In the gpu comparison between the Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther and the Zotac GeForce GTX 980, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther is 879 % faster than the Zotac GeForce GTX 980.
The Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 and has 9728 texture shaders and 76 execution units.
Zotac GeForce GTX 980 is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, which has 2048 shaders and 16 execution units.
Memory
Memory
Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther
Zotac GeForce GTX 980
Memory Size
16 GB
4 GB
Memory Type
GDDR6X
GDDR5
Memory Clock
1.400 GHz
1.753 GHz
Memory Speed
22.4 Gbps
7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
717 GB/s
224 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
256 bit
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther has 16 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6X and achieves a memory bandwidth of 717 GB/s.
The Zotac GeForce GTX 980 can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther
Zotac GeForce GTX 980
Base Clock
2.205 GHz
1.126 GHz
Boost Clock
2.505 GHz
1.216 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther clocks in the base with up to 2.205 GHz. The base frequency of the Zotac GeForce GTX 980 is 1.126 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther
Zotac GeForce GTX 980
TDP
320 W
165 W
Tjunction max
90 °C
98 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 16-Pin
2 x 6-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther is 320 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 16-Pin connector.
The Zotac GeForce GTX 980 has a TDP of 165 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther
Zotac GeForce GTX 980
Fan-Type
Axial
Radial
Fan 1
3 x 100 mm
1 x 65 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther has a total of 3 Axial fans.
The Zotac GeForce GTX 980 has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther
Zotac GeForce GTX 980
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.3
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.1a
1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.4a
3x DP 1.2
DVI
--
1
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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 Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther.
The Zotac GeForce GTX 980 supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther
Zotac GeForce GTX 980
Max. resolution
7680x4320
4096x2160
DirectX
12_2 (Ultimate)
12_1
Raytracing
Yes
No
DLSS / FSR
Yes
No
LED
Addressable LED
No LED lighting
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the Zotac GeForce GTX 980 is 4096x2160 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther
Zotac GeForce GTX 980
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
No
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
Decode
No
AV1
Decode
No
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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
Dimensions
Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther
Zotac GeForce GTX 980
Length
329 mm
267 mm
Height
128 mm
111 mm
Width
64 mm
38 mm
Width (Slots)
4 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther is 329 mm long, 128 mm high and 64 mm wide.
The Zotac GeForce GTX 980 is 267 mm long, 111 mm high and 38 mm wide.
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
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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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