce GTX 970 V2 |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
| GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1 | GPU Chip | GM204-200-A1 |
| Pascal | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 20 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 13 |
| 2560 | Shader | 1664 |
| 64 | Render Output Units | 56 |
| 160 | Texture Units | 104 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5X and achieves a memory bandwidth of 320 GB/s. The Gainward GeForce GTX 970 V2 can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5X | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.251 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.753 GHz |
| 10.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 320 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED clocks in the base with up to 1.607 GHz. The base frequency of the Gainward GeForce GTX 970 V2 is 1.051 GHz. |
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| 1.607 GHz | Base Clock | 1.051 GHz |
| 1.733 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.178 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED is 180 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector. The Gainward GeForce GTX 970 V2 has a TDP of 145 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 180 W | TDP | 145 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 94 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 6-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED has a total of 2 Axial fans. The Gainward GeForce GTX 970 V2 has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Radial |
| 2 x 90 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 65 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityIn the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED. The Gainward GeForce GTX 970 V2 supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
| 3x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 2x DP v1.2 |
| 1 | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the Gainward GeForce GTX 970 V2 is 4096x2160 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12_1 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | No |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | No |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED is 267 mm long, 111 mm high and -- wide. The Gainward GeForce GTX 970 V2 is 247 mm long, 112 mm high and -- wide. |
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| 267 mm | Length | 247 mm |
| 111 mm | Height | 112 mm |
| -- | Width | -- |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
| No | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataThe EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED was released in Q2/2016 at a price of 599 $ (Reference). The Gainward GeForce GTX 970 V2 was introduced in Q2/2015 at a price of 299 $. |
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| 08G-P4-6581-KR | Part-no | 426018336-3460 |
| Q2/2016 | Release date | Q2/2015 |
| 599 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 299 $ |
| 16 nm | Structure size | 28 nm |
| data sheet | 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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EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED
8 GB GDDR5X |
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Gainward GeForce GTX 970 V2
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED
8 GB GDDR5X |
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Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED
8 GB GDDR5X |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED
8 GB GDDR5X |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED
8 GB GDDR5X |
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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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EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED
8 GB GDDR5X |
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Gainward GeForce GTX 970 V2
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED
8 GB GDDR5X |
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Gainward GeForce GTX 970 V2
4 GB GDDR5 |
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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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EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED
8 GB GDDR5X |
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Gainward GeForce GTX 970 V2
4 GB GDDR5 |
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