GPU comparison with benchmarks

EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti GAMING vs PNY RTX A2000

EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti GAMING
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti GAMING 6 GB GDDR5 · 1.08 GHz · 250 W Speed index 5/100
PNY RTX A2000
PNY RTX A2000 6 GB GDDR6 · 1.20 GHz · 70 W Speed index 7/100
In the gpu comparison between the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti GAMING and the PNY RTX A2000, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the PNY RTX A2000 is 32 % faster than the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti GAMING.

EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti GAMINGPNY RTX A2000
Speed index
5/100
7/100
FP32
6.06 TFLOPS
7.99 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.08 GHz
1.20 GHz
Memory Size
6 GB GDDR5
6 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
337 GB/s
288 GB/s
TDP
250 W
70 W
Launch Price
649 $
500 $
159 pts
199 pts

GPU

GPUEVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti GAMINGPNY RTX A2000
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA RTX A2000
GPU ChipGM200-310-A1GA106
Streaming Multiprocessors2226
Shader28163328
Render Output Units9648
Texture Units176104
Raytracing Cores--26
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The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti GAMING is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti and has 2816 texture shaders and 22 execution units.

PNY RTX A2000 is based on NVIDIA RTX A2000, which has 3328 shaders and 26 execution units.

Memory

MemoryEVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti GAMINGPNY RTX A2000
Memory Size6 GB6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock1.753 GHz1.500 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps12.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth337 GB/s288 GB/s
Memory Interface384 bit192 bit
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The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti GAMING has 6 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 337 GB/s.

The PNY RTX A2000 can access 6 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 288 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsEVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti GAMINGPNY RTX A2000
Base Clock1.000 GHz0.562 GHz
Boost Clock1.076 GHz1.200 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti GAMING clocks in the base with up to 1.000 GHz. The base frequency of the PNY RTX A2000 is 0.562 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignEVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti GAMINGPNY RTX A2000
TDP250 W70 W
Tjunction max91 °C93 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin--
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti GAMING is 250 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The PNY RTX A2000 has a TDP of 70 W and is supplied with the required energy via -- PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansEVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti GAMINGPNY RTX A2000
Fan-TypeRadialRadial
Fan 11 x 65 mm1 x 40 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
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The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti GAMING has a total of 1 Radial fans.

The PNY RTX A2000 has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityEVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti GAMINGPNY RTX A2000
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0--
DisplayPort3x DP 1.24x DP 1.4
DVI1--
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In 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 980 Ti GAMING.

The PNY RTX A2000 supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetEVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti GAMINGPNY RTX A2000
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti GAMING supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the PNY RTX A2000 is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsEVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti GAMINGPNY RTX A2000
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9NoDecode
AV1NoDecode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsEVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti GAMINGPNY RTX A2000
Length267 mm168 mm
Height111 mm69 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti GAMING is 267 mm long, 111 mm high and -- wide.

The PNY RTX A2000 is 168 mm long, 69 mm high and -- wide.

Additional data

Additional dataEVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti GAMINGPNY RTX A2000
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ2/2015Q3/2021
Launch Price649 $500 $
Structure size28 nm8 nm
Part-no06G-P4-4990-KRVCNRTXA2000-PB
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti GAMING was released in Q2/2015 at a price of 649 $.

The PNY RTX A2000 was introduced in Q3/2021 at a price of 500 $.

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 PNY RTX A2000 +11.9 %

  1. 2,401
  2. PNY RTX A2000PNY RTX A20006 GB GDDR6
    2,687

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. PNY RTX A2000PNY RTX A20006 GB GDDR6
    3,368

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. PNY RTX A2000PNY RTX A20006 GB GDDR6
    1,421

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