NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 videocard review

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

GeForce GTX 980 videocard released by NVIDIA; release date: 19 September 2014. At the time of release, the videocard cost $549. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on Maxwell 2.0 microarchitecture codenamed GM204.

Boost clock speed - 1216 MHz. Texture fill rate - 144 billion / sec. Pipelines - 2048. Floating-point performance - 4,981 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Transistors count - 5,200 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 165 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR5. Maximum RAM amount - 4 GB. Memory bus width - 256 Bit. Memory clock speed - 7.0 GB/s. Memory bandwidth - 224 GB / s. Shared memory - 0.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38588
11100
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1295
792
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
345150
34824
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
939.363 mPixels/s
110.006 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
14101.507 Frames/s
1348.307 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
95.851 Frames/s
9.194 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
530.303 Frames/s
37.443 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
4429.590 mHash/s
477.015 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770 Frames
9566 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823 Frames
3690 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225 Frames
3335 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770.000 Fps
9566.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823.000 Fps
3690.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225.000 Fps
3335.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike
Graphics Score
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
36466
4321
Name Value
PassMark - G3D Mark 11100
PassMark - G2D Mark 792
Geekbench - OpenCL 34824
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 110.006 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 1348.307 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 9.194 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 37.443 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 477.015 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 9566 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3690 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3335 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 9566.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3690.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3335.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 4321

Games performance

1. Just Cause 4 (2018)
2. Darksiders III (2018)
3. Farming Simulator 19 (2018)
4. Battlefield V (2018)
5. Fallout 76 (2018)
6. Hitman 2 (2018)
7. Call of Duty Black Ops 4 (2018)
8. Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)
9. Forza Horizon 4 (2018)
10. FIFA 19 (2018)
11. Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)
12. F1 2018 (2018)
13. Monster Hunter World (2018)
14. The Crew 2 (2018)
15. Far Cry 5 (2018)
16. Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)
17. Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)
18. Fortnite (2018)
19. Star Wars Battlefront 2 (2017)
20. Need for Speed Payback (2017)
21. Call of Duty WWII (2017)
22. Assassin's Creed Origins (2017)
23. Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (2017)
24. Destiny 2 (2017)
25. ELEX (2017)
26. The Evil Within 2 (2017)
27. Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)
28. FIFA 18 (2017)
29. Ark Survival Evolved (2017)
30. F1 2017 (2017)
31. Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)
32. Dirt 4 (2017)
33. Rocket League (2017)
34. Prey (2017)
35. Mass Effect Andromeda (2017)
36. Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)
37. For Honor (2017)
38. Resident Evil 7 (2017)
39. Dishonored 2 (2016)
40. Call of Duty Infinite Warfare (2016)
41. Titanfall 2 (2016)
42. Farming Simulator 17 (2016)
43. Civilization VI (2016)
44. Battlefield 1 (2016)
45. Mafia 3 (2016)
46. Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)
47. Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)
48. Overwatch (2016)
49. Doom (2016)
50. Hitman 2016 (2016)
51. The Division (2016)
52. Far Cry Primal (2016)
53. XCOM 2 (2016)
54. Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)
55. Rainbow Six Siege (2015)
56. Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)
57. Star Wars Battlefront (2015)
58. Fallout 4 (2015)
59. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)
60. Anno 2205 (2015)
61. World of Warships (2015)
62. The Witcher 3 (2015)
63. Dirt Rally (2015)
64. GTA V (2015)
65. Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)
66. Far Cry 4 (2014)
67. Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)
68. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)
69. Alien: Isolation (2014)
70. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)
71. Sims 4 (2014)
72. Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)
73. Thief (2014)
74. Battlefield 4 (2013)
75. Metro: Last Light (2013)
76. BioShock Infinite (2013)
77. Tomb Raider (2013)
78. Crysis 3 (2013)
79. Hitman: Absolution (2012)

Just Cause 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x720109.00
Medium, 1920x108077.10
High, 1920x108066.60
Ultra, 1920x108061.80
QHD, 2560x144043.90
4K, 3840x216023.50

Darksiders III (2018)

Low, 1280x720236.00
Medium, 1920x1080112.00
High, 1920x108091.00
Ultra, 1920x108079.00
QHD, 2560x144048.30
4K, 3840x216023.70

Farming Simulator 19 (2018)

Low, 1280x720311.00
Medium, 1920x1080210.00
High, 1920x1080135.00
Ultra, 1920x1080102.00
QHD, 2560x144068.80
4K, 3840x216035.90

Battlefield V (2018)

