In the gpu comparison between the MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G and the KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 EX, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 EX is 22 % faster than the MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G.
MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4GKFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 EX
The MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 and has 2048 texture shaders and 16 execution units.
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 EX is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070, which has 1920 shaders and 15 execution units.
Memory
Memory
MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 EX
Memory Size
4 GB
8 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Memory Clock
1.753 GHz
2.002 GHz
Memory Speed
7.0 Gbps
8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
256 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
256 bit
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The MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.
The KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 EX can access 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 EX
Base Clock
1.216 GHz
1.518 GHz
Boost Clock
1.317 GHz
1.708 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
1.29 GHz
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Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G clocks in the base with up to 1.216 GHz. The base frequency of the KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 EX is 1.518 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 EX
TDP
165 W
150 W
Tjunction max
98 °C
94 °C
PCIe-Power
2 x 8-Pin
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G is 165 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.
The KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 EX has a TDP of 150 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 EX
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
2 x 100 mm
2 x 100 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G has a total of 2 Axial fans.
The KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 EX has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 EX
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.2
3x DP 1.4
DVI
1
1
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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 MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G.
The KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 EX supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 EX
Max. resolution
4096x2160
7680x4320
DirectX
12_1
12_1
Raytracing
No
No
DLSS / FSR
No
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
No LED lighting
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The MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 EX is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 EX
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
No
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
No
Decode
AV1
No
No
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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
Dimensions
MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 EX
Length
279 mm
282 mm
Height
140 mm
128 mm
Width
36 mm
43 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
Weight
936 g
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SFF-Ready
No
No
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The MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G is 279 mm long, 140 mm high and 36 mm wide.
The KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 EX is 282 mm long, 128 mm high and 43 mm wide.
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 KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 EX +44.0 %
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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