The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 G1 GAMING is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 G1 GAMING is 203 % faster than the Gainward GeForce GTX 950 .
The Gainward GeForce GTX 950 has the GM206-250-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 G1 GAMING is based on the graphics chip GM204-400-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
Memory
Memory
Gainward GeForce GTX 950
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 G1 GAMING
Memory Size
2 GB
4 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Memory Clock
1.653 GHz
1.753 GHz
Memory Speed
6.6 Gbps
7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
106 GB/s
224 GB/s
Memory Interface
128 bit
256 bit
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The graphics memory of the Gainward GeForce GTX 950 clocks at 1.653 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 6.6 Gbps.
The graphics memory speed of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 G1 GAMING is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
Gainward GeForce GTX 950
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 G1 GAMING
Base Clock
1.025 GHz
1.253 GHz
Boost Clock
1.190 GHz
1.354 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
--
1.33 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
Gainward GeForce GTX 950
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 G1 GAMING
TDP
90 W
165 W
Tjunction max
95 °C
98 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 6-Pin
2 x 8-Pin
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 950 is powered by 1 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 90 W.
The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 G1 GAMING has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 165 W.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
Gainward GeForce GTX 950
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 G1 GAMING
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
1 x 85 mm
3 x 80 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 950 is equipped with a total of 1 Axial main fans.
The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 G1 GAMING has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
Gainward GeForce GTX 950
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 G1 GAMING
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort
1x DP 1.2
3x DP 1.2
DVI
2
2
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the Gainward GeForce GTX 950 .
The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 G1 GAMING supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.
Featureset
Featureset
Gainward GeForce GTX 950
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 G1 GAMING
Max. resolution
4096x2160
4096x2160
DirectX
12_1
12_1
Raytracing
No
No
DLSS / FSR
No
No
LED
No LED lighting
No LED lighting
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With the Gainward GeForce GTX 950 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.
The maximum supported resolution of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 G1 GAMING is 4096x2160 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
Gainward GeForce GTX 950
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 G1 GAMING
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
No
No
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
No
No
AV1
No
No
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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.
Dimensions
Dimensions
Gainward GeForce GTX 950
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 G1 GAMING
Length
222 mm
299 mm
Height
112 mm
114 mm
Width
--
39 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 950 is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.
The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 G1 GAMING needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface.
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
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.
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.
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