In the gpu comparison between the GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti is 4.3 % faster than the GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled.
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF WatercooledNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 and has 2048 texture shaders and 16 execution units.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti, which has 2816 shaders and 22 execution units.
Memory
Memory
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Memory Size
4 GB
6 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
337 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
384 bit
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti can access 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 337 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Base Clock
1.304 GHz
1.002 GHz
Boost Clock
1.418 GHz
1.076 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled clocks in the base with up to 1.304 GHz. The base frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti is 1.002 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
TDP
165 W
250 W
Tjunction max
98 °C
91 °C
PCIe-Power
2 x 8-Pin
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled is 165 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti has a TDP of 250 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Fan-Type
--
Radial
Fan 1
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1 x 65 mm
Cooler-Type
Water cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
Noise (Load)
0 dB
--
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled has a total of 0 -- fans.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
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 980 HOF Watercooled.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
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 980 HOF Watercooled supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti is 4096x2160 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
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 980 HOF Watercooled
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Length
308 mm
267 mm
Height
129 mm
111 mm
Width
--
40 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled is 308 mm long, 129 mm high and -- wide.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti is 267 mm long, 111 mm high and 40 mm wide.
Additional data
Additional data
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
GPU Interface
PCIe 3 x 16
PCIe 3 x 16
Release date
Q3/2014
Q2/2015
Launch Price
649 $
649 $
Structure size
28 nm
28 nm
Part-no
98NQH6DNF1WT
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled was released in Q3/2014 at a price of 649 $.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti was introduced in Q2/2015 at a price of 649 $.
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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti +20.3 %
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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