The KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 Ti has the GM200-310-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1 is based on the graphics chip GM200-310-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
Memory
Memory
KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 Ti
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1
Memory Size
6 GB
6 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Memory Clock
1.753 GHz
1.753 GHz
Memory Speed
7.0 Gbps
7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
337 GB/s
337 GB/s
Memory Interface
384 bit
384 bit
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The graphics memory of the KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 Ti clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.
The graphics memory speed of the MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1 is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 Ti
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1
Base Clock
1.000 GHz
1.000 GHz
Boost Clock
1.076 GHz
1.076 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
KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 Ti
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1
TDP
250 W
250 W
Tjunction max
91 °C
91 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 Ti is powered by 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 250 W.
The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1 has 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 250 W.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 Ti
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1
Fan-Type
Radial
Radial
Fan 1
1 x 65 mm
1 x 65 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 Ti is equipped with a total of 1 Radial main fans.
The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1 has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 Ti
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.2
3x DP 1.2
DVI
1
1
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 Ti.
The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.
Featureset
Featureset
KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 Ti
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1
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 KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 Ti it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.
The maximum supported resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1 is 4096x2160 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 Ti
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1
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
KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 Ti
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1
Length
267 mm
281 mm
Height
111 mm
111 mm
Width
38 mm
38 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 Ti is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.
The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface.
Additional data
Additional data
KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 Ti
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1
GPU Interface
PCIe 3 x 16
PCIe 3 x 16
Release date
Q2/2015
Q3/2015
Launch Price
649 $
699 $
Structure size
28 nm
28 nm
Part-no
98IRH5DH00GA
V323-008R
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The KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 Ti has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q2/2015.
The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1 came on the market in Q3/2015 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured.
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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