EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti SC+ GAMING ACX 2.0+
vs
Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Phantom


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti SC+ GAMING ACX 2.0+ 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.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Phantom is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti (Ampere) and has 24 GB GDDR6X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 1008 GB/s.

GPU

The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti SC+ GAMING ACX 2.0+ has the GM200-310-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Phantom is based on the graphics chip GA102-350-A1, which comes from the Ampere architecture.
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti SC+ GAMING ACX 2.0+ GPU Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Phantom
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
GM200-310-A1 GPU Chip GA102-350-A1
Maxwell 2.0 Architecture Ampere
22 Streaming Multiprocessors 84
2816 Shader 10752
96 Render Output Units 112
176 Texture Units 336
0 Raytracing Cores 84

Memory

The graphics memory of the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti SC+ GAMING ACX 2.0+ clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Phantom is 21.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.313 GHz.

6 GB Memory Size 24 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR6X
1.753 GHz Memory Clock 1.313 GHz
7.0 Gbps Memory Speed 21.0 Gbps
337 GB/s Memory bandwidth 1008 GB/s
384 bit Memory Interface 384 bit

Clock Speeds

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

1.102 GHz Base Clock 1.560 GHz
1.190 GHz Boost Clock 1.860 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti SC+ GAMING ACX 2.0+ 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 Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Phantom has 1 x 16-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 450 W.

250 W TDP 450 W
-- TDP (up) --
91 °C Tjunction max 92 °C
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 16-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti SC+ GAMING ACX 2.0+ is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Phantom has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 90 mm Fan 1 3 x 100 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 980 Ti SC+ GAMING ACX 2.0+.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Phantom supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.0 HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.1
3x DP v1.2 DP Ports 3x DP v1.4a
1 DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti SC+ GAMING ACX 2.0+ it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Phantom is 7680x4320 pixels.

4096x2160 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
No Raytracing Yes
No DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED Addressable LED

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

Dimensions

The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti SC+ GAMING ACX 2.0+ is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Phantom needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

267 mm Length 314 mm
111 mm Height 137 mm
-- Width --
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 3 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data

The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti SC+ GAMING ACX 2.0+ has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q2/2015.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Phantom came on the market in Q1/2022 and will have a structure width of 8 nanometers manufactured.

06G-P4-4995-KR Part-no 471056224-3185
Q2/2015 Release date Q1/2022
749 $ Launch Price 1,999 $ (Reference)
28 nm Structure size 8 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

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Phantom Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Phantom
24 GB GDDR6X
70 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Phantom Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Phantom
24 GB GDDR6X
87 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Phantom Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Phantom
24 GB GDDR6X
125 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Phantom Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Phantom
24 GB GDDR6X
50 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Phantom Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Phantom
24 GB GDDR6X
100 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Phantom Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Phantom
24 GB GDDR6X
150 fps (avg)

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)

Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Phantom Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Phantom
24 GB GDDR6X
125 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Phantom Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Phantom
24 GB GDDR6X
200 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Phantom Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Phantom
24 GB GDDR6X
200 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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