MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming
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MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming LE


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti (Maxwell 2.0) and has 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 341 GB/s.

The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming LE is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti (Maxwell 2.0) and has 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 337 GB/s.

GPU

The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming has the GM200-310-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming LE is based on the graphics chip GM200-310-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming GPU MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming LE
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
GM200-310-A1 GPU Chip GM200-310-A1
Maxwell 2.0 Architecture Maxwell 2.0
22 Streaming Multiprocessors 22
2816 Shader 2816
96 Render Output Units 96
176 Texture Units 176
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming clocks at 1.775 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.1 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming LE is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz.

6 GB Memory Size 6 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR5
1.775 GHz Memory Clock 1.753 GHz
7.1 Gbps Memory Speed 7.0 Gbps
341 GB/s Memory bandwidth 337 GB/s
384 bit Memory Interface 384 bit

Clock Speeds

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

1.178 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 18 % Base Clock 1.026 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 3 %
1.279 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 19 % Boost Clock 1.114 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 4 %
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 250 W.

The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming LE has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 250 W.

250 W TDP 250 W
-- TDP (up) --
91 °C Tjunction max 91 °C
2 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 2 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming LE has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 100 mm Fan 1 2 x 100 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming.

The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming LE supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

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 --

Featureset

With the MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming 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 Gaming LE is 4096x2160 pixels.

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 Codecs

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.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
No h265 / HEVC No
No AV1 No
Decode VP8 Decode
No VP9 No

Dimensions

The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming 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 Gaming LE needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface.

269 mm Length 269 mm
140 mm Height 140 mm
40 mm Width 40 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3 x 16

Additional data

The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q2/2015.

The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming LE came on the market in Q2/2016 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no --
Q2/2015 Release date Q2/2016
849 $ Launch Price 649 $
28 nm Structure size 28 nm
-- Documents --

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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

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

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

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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