Low, 1280x720188.00
Medium, 1920x1080109.00
High, 1920x108090.20
Ultra, 1920x108081.90
QHD, 2560x144061.50
4K, 3840x216032.00

Fallout 76 (2018)

Low, 1280x72060.00
Medium, 1920x108060.00
High, 1920x108059.90
Ultra, 1920x108059.90
QHD, 2560x144057.40
4K, 3840x216030.90

Hitman 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x72084.90
Medium, 1920x108075.20
High, 1920x108068.90
Ultra, 1920x108067.00
QHD, 2560x144046.70
4K, 3840x216022.30

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x720158.00
Medium, 1920x108085.70
High, 1920x108077.10
Ultra, 1920x108070.00
QHD, 2560x144046.50
4K, 3840x216022.40

Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)

Low, 1280x72096.00
Medium, 1920x108069.00
High, 1920x108058.00
Ultra, 1920x108035.00
QHD, 2560x144027.00
4K, 3840x216014.00

Forza Horizon 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x720145.00
Medium, 1920x108090.00
High, 1920x108083.00
Ultra, 1920x108059.00
QHD, 2560x144048.00
4K, 3840x216034.00

FIFA 19 (2018)

Low, 1280x720305.00
Medium, 1920x1080253.00
High, 1920x1080230.00
Ultra, 1920x1080208.00
QHD, 2560x1440147.00
4K, 3840x216075.80

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x720132.00
Medium, 1920x108066.00
High, 1920x108059.00
Ultra, 1920x108051.00
QHD, 2560x144034.00
4K, 3840x216017.00

F1 2018 (2018)

Low, 1280x720204.00
Medium, 1920x1080130.00
High, 1920x1080103.00
Ultra, 1920x108070.00
QHD, 2560x144054.00
4K, 3840x216032.00

Monster Hunter World (2018)

Low, 1280x720104.00
Medium, 1920x108068.50
High, 1920x108059.90
Ultra, 1920x108050.10
QHD, 2560x144031.50
4K, 3840x216015.80

The Crew 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x72060.00
Medium, 1920x108060.00
High, 1920x108060.00
Ultra, 1920x108060.00
QHD, 2560x144044.50
4K, 3840x216023.60

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x720126.00
Medium, 1920x108080.00
High, 1920x108073.00
Ultra, 1920x108069.00
QHD, 2560x144048.00
4K, 3840x216024.00

Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)

Low, 1280x720145.00
Medium, 1920x108084.10
High, 1920x108069.40
Ultra, 1920x108050.10
QHD, 2560x144033.40
4K, 3840x216016.10

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x720121.00
Medium, 1920x108063.00
High, 1920x108044.60
4K, 3840x216017.10

Fortnite (2018)

Low, 1280x720316.00
Medium, 1920x1080242.00
High, 1920x1080116.00
Ultra, 1920x108091.40
QHD, 2560x144053.10
4K, 3840x216025.30

Star Wars Battlefront 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x720212.00
Medium, 1920x108095.70
High, 1920x108084.20
Ultra, 1920x108069.80
QHD, 2560x144044.40
4K, 3840x21608.60

Need for Speed Payback (2017)

Low, 1280x720161.00
Medium, 1920x1080107.00
High, 1920x108093.80
Ultra, 1920x108087.20
QHD, 2560x144058.70
4K, 3840x216029.80

Call of Duty WWII (2017)

Low, 1280x720249.00
Medium, 1920x1080212.00
High, 1920x1080105.00
Ultra, 1920x108080.10
QHD, 2560x144063.80
4K, 3840x216037.20

Assassin's Creed Origins (2017)

Low, 1280x720103.00
Medium, 1920x108070.00
High, 1920x108064.00
Ultra, 1920x108054.00
QHD, 2560x144034.00
4K, 3840x216019.00

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (2017)

Low, 1280x720154.00
Medium, 1920x108097.50
High, 1920x108085.50
Ultra, 1920x108069.40
QHD, 2560x144048.70
4K, 3840x216028.10

Destiny 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x720166.00
Medium, 1920x1080122.00
High, 1920x1080109.00
Ultra, 1920x108088.10
QHD, 2560x144043.40
4K, 3840x216022.60

ELEX (2017)

Low, 1280x720122.00
Medium, 1920x108094.80
High, 1920x108076.60
Ultra, 1920x108058.30
QHD, 2560x144038.70
4K, 3840x216019.60

The Evil Within 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72092.80
Medium, 1920x108058.40
High, 1920x108055.40
Ultra, 1920x108053.10
4K, 3840x216020.50

Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)

