NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

  • Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 148 Watt vs 165 Watt
  • Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 489.884 vs 477.015
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 11499 vs 9566
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 11499 vs 9566
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 148 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 489.884 vs 477.015
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 11499 vs 9566
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3698 vs 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3340 vs 3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 11499 vs 9566
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3698 vs 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3340 vs 3335

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

  • Around 3% higher boost clock speed: 1216 MHz vs 1178 MHz
  • Around 32% higher texture fill rate: 144 billion / sec vs 109 billion / sec
  • Around 23% higher pipelines: 2048 vs 1664
  • Around 27% better floating-point performance: 4,981 gflops vs 3,920 gflops
  • Around 15% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 11104 vs 9638
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 792 vs 769
  • Around 22% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 34824 vs 28476
  • Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 110.006 vs 105.107
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1348.307 vs 1225.96
  • Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 9.194 vs 8.76
  • Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 37.443 vs 35.714
  • Around 19% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 4321 vs 3626
Specifications (specs)
Boost clock speed 1216 MHz vs 1178 MHz
Texture fill rate 144 billion / sec vs 109 billion / sec
Pipelines 2048 vs 1664
Floating-point performance 4,981 gflops vs 3,920 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 11104 vs 9638
PassMark - G2D Mark 792 vs 769
Geekbench - OpenCL 34824 vs 28476
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 110.006 vs 105.107
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1348.307 vs 1225.96
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 9.194 vs 8.76
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 37.443 vs 35.714
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 4321 vs 3626

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
9638
11104
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
769
792
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
28476
34824
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
105.107
110.006
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1225.96
1348.307
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8.76
9.194
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
35.714
37.443
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
489.884
477.015
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
11499
9566
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3698
3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3340
3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
11499
9566
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3698
3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3340
3335
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
3626
4321
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
PassMark - G3D Mark 9638 11104
PassMark - G2D Mark 769 792
Geekbench - OpenCL 28476 34824
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 105.107 110.006
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1225.96 1348.307
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 8.76 9.194
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 35.714 37.443
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 489.884 477.015
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 11499 9566
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3698 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3340 3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 11499 9566
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3698 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3340 3335
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 3626 4321

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

Essentials

Architecture Maxwell 2.0 Maxwell 2.0
Code name GM204 GM204
Launch date 19 September 2014 19 September 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $329 $549
Place in performance rating 363 364
Price now $407.76 $605.06
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 28.59 21.18

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1178 MHz 1216 MHz
Core clock speed 1050 MHz
CUDA cores 1664 2048
Floating-point performance 3,920 gflops 4,981 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Maximum GPU temperature 98 °C
Pipelines 1664 2048
Texture fill rate 109 billion / sec 144 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 148 Watt 165 Watt
Transistor count 5,200 million 5,200 million

Video outputs and ports

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

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm) 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm) 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt 500 Watt
SLI options 4x 1
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pins 2x 6-pins

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL 4.4 4.5
OpenCL 1.2

Memory

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

Technologies

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