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GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 vs ASUS GeForce GTX 980

GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 6 GB GDDR5 · 1.30 GHz · 250 W Speed index 6/100

The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti (Maxwell 2.0) and has 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 337 GB/s.

ASUS GeForce GTX 980
ASUS GeForce GTX 980 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.22 GHz · 165 W Speed index 4/100

The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 is 47 % faster than the ASUS GeForce GTX 980.

GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2ASUS GeForce GTX 980
Speed index
6/100
4/100
FP32
7.34 TFLOPS
4.98 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.30 GHz
1.22 GHz
Memory Size
6 GB GDDR5
4 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
337 GB/s
224 GB/s
TDP
250 W
165 W
Launch Price
649 $
499 $

GPU

GPUGALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2ASUS GeForce GTX 980
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
GPU ChipGM200-310-A1GM204-400-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors2216
Shader28162048
Render Output Units9664
Texture Units176128
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 has the GM200-310-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 is based on the graphics chip GM204-400-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

Memory

MemoryGALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2ASUS GeForce GTX 980
Memory Size6 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock1.753 GHz1.753 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth337 GB/s224 GB/s
Memory Interface384 bit256 bit
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The graphics memory of the GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the ASUS GeForce GTX 980 is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2ASUS GeForce GTX 980
Base Clock1.203 GHz1.127 GHz
Boost Clock1.304 GHz1.216 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2ASUS GeForce GTX 980
TDP250 W165 W
Tjunction max91 °C98 °C
PCIe-Power3 x 8-Pin2 x 6-Pin
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 is powered by 3 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 250 W.

The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 has 2 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 165 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2ASUS GeForce GTX 980
Fan-TypeAxialRadial
Fan 11 x 90 mm1 x 65 mm
Fan 22 x 80 mm--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2ASUS GeForce GTX 980
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort3x DP 1.23x DP 1.2
DVI11
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2.

The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetGALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2ASUS GeForce GTX 980
Max. resolution4096x21604096x2160
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRNoNo
LEDAddressable LEDNo LED lighting
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With the GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the ASUS GeForce GTX 980 is 4096x2160 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2ASUS GeForce GTX 980
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoNo
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9NoNo
AV1NoNo
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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

DimensionsGALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2ASUS GeForce GTX 980
Length318 mm267 mm
Height140 mm111 mm
Width42 mm38 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataGALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2ASUS GeForce GTX 980
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 3 x 16
Release dateQ2/2015Q3/2014
Launch Price649 $499 $
Structure size28 nm28 nm
Part-no98IRH5DHF9LT90YV07H0-U0NA00
Documentsdata sheet--
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q2/2015.

The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 came on the market in Q3/2014 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured.

Benchmark results

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

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.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 +43.5 %

  1. 45,983
  2. 32,043

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 +54.7 %

  1. 59,730
  2. 38,621

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