In the gpu comparison between the GALAX GeForce GTX 960 Gamer OC and the EVGA GeForce GTX 980, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 is 95 % faster than the GALAX GeForce GTX 960 Gamer OC.
The GALAX GeForce GTX 960 Gamer OC is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 and has 1024 texture shaders and 8 execution units.
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, which has 2048 shaders and 16 execution units.
Memory
Memory
GALAX GeForce GTX 960 Gamer OC
EVGA GeForce GTX 980
Memory Size
2 GB
4 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Memory Clock
1.753 GHz
1.753 GHz
Memory Speed
7.0 Gbps
7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
224 GB/s
Memory Interface
128 bit
256 bit
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 960 Gamer OC has 2 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s.
The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
GALAX GeForce GTX 960 Gamer OC
EVGA GeForce GTX 980
Base Clock
1.190 GHz
1.127 GHz
Boost Clock
1.253 GHz
1.216 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 960 Gamer OC clocks in the base with up to 1.190 GHz. The base frequency of the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 is 1.127 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
GALAX GeForce GTX 960 Gamer OC
EVGA GeForce GTX 980
TDP
120 W
165 W
Tjunction max
98 °C
98 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 6-Pin
2 x 6-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GALAX GeForce GTX 960 Gamer OC is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector.
The EVGA 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
GALAX GeForce GTX 960 Gamer OC
EVGA GeForce GTX 980
Fan-Type
Axial
Radial
Fan 1
2 x 75 mm
1 x 65 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 960 Gamer OC has a total of 2 Axial fans.
The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
GALAX GeForce GTX 960 Gamer OC
EVGA GeForce GTX 980
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.2
3x DP 1.2
DVI
1
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 GALAX GeForce GTX 960 Gamer OC.
The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
GALAX GeForce GTX 960 Gamer OC
EVGA GeForce GTX 980
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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The GALAX GeForce GTX 960 Gamer OC supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 is 4096x2160 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
GALAX GeForce GTX 960 Gamer OC
EVGA GeForce GTX 980
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 directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.
Dimensions
Dimensions
GALAX GeForce GTX 960 Gamer OC
EVGA GeForce GTX 980
Length
193 mm
267 mm
Height
124 mm
111 mm
Width
41 mm
38 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 960 Gamer OC is 193 mm long, 124 mm high and 41 mm wide.
The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 is 267 mm long, 111 mm high and 38 mm wide.
Additional data
Additional data
GALAX GeForce GTX 960 Gamer OC
EVGA GeForce GTX 980
GPU Interface
PCIe 3 x 16
PCIe 3 x 16
Release date
Q4/2015
Q3/2014
Launch Price
229 $
499 $
Structure size
28 nm
28 nm
Part-no
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04G-P4-2980-KR
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 960 Gamer OC was released in Q4/2015 at a price of 229 $.
The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 was introduced in Q3/2014 at a price of 499 $.
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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