GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING
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MSI Radeon VII 16G
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING and the MSI Radeon VII 16G, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 and has 2048 texture shaders and 16 execution units. MSI Radeon VII 16G is based on AMD Radeon VII, which has 3840 shaders and 60 execution units. |
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| GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING | GPU | MSI Radeon VII 16G |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | Based on | AMD Radeon VII |
| GM204-400-A1 | GPU Chip | Vega 20 XT |
| Maxwell 2.0 | Architecture | GCN 5.1 |
| 16 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 60 |
| 2048 | Shader | 3840 |
| 64 | Render Output Units | 64 |
| 128 | Texture Units | 240 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s. The MSI Radeon VII 16G can access 16 GB HBM2 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 1024 GB/s. |
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| 4 GB | Memory Size | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | HBM2 |
| 1.753 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.000 GHz |
| 7.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 2.0 Gbps |
| 224 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 1024 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 4096 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING clocks in the base with up to 1.253 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI Radeon VII 16G is 1.400 GHz. |
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| 1.253 GHz | Base Clock | 1.400 GHz |
| 1.354 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.750 GHz |
| 1.33 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING is 165 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector. The MSI Radeon VII 16G has a TDP of 300 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 165 W | TDP | 300 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 98 °C | Tjunction max | 99 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING has a total of 1 Axial (Radiator) fans. The MSI Radeon VII 16G has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial (Radiator) | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 1 x 120 mm | Fan 1 | 3 x 75 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| AIO water cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 32 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | 52 dB |
ConnectivityIn 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 WATERFORCE GAMING. The MSI Radeon VII 16G supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0 | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 3x DP v1.2 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4a |
| 2 | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels. The maximum resolution of the MSI Radeon VII 16G is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 4096x2160 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12_1 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| No | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | Non addressable LED |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| No | VP9 | Decode / Encode |
DimensionsThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING is 272 mm long, 113 mm high and 37 mm wide. The MSI Radeon VII 16G is 267 mm long, 121 mm high and 40 mm wide. |
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| 272 mm | Length | 267 mm |
| 113 mm | Height | 121 mm |
| 37 mm | Width | 40 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | 1280 g |
| PCIe 3 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
Additional dataThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING was released in Q3/2015 at a price of 599 $. The MSI Radeon VII 16G was introduced in Q1/2019 at a price of 699 $ (Reference). |
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| GV-N980WAOC-4GD | Part-no | Radeon VII 16G |
| Q3/2015 | Release date | Q1/2019 |
| 599 $ | Launch Price | 699 $ (Reference) |
| 28 nm | Structure size | 7 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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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
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING
4 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon VII 16G
16 GB HBM2 |
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Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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MSI Radeon VII 16G
16 GB HBM2 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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MSI Radeon VII 16G
16 GB HBM2 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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MSI Radeon VII 16G
16 GB HBM2 |
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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
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING
4 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon VII 16G
16 GB HBM2 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING
4 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon VII 16G
16 GB HBM2 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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MSI Radeon VII 16G
16 GB HBM2 |
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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)
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING
4 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon VII 16G
16 GB HBM2 |
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