Low, 1280x720167.00
Medium, 1920x1080103.00
High, 1920x108078.00
Ultra, 1920x108053.00
4K, 3840x216021.00

FIFA 18 (2017)

Low, 1280x720361.00
Medium, 1920x1080329.00
High, 1920x1080285.00
Ultra, 1920x1080251.00
4K, 3840x2160113.00

Ark Survival Evolved (2017)

Low, 1280x720118.00
Medium, 1920x108057.20
High, 1920x108039.70
Ultra, 1920x108026.70
4K, 3840x21609.40

F1 2017 (2017)

Low, 1280x720230.00
Medium, 1920x1080143.00
High, 1920x1080117.00
Ultra, 1920x108075.00
4K, 3840x216034.00

Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)

Low, 1280x720129.00
Medium, 1920x108092.90
High, 1920x108079.40
Ultra, 1920x108055.80
4K, 3840x216019.80

Dirt 4 (2017)

Low, 1280x720332.00
Medium, 1920x1080163.00
High, 1920x1080105.00
Ultra, 1920x108069.10
4K, 3840x216038.30

Rocket League (2017)

Low, 1280x720250.00
Medium, 1920x1080231.00
High, 1920x1080156.00
4K, 3840x216070.10

Prey (2017)

Low, 1280x720144.00
Medium, 1920x1080143.00
High, 1920x1080135.00
Ultra, 1920x1080131.00
4K, 3840x216041.00

Mass Effect Andromeda (2017)

Low, 1280x720160.00
Medium, 1920x108093.90
High, 1920x108063.30
Ultra, 1920x108055.80
4K, 3840x216024.20

Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)

Low, 1280x720144.00
Medium, 1920x108076.40
High, 1920x108070.40
Ultra, 1920x108038.80
4K, 3840x216025.70

For Honor (2017)

Low, 1280x720279.00
Medium, 1920x1080121.00
High, 1920x1080115.00
Ultra, 1920x108083.10
4K, 3840x216035.30

Resident Evil 7 (2017)

Low, 1280x720395.00
Medium, 1920x1080201.00
High, 1920x1080126.00
Ultra, 1920x1080104.00
4K, 3840x216034.40

Dishonored 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x720104.00
Medium, 1366x76898.20
High, 1920x108067.80
Ultra, 1920x108061.80
4K, 3840x216032.10

Call of Duty Infinite Warfare (2016)

Low, 1280x720125.00
Medium, 1366x768124.00
High, 1920x1080106.00
Ultra, 1920x108090.20
4K, 3840x216046.90

Titanfall 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x720144.00
Medium, 1366x768144.00
High, 1920x1080101.00
Ultra, 1920x108090.90
4K, 3840x216034.30

Farming Simulator 17 (2016)

Low, 1280x720311.00
Medium, 1366x768269.00
High, 1920x1080246.00
Ultra, 1920x1080196.00
4K, 3840x2160106.00

Civilization VI (2016)

Low, 1024x76889.90
Medium, 1366x76873.50
High, 1920x108066.20
Ultra, 1920x108064.10
4K, 3840x216061.30

Battlefield 1 (2016)

Low, 1280x720199.00
Medium, 1366x768194.00
High, 1920x1080105.00
Ultra, 1920x108096.90
4K, 3840x216039.20

Mafia 3 (2016)

Low, 1280x72094.20
Medium, 1366x76866.60
High, 1920x108036.50
4K, 3840x216015.40

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

Low, 1280x720129.00
Medium, 1366x76899.80
High, 1920x108057.00
Ultra, 1920x108032.40
4K, 3840x216018.00

Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)

Low, 1280x720198.00
Medium, 1366x768156.00
High, 1920x108083.40
Ultra, 1920x108076.40
4K, 3840x216028.30

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x720299.00
Medium, 1366x768298.00
High, 1920x1080197.00
Ultra, 1920x1080116.50
4K, 3840x216062.30

Doom (2016)

Low, 1280x720177.00
Medium, 1366x768172.00
High, 1920x1080104.00
Ultra, 1920x108097.50
4K, 3840x216034.40

Hitman 2016 (2016)

Low, 1280x72085.20
Medium, 1366x76883.70
High, 1920x108060.90
Ultra, 1920x108057.80
4K, 3840x216026.20

The Division (2016)

Low, 1280x720185.00
Medium, 1366x768143.00
High, 1920x108072.70
Ultra, 1920x108057.70
4K, 3840x216027.70

Far Cry Primal (2016)

Low, 1280x720135.00
Medium, 1920x108099.00
High, 1920x108088.00
Ultra, 1920x108063.00
4K, 3840x216029.00

