KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled
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Palit GeForce GTX 980 Ti
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled has 2048 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.42 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 5.81 TFLOPS.
The Palit GeForce GTX 980 Ti has 2816 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.08 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 6.06 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled is equipped with a graphics chip of the Maxwell 2.0 architecture, which has 16 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card Palit GeForce GTX 980 Ti is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 22 execution units. |
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| KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled | GPU | Palit GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
| GM204-400-A1 | GPU Chip | GM200-310-A1 |
| Maxwell 2.0 | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 16 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 22 |
| 2048 | Shader | 2816 |
| 64 | Render Output Units | 96 |
| 128 | Texture Units | 176 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled is equipped with a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.753 GHz clocks. The Palit GeForce GTX 980 Ti has a 6 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.753GHz. |
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| 4 GB | Memory Size | 6 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.753 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.753 GHz |
| 7.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 224 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 337 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 384 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled has a turbo clock of 1.418 GHz. The turbo frequency of the Palit GeForce GTX 980 Ti is 1.076 GHz. |
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| 1.304 GHz | Base Clock | 1.000 GHz |
| 1.418 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.076 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled has 2 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 98 °C. The Palit GeForce GTX 980 Ti is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 91 °C. |
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| 165 W | TDP | 250 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 98 °C | Tjunction max | 91 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled are cooled with a Water cooling. The Palit GeForce GTX 980 Ti is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| -- | Fan-Type | Radial |
| -- | Fan 1 | 1 x 65 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Water cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| 0 dB | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityThe KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2. The Palit GeForce GTX 980 Ti supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions. |
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| 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 | -- |
FeaturesetThe KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1. The Palit GeForce GTX 980 Ti supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1. |
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| 4096x2160 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12_1 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| No | DLSS / FSR | No |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThis area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | h265 / HEVC | No |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| No | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the Palit GeForce GTX 980 Ti is -- and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 308 mm | Length | 267 mm |
| 129 mm | Height | 111 mm |
| -- | Width | 38 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
| No | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataManufactured using the 28 nanometer process, KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled was released in Q3/2014. The Palit GeForce GTX 980 Ti published in Q2/2015 is manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers. |
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| 98NQH6DNF1WT | Part-no | NE5X98T015JBF |
| Q3/2014 | Release date | Q2/2015 |
| 649 $ | Launch Price | 699 $ |
| 28 nm | Structure size | 28 nm |
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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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KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Palit GeForce GTX 980 Ti
6 GB GDDR5 |
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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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KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Palit GeForce GTX 980 Ti
6 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Palit GeForce GTX 980 Ti
6 GB GDDR5 |
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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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KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Palit GeForce GTX 980 Ti
6 GB GDDR5 |
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