GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Xtreme Gaming
vs
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC


GPU comparison with benchmarks

In the gpu comparison between the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Xtreme Gaming and the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Xtreme Gaming is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti and has 2816 texture shaders and 22 execution units.

ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, which has 2048 shaders and 16 execution units.
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Xtreme Gaming GPU ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
GM200-310-A1 GPU Chip GM204-400-A1
Maxwell 2.0 Architecture Maxwell 2.0
22 Streaming Multiprocessors 16
2816 Shader 2048
96 Render Output Units 64
176 Texture Units 128
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Xtreme Gaming has 6 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 346 GB/s.

The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

6 GB Memory Size 4 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR5
1.800 GHz Memory Clock 1.753 GHz
7.2 Gbps Memory Speed 7.0 Gbps
346 GB/s Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s
384 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Xtreme Gaming clocks in the base with up to 1.241 GHz. The base frequency of the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC is 1.178 GHz.

1.241 GHz Base Clock 1.178 GHz
1.342 GHz Boost Clock 1.279 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Xtreme Gaming is 250 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.

The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC has a TDP of 165 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

250 W TDP 165 W
-- TDP (up) --
91 °C Tjunction max 98 °C
2 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Xtreme Gaming has a total of 3 Axial fans.

The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
3 x 90 mm Fan 1 2 x 90 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Xtreme Gaming.

The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC supports a maximum of 4 screens.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.2
1x HDMI v2.0 HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.0
3x DP v1.2 DP Ports 3x DP v1.2
1 DVI Ports 1
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Xtreme Gaming supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels.

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

4096x2160 Max. resolution 4096x2160
12_1 DirectX 12_1
No Raytracing No
No DLSS / FSR No
Addressable LED LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
No h265 / HEVC No
No AV1 No
Decode VP8 Decode
No VP9 No

Dimensions

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Xtreme Gaming is 287 mm long, 134 mm high and 51 mm wide.

The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC is 288 mm long, 134 mm high and 41 mm wide.

287 mm Length 288 mm
134 mm Height 134 mm
51 mm Width 41 mm
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3 x 16

Additional data

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Xtreme Gaming was released in Q4/2015 at a price of 649 $ (Reference).

The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC was introduced in Q2/2015 at a price of 599 $.

GV-N98TXTREME-6GD Part-no STRIX-GTX980-DC2OC-4GD5
Q4/2015 Release date Q2/2015
649 $ (Reference) Launch Price 599 $
28 nm Structure size 28 nm
data sheet Documents --

Rate these graphics cards now

Here you can rate the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Xtreme Gaming to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

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

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

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

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.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

Popular comparisons

1. ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC Zotac GeForce GTX 970 AMP! Omega Core ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC vs Zotac GeForce GTX 970 AMP! Omega Core
2. ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 XTREME WATERFORCE 24G ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC vs GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 XTREME WATERFORCE 24G
3. ASRock Phantom Gaming X Radeon RX 570 4G OC GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Xtreme Gaming ASRock Phantom Gaming X Radeon RX 570 4G OC vs GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Xtreme Gaming
4. ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER EVO ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC vs ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER EVO
5. ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition
6. Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8G G5 ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8G G5 vs ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC
7. ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
8. ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 OC Edition 8GB ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 OC Edition 8GB vs ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 OC
9. GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Xtreme Gaming XFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II Pro GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Xtreme Gaming vs XFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II Pro
10. GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Xtreme Gaming GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING OC 8GB rev. 2.0 GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Xtreme Gaming vs GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING OC 8GB rev. 2.0


back to index
Facebook
Twitter