EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 GAMING
vs
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 GAMING is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Pascal) and has 11 GB GDDR5X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 484 GB/s.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti (Maxwell 2.0) and has 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 337 GB/s.

GPU

The EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 GAMING has the GP102-350-K1-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti is based on the graphics chip GM200-310-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 GAMING GPU ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
GP102-350-K1-A1 GPU Chip GM200-310-A1
Pascal Architecture Maxwell 2.0
28 Streaming Multiprocessors 22
3584 Shader 2816
88 Render Output Units 96
224 Texture Units 176
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 GAMING clocks at 1.376 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 11.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz.

11 GB Memory Size 6 GB
GDDR5X Memory Type GDDR5
1.376 GHz Memory Clock 1.753 GHz
11.0 Gbps Memory Speed 7.0 Gbps
484 GB/s Memory bandwidth 337 GB/s
352 bit Memory Interface 384 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.556 GHz Base Clock 1.000 GHz
1.670 GHz Boost Clock 1.076 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 GAMING is powered by 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 250 W.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti has 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 250 W.

250 W TDP 250 W
-- TDP (up) --
91 °C Tjunction max 91 °C
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 GAMING is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Radial
2 x 90 mm Fan 1 1 x 65 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 GAMING.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

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 3x DP v1.2
1 DVI Ports 1
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 GAMING it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti is 4096x2160 pixels.

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 Codecs

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.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC No
No AV1 No
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 No

Dimensions

The EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 GAMING is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface.

269 mm Length 267 mm
119 mm Height 111 mm
-- Width 38 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3 x 16

Additional data

The EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 GAMING has been manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers since Q1/2017.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti came on the market in Q2/2015 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured.

11G-P4-6593-KR Part-no ZT-90501-10P
Q1/2017 Release date Q2/2015
699 $ (Reference) Launch Price 699 $
16 nm Structure size 28 nm
data sheet Documents --

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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

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)

EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 GAMING EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 GAMING
11 GB GDDR5X
59 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 GAMING EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 GAMING
11 GB GDDR5X
110 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 GAMING EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 GAMING
11 GB GDDR5X
154 fps (avg)

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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