MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GD5T OC
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GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC

The MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GD5T OC is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Pascal) and has 8 GB GDDR5X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 320 GB/s.

The MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GD5T OC has the GM204-400-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC is based on the graphics chip GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.

The graphics memory of the MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GD5T OC clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC is 10.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.251 GHz.

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

The MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GD5T OC is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 165 W.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC 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 180 W.

The MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GD5T OC is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GD5T OC.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

With the MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GD5T OC it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC is 7680x4320 pixels.

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.

The MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GD5T OC is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

The MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GD5T OC has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q3/2015.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC came on the market in Q2/2016 and will have a structure width of 16 nanometers manufactured.