ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti ArcticStorm
vs
Palit GeForce GTX 980 JetStream


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti ArcticStorm 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.

The Palit GeForce GTX 980 JetStream is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

GPU

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

The Palit GeForce GTX 980 JetStream is based on the graphics chip GM204-400-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti ArcticStorm GPU Palit GeForce GTX 980 JetStream
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
GM200-310-A1 GPU Chip GM204-400-A1
Maxwell 2.0 Architecture Maxwell 2.0
22 Streaming Multiprocessors 16
2816 Shader 2048
96 Render Output Units 64
176 Texture Units 128
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti ArcticStorm clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the Palit GeForce GTX 980 JetStream is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz.

6 GB Memory Size 4 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR5
1.753 GHz Memory Clock 1.753 GHz
7.0 Gbps Memory Speed 7.0 Gbps
337 GB/s Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s
384 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

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

1.025 GHz Base Clock 1.127 GHz
1.140 GHz Boost Clock 1.216 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti ArcticStorm is powered by 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 250 W.

The Palit GeForce GTX 980 JetStream has 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 165 W.

250 W TDP 165 W
-- TDP (up) --
91 °C Tjunction max 98 °C
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti ArcticStorm is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

The Palit GeForce GTX 980 JetStream has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
3 x 90 mm Fan 1 2 x 100 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Hybrid cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti ArcticStorm.

The Palit GeForce GTX 980 JetStream 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 ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti ArcticStorm it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the Palit GeForce GTX 980 JetStream 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 ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti ArcticStorm is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The Palit GeForce GTX 980 JetStream needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface.

315 mm Length 280 mm
141 mm Height 133 mm
-- Width 50 mm
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 3 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3 x 16

Additional data

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

The Palit GeForce GTX 980 JetStream came on the market in Q4/2014 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured.

ZT-90502-10P Part-no NE5X980015G2F
Q2/2015 Release date Q4/2014
849 $ Launch Price 499 $
28 nm Structure size 28 nm
data sheet 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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