XCOM 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x720124.00
Medium, 1920x108087.30
High, 1920x108065.40
Ultra, 1920x108031.30
4K, 3840x216018.70

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x768205.00
Medium, 1366x768135.00
High, 1920x108080.50
Ultra, 1920x108072.70
4K, 3840x216027.90

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x768347.20
Medium, 1366x768256.40
High, 1920x1080149.60
Ultra, 1920x1080107.60
4K, 3840x216050.10

Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)

Low, 1024x768123.20
Medium, 1366x768113.70
High, 1920x108080.80
Ultra, 1920x108033.50
4K, 3840x216027.60

Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

Low, 1024x768200.00
Medium, 1366x768199.90
High, 1920x1080119.20
Ultra, 1920x1080104.10
4K, 3840x216040.40

Fallout 4 (2015)

Low, 1280x720148.90
Medium, 1366x768140.80
High, 1920x108095.60
Ultra, 1920x108079.70
4K, 3840x216033.80

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x768123.00
Medium, 1366x768120.40
High, 1920x108098.50
Ultra, 1920x108077.40
4K, 3840x216030.30

Anno 2205 (2015)

Low, 1024x768156.40
Medium, 1366x768145.40
High, 1920x108084.30
Ultra, 1920x108031.60
4K, 3840x216034.20

World of Warships (2015)

Low, 1366x768161.20
Medium, 1366x768134.90
High, 1920x1080118.00
Ultra, 1920x108060.20
4K, 3840 x 216060.20

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x768213.55
Medium, 1366x768146.90
High, 1920x108084.90
Ultra, 1920x108045.60
4K, 3840x216028.65

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x768419.40
Medium, 1366x768163.80
High, 1920x1080132.10
Ultra, 1920x108096.40
4K, 3840x216084.00

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x768139.70
Medium, 1366x768131.80
High, 1920x108099.30
Ultra, 1920x108045.40
4K, 3840x216059.40

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x768126.80
Medium, 1366x768119.00
High, 1920x108077.40
Ultra, 1920x108055.85

Far Cry 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768102.40
Medium, 1366x768101.40
High, 1920x108068.50
Ultra, 1920x108062.30

Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)

Low, 1024x76878.40
Medium, 1366x76870.00
High, 1920x108051.90
Ultra, 1920x108038.80

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)

Low, 1024x768179.20
Medium, 1366x768135.20
High, 1920x108080.25
Ultra, 1920x108060.30

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Low, 1024x768245.30
Medium, 1366x768229.80
High, 1920x1080135.00
Ultra, 1920x1080114.20

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x720218.70
Medium, 1344x756193.30
High, 1920x1080110.10
Ultra, 1920x108089.45

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768199.30
Medium, 1366x768150.40
High, 1920x1080113.50
Ultra, 1920x1080105.60

Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)

Low, 1280x72060.00
Medium, 1280x72060.00
High, 1920x108060.00
Ultra, 1920x108060.00

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x768101.60
Medium, 1366x76898.60
High, 1366x76898.00
Ultra, 1920x108081.15

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x768179.70
Medium, 1366x768162.70
High, 1366x768157.40
Ultra, 1920x108093.40
4K, 3840x216051.00

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x768146.30
Medium, 1366x768141.00
High, 1366x768129.50
Ultra, 1920x108086.40

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x720286.40
Medium, 1366x768241.70
High, 1366x768225.00
Ultra, 1920x1080116.35

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x768491.40
Medium, 1366x768402.40
High, 1366x768323.60
Ultra, 1920x1080151.20

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x768147.40
Medium, 1366x768134.50
High, 1366x768105.70
Ultra, 1920x108058.30

Hitman: Absolution (2012)

Low, 1024x768105.40
Medium, 1366x76899.30
High, 1366x76889.70
Ultra, 1920x108068.30

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture Maxwell 2.0
Code name GM204
Launch date 19 September 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $549
Place in performance rating 366
Price now $605.06
Type Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 21.18

Technical info
Boost clock speed 1216 MHz
CUDA cores 2048
Floating-point performance 4,981 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm
Pipelines 2048
Texture fill rate 144 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 Watt
Transistor count 5,200 million

Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support 1
G-SYNC support
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support
VGA аnalog display support 1

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
SLI options 1
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pins

API support
DirectX 12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL 1.2
OpenGL 4.5

Memory
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 224 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s
Memory type GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies
3D Vision
Adaptive Vertical Sync
BatteryBoost
CUDA
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus
SLI
Surround

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