The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 has the GM204-400-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
The ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini is based on the graphics chip GM204-200-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
Memory
Memory
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980
ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini
Memory Size
4 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
224 GB/s
224 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
256 bit
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The graphics memory of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.
The graphics memory speed of the ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980
ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini
Base Clock
1.126 GHz
1.088 GHz
Boost Clock
1.216 GHz
1.228 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
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980
ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini
TDP
165 W
145 W
Tjunction max
98 °C
98 °C
PCIe-Power
2 x 6-Pin
1 x 8-Pin
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 is powered by 2 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 165 W.
The ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 145 W.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980
ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini
Fan-Type
Radial
Axial
Fan 1
1 x 65 mm
1 x 85 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 is equipped with a total of 1 Radial main fans.
The ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini has 1 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980
ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini
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 GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980.
The ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.
Featureset
Featureset
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980
ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini
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 GIGABYTE 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 ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini is 4096x2160 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980
ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini
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
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980
ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini
Length
267 mm
170 mm
Height
111 mm
122 mm
Width
38 mm
41 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.
The ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 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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