The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti OC is equipped with a graphics chip of the Maxwell 2.0 architecture, which has 22 streaming multiprocessors.
The graphics card Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 is based on the RDNA 2 architecture and is equipped with 60 execution units.
Memory
Memory
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti OC
Sapphire Radeon RX 6800
Memory Size
6 GB
16 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR6
Memory Clock
1.753 GHz
2.000 GHz
Memory Speed
7.0 Gbps
16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
337 GB/s
512 GB/s
Memory Interface
384 bit
256 bit
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The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti OC is equipped with a 6 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.753 GHz clocks.
The Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 has a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti OC
Sapphire Radeon RX 6800
Base Clock
1.102 GHz
1.800 GHz
Boost Clock
1.190 GHz
2.105 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
--
1.82 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti OC has a turbo clock of 1.190 GHz. The turbo frequency of the Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 is 2.105 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti OC
Sapphire Radeon RX 6800
TDP
250 W
250 W
TDP (up)
--
285 W
Tjunction max
91 °C
100 °C
PCIe-Power
2 x 8-Pin
2 x 8-Pin
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The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti OC 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 91 °C.
The Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 is equipped with a 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 100 °C.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti OC
Sapphire Radeon RX 6800
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
2 x 100 mm
3 x 85 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
Noise (Load)
--
37 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti OC are cooled with a Air cooling.
The Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 is cooled by a Air cooling.
Connectivity
Connectivity
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti OC
Sapphire Radeon RX 6800
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.3
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.2
2x DP 1.4a
DVI
1
--
USB-C
--
1
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The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti OC supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.
The Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.
Featureset
Featureset
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti OC
Sapphire Radeon RX 6800
Max. resolution
4096x2160
7680x4320
DirectX
12_1
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
No
Yes
DLSS / FSR
No
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
Non addressable LED
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The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti OC supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.
The Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti OC
Sapphire Radeon RX 6800
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
No
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
Decode / Encode
VP9
No
Decode / Encode
AV1
No
Decode
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This 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.
Dimensions
Dimensions
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti OC
Sapphire Radeon RX 6800
Length
277 mm
267 mm
Height
135 mm
120 mm
Width
37 mm
40 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti OC is 37 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.
The width of the Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 is 37 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.
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