GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING
Benchmark and Specs
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Benchmark and Specs
Here we show you benchmarks and technical data for the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING. The graphics card is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING has 16 execution units with 2048 shaders.
GPUThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING has 2048 shaders and 16 execution units. The graphics card thus achieves a theoretical FP32 computing power of 5.55 TFLOPS. |
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| Based on: | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
| GPU Chip: | GM204-400-A1 (Maxwell 2.0) |
| Streaming Multiprocessors: | 16 |
| Shader: | 2048 |
| Render Output Units: | 64 |
| Texture Units: | 128 |
| Raytracing Cores: | 0 |
MemoryThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING can use 4 GB graphics memory of the type GDDR5. The graphics card thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s on a 256 bit wide memory interface. |
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| Memory Size: | 4 GB |
| Memory Type: | GDDR5 |
| Memory Clock: | 1.753 GHz |
| Memory Speed: | 7.0 Gbps |
| Memory bandwidth: | 224 GB/s |
| Memory Interface: | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe base clock frequency of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING is 1.253 GHz. A high clock frequency (even in turbo mode) can greatly increase the speed of a graphics card. |
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| Base Clock: | 1.253 GHz + 11 % |
| Boost Clock: | 1.354 GHz+ 11 % |
| Avg (Game) Clock: | 1.329 GHz |
| Overclocking: | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING is 165 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector. |
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| TDP: | 165 W |
| TDP (up): | -- |
| Tjunction max: | 98 °C |
| PCIe-Power: | 2 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING has a total of 1 Axial (Radiator) fans to cool the graphics processor and graphics memory. |
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| Fan-Type: | Axial (Radiator) |
| Fan 1: | 1 x 120 mm |
| Fan 2: | -- |
| Cooler-Type: | AIO water cooling |
| Noise (Idle): | 0 dB / Silent |
| Noise (Load): | -- |
ConnectivityUp to 4 screens can be connected to the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING. |
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| Max. Displays: | 4 |
| HDCP-Version: | 2.2 |
| HDMI Ports: | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
| DP Ports: | 3x DP v1.2 |
| DVI Ports: | 2 |
| VGA Ports: | -- |
| USB-C Ports: | -- |
FeaturesetThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING has a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels. The graphics card supports the DirectX 12_1 standard. |
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| Max. resolution: | 4096x2160 |
| DirectX: | 12_1 |
| Raytracing: | No |
| DLSS / FSR: | No |
| LED: | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe video codecs accelerated in hardware by the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING reduce the processor load and ensure lower energy consumption. |
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| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| h265 / HEVC: | No |
| VP8: | Decode |
| VP9: | No |
| AV1: | No |
DimensionsThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING is 272 mm long and 113 mm high. With a width of 37 mm, the graphics card requires 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. |
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| Length: | 272 mm |
| Height: | 113 mm |
| Width: | 37 mm |
| Width (Slots): | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| Weight: | -- |
Additional dataThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING made in 28 nm was published in Q3/2015 for 599 $. |
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| GPU Interface: | PCIe 3 x 16 |
| Release date: | Q3/2015 |
| Launch Price: | 599 $ |
| Structure size: | 28 nm |
| Part-no: | GV-N980WAOC-4GD |
| Documents: | data sheet |
1.253 GHz, 4 GB (165 W TDP)
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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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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING
4 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
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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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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING
4 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING
4 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
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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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