The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 has the GM204-400-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
The PNY RTX A2000 12GB is based on the graphics chip GA106, which comes from the Ampere architecture.
Memory
Memory
GALAX GeForce GTX 980
PNY RTX A2000 12GB
Memory Size
4 GB
12 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR6
Memory Clock
1.753 GHz
1.500 GHz
Memory Speed
7.0 Gbps
12.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
288 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
192 bit
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The graphics memory of the GALAX GeForce GTX 980 clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.
The graphics memory speed of the PNY RTX A2000 12GB is 12.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.500 GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
GALAX GeForce GTX 980
PNY RTX A2000 12GB
Base Clock
1.126 GHz
0.562 GHz
Boost Clock
1.216 GHz
1.200 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
GALAX GeForce GTX 980
PNY RTX A2000 12GB
TDP
165 W
70 W
Tjunction max
98 °C
93 °C
PCIe-Power
2 x 6-Pin
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 is powered by 2 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 165 W.
The PNY RTX A2000 12GB has -- PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 70 W.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
GALAX GeForce GTX 980
PNY RTX A2000 12GB
Fan-Type
Radial
Radial
Fan 1
1 x 65 mm
1 x 65 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 is equipped with a total of 1 Radial main fans.
The PNY RTX A2000 12GB has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
GALAX GeForce GTX 980
PNY RTX A2000 12GB
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.3
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
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DisplayPort
3x DP 1.2
4x DP 1.4
DVI
1
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the GALAX GeForce GTX 980.
The PNY RTX A2000 12GB supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.
Featureset
Featureset
GALAX GeForce GTX 980
PNY RTX A2000 12GB
Max. resolution
4096x2160
7680x4320
DirectX
12_1
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
No
Yes
DLSS / FSR
No
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
No LED lighting
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With the GALAX GeForce GTX 980 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.
The maximum supported resolution of the PNY RTX A2000 12GB is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
GALAX GeForce GTX 980
PNY RTX A2000 12GB
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
No
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
No
Decode
AV1
No
Decode
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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
GALAX GeForce GTX 980
PNY RTX A2000 12GB
Length
281 mm
168 mm
Height
124 mm
69 mm
Width
41 mm
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Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.
The PNY RTX A2000 12GB needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 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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