GPU comparison with benchmarks

Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 vs PNY GeForce GTX 980 Ti

Gainward GeForce RTX 2070
Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.62 GHz · 175 W Speed index 6/100

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 has 2304 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.62 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 7.46 TFLOPS.

PNY GeForce GTX 980 Ti
PNY GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6 GB GDDR5 · 1.08 GHz · 250 W Speed index 5/100

The PNY GeForce GTX 980 Ti has 2816 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.08 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 6.06 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 is 23 % faster than the PNY GeForce GTX 980 Ti.

Gainward GeForce RTX 2070PNY GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Speed index
6/100
5/100
FP32
7.46 TFLOPS
6.06 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.62 GHz
1.08 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
6 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
448 GB/s
337 GB/s
TDP
175 W
250 W
Launch Price
499 $
699 $
302 pts
162 pts

GPU

GPUGainward GeForce RTX 2070PNY GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
GPU ChipTU106GM200-310-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors3622
Shader23042816
Render Output Units6496
Texture Units144176
Raytracing Cores36--
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 is equipped with a graphics chip of the Turing architecture, which has 36 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card PNY GeForce GTX 980 Ti is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 22 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGainward GeForce RTX 2070PNY GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Memory Size8 GB6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock1.750 GHz1.753 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth448 GB/s337 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit384 bit
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.750 GHz clocks.

The PNY GeForce GTX 980 Ti has a 6 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.753GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGainward GeForce RTX 2070PNY GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Base Clock1.410 GHz1.000 GHz
Boost Clock1.620 GHz1.076 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 has a turbo clock of 1.620 GHz. The turbo frequency of the PNY GeForce GTX 980 Ti is 1.076 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGainward GeForce RTX 2070PNY GeForce GTX 980 Ti
TDP175 W250 W
Tjunction max89 °C91 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 89 °C.

The PNY GeForce GTX 980 Ti is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 91 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGainward GeForce RTX 2070PNY GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Fan-TypeAxialRadial
Fan 12 x 90 mm1 x 65 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 are cooled with a Air cooling.

The PNY GeForce GTX 980 Ti is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGainward GeForce RTX 2070PNY GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort1x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.2
DVI11
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The PNY GeForce GTX 980 Ti supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetGainward GeForce RTX 2070PNY GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Max. resolution7680x43204096x2160
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesNo
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The PNY GeForce GTX 980 Ti supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGainward GeForce RTX 2070PNY GeForce GTX 980 Ti
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeNo
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeNo
AV1NoNo
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsGainward GeForce RTX 2070PNY GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Length235 mm267 mm
Height112 mm111 mm
Width--38 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the PNY GeForce GTX 980 Ti is -- and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataGainward GeForce RTX 2070PNY GeForce GTX 980 Ti
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3 x 16
Release dateQ4/2018Q2/2015
Launch Price499 $699 $
Structure size12 nm28 nm
Part-no471056224-1440GF980IGTX6GEPB / GF980IGTXBR6GEPB
Documentsdata sheet--
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Manufactured using the 12 nanometer process, Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 was released in Q4/2018.

The PNY GeForce GTX 980 Ti published in Q2/2015 is manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers.

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 Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 +80.6 %

  1. 4,337
  2. 2,401

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 5,327
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 1,873
  2. no data

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)

  1. 30 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 36 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 54 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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)

  1. 54 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 95 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 132 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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 Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 +137.4 %

  1. 90,143
  2. 37,964

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 +74.7 %

  1. 86,141
  2. 49,314

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