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KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 vs ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC

KFA2 GeForce GTX 980
KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.22 GHz · 165 W Speed index 4/100
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.57 GHz · 75 W Speed index 2/100
In the gpu comparison between the KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 and the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 is 148 % faster than the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC.

KFA2 GeForce GTX 980ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC
Speed index
4/100
2/100
FP32
4.98 TFLOPS
2.01 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.22 GHz
1.57 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR5
2 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
112 GB/s
TDP
165 W
75 W
Launch Price
499 $
109 $
MonkeyBench 2026.3
111 pts
49 pts

Technical details

KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC

GPU

GPUKFA2 GeForce GTX 980ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB
GPU ChipGM204-400-A1GP107-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors165
Shader2048640
Render Output Units6432
Texture Units12840
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The KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 and has 2048 texture shaders and 16 execution units.

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB, which has 640 shaders and 5 execution units.

Memory

MemoryKFA2 GeForce GTX 980ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC
Memory Size4 GB2 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock1.753 GHz1.752 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s112 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit128 bit
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The KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC can access 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsKFA2 GeForce GTX 980ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC
Base Clock1.126 GHz1.455 GHz
Boost Clock1.216 GHz1.569 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 clocks in the base with up to 1.126 GHz. The base frequency of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC is 1.455 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignKFA2 GeForce GTX 980ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC
TDP165 W75 W
Tjunction max98 °C97 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 6-Pin--
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 is 165 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 6-Pin connector.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC has a TDP of 75 W and is supplied with the required energy via -- PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansKFA2 GeForce GTX 980ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC
Fan-TypeRadialAxial
Fan 11 x 65 mm2 x 70 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
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The KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 has a total of 1 Radial fans.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityKFA2 GeForce GTX 980ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC
Max. Displays43
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.21x DP 1.4
DVI11
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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 KFA2 GeForce GTX 980.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC supports a maximum of 3 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetKFA2 GeForce GTX 980ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsKFA2 GeForce GTX 980ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeNo
VP9NoDecode
AV1NoNo
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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

DimensionsKFA2 GeForce GTX 980ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC
Length281 mm174 mm
Height124 mm111 mm
Width41 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 is 281 mm long, 124 mm high and 41 mm wide.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC is 174 mm long, 111 mm high and -- wide.

Additional data

Additional dataKFA2 GeForce GTX 980ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2014Q4/2016
Launch Price499 $109 $
Structure size28 nm14 nm
Part-no98NQH6DHC8XXZT-P10500C-10L
Documents--data sheet
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The KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 was released in Q4/2014 at a price of 499 $.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC was introduced in Q4/2016 at a price of 109 $.

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 KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 +77.1 %

  1. KFA2 GeForce GTX 980KFA2 GeForce GTX 9804 GB GDDR5
    32,043
  2. ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OCZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC2 GB GDDR5
    18,098

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 +132.2 %

  1. KFA2 GeForce GTX 980KFA2 GeForce GTX 9804 GB GDDR5
    38,621
  2. ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OCZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC2 GB GDDR5
    16,630
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