The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF V2 has the GM204-400-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
The KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC is based on the graphics chip GM206-300-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
Memory
Memory
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF V2
KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC
Memory Size
4 GB
2 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Memory Clock
1.753 GHz
1.753 GHz
Memory Speed
7.0 Gbps
7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
112 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
128 bit
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The graphics memory of the GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF V2 clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.
The graphics memory speed of the KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF V2
KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC
Base Clock
1.266 GHz
1.266 GHz
Boost Clock
1.367 GHz
1.329 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 HOF V2
KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC
TDP
165 W
120 W
Tjunction max
98 °C
98 °C
PCIe-Power
2 x 8-Pin
1 x 8-Pin
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF V2 is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 165 W.
The KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 120 W.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF V2
KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
1 x 90 mm
2 x 100 mm
Fan 2
2 x 80 mm
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Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF V2 is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.
The KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF V2
KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.2
1x DP 1.2
DVI
1
2
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF V2.
The KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.
Featureset
Featureset
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF V2
KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC
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 GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF V2 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.
The maximum supported resolution of the KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC is 4096x2160 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF V2
KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC
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
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF V2
KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC
Length
308 mm
271 mm
Height
129 mm
124 mm
Width
49 mm
41 mm
Width (Slots)
3 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF V2 is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.
The KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface.
Additional data
Additional data
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF V2
KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC
GPU Interface
PCIe 3 x 16
PCIe 3 x 16
Release date
Q1/2015
Q1/2015
Launch Price
649 $
229 $
Structure size
28 nm
28 nm
Part-no
98NQH6DND2UZ
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF V2 has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q1/2015.
The KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC came on the market in Q1/2015 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured.
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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