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MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1 6 GB GDDR5 · 1.08 GHz · 250 W Speed index 5/100
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB GDDR6X · 2.61 GHz · 285 W Speed index 33/100
In the gpu comparison between the MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is 562 % faster than the MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1.

MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Speed index
5/100
33/100
FP32
6.06 TFLOPS
40.09 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.08 GHz
2.61 GHz
Memory Size
6 GB GDDR5
12 GB GDDR6X
Memory bandwidth
337 GB/s
504 GB/s
TDP
250 W
285 W
Launch Price
699 $
799 $
176 pts
766 pts

GPU

GPUMSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
GPU ChipGM200-310-A1AD104-400-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors2260
Shader28167680
Render Output Units9680
Texture Units176240
Raytracing Cores--60
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The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti and has 2816 texture shaders and 22 execution units.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti, which has 7680 shaders and 60 execution units.

Memory

MemoryMSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Memory Size6 GB12 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6X
Memory Clock1.753 GHz1.313 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps21.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth337 GB/s504 GB/s
Memory Interface384 bit192 bit
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The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1 has 6 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 337 GB/s.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti can access 12 GB GDDR6X graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 504 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsMSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Base Clock1.000 GHz2.310 GHz
Boost Clock1.076 GHz2.610 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1 clocks in the base with up to 1.000 GHz. The base frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is 2.310 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignMSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
TDP250 W285 W
Tjunction max91 °C90 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin1 x 16-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1 is 250 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti has a TDP of 285 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 16-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansMSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Fan-TypeRadial--
Fan 11 x 65 mm--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
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The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1 has a total of 1 Radial fans.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti has 0 -- fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityMSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.23x DP 1.4a
DVI1--
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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 Ti V1.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetMSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1 supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsMSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9NoDecode
AV1NoDecode
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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

DimensionsMSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Length281 mm--
Height111 mm--
Width38 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1 is 281 mm long, 111 mm high and 38 mm wide.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is -- long, -- high and -- wide.

Additional data

Additional dataMSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2015Q1/2023
Launch Price699 $799 $
Structure size28 nm5 nm
Part-noV323-008R--
Documents--data sheet
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The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti V1 was released in Q3/2015 at a price of 699 $.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti was introduced in Q1/2023 at a price of 799 $.

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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti +348.7 %

  1. 2,401
  2. 10,773

Steel Nomad Light Graphics score

  1. no data
  2. 22,587

Steel Nomad Graphics score

  1. no data
  2. 4,885

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 13,989

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 5,539

Solar Bay (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 106,827

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 65 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 115 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 160 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 44 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 88 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 142 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 125 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 200 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 200 fps (avg)

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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti +444.5 %

  1. 37,964
  2. 206,698

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti +260.6 %

  1. 49,314
  2. 177,849

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