NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Founders Edition
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Founders Edition, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 and has 2048 texture shaders and 16 execution units. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Founders Edition is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER, which has 3072 shaders and 48 execution units. |
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| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Founders Edition |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER |
| GM204-400-A1 | GPU Chip | TU104 |
| Maxwell 2.0 | Architecture | Turing |
| 16 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 48 |
| 2048 | Shader | 3072 |
| 64 | Render Output Units | 64 |
| 128 | Texture Units | 192 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 48 |
MemoryThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Founders Edition can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 496 GB/s. |
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| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 1.753 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.938 GHz |
| 7.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 15.5 Gbps |
| 224 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 496 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 clocks in the base with up to 1.127 GHz. The base frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Founders Edition is 1.650 GHz. |
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| 1.127 GHz | Base Clock | 1.650 GHz |
| 1.216 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.815 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is 165 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 6-Pin connector. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Founders Edition has a TDP of 250 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 165 W | TDP | 250 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | 280 W |
| 98 °C | Tjunction max | 89 °C |
| 2 x 6-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 has a total of 1 Radial fans. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Founders Edition has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Radial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 1 x 65 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 85 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | 41 dB |
ConnectivityIn the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Founders Edition supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0 | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 3x DP v1.2 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4a |
| 1 | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels. The maximum resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Founders Edition is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 4096x2160 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12_2 (Ultimate) |
| No | Raytracing | Yes |
| No | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| No | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is 267 mm long, 111 mm high and 40 mm wide. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Founders Edition is 270 mm long, 116 mm high and -- wide. |
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| 267 mm | Length | 270 mm |
| 111 mm | Height | 116 mm |
| 40 mm | Width | -- |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
Additional dataThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 was released in Q3/2014 at a price of 499 $. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Founders Edition was introduced in Q3/2019 at a price of 739 $. |
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| -- | Part-no | -- |
| Q3/2014 | Release date | Q3/2019 |
| 499 $ | Launch Price | 739 $ |
| 28 nm | Structure size | 12 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
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
4 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Founders Edition
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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)
2560x1440 (1440p)
1920x1080 (1080p)
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)
2560x1440 (1440p)
1920x1080 (1080p)
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
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
4 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Founders Edition
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
4 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Founders Edition
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
4 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Founders Edition
8 GB GDDR6 |
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