NVIDIA · 2014
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is a graphics card released in 2014, based on the GM204-400 chip and featuring 4 GB of GDDR5 memory.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, launched on September 18, 2014, was a high-end graphics card with a suggested retail price of 549 USD. It is built on the 28 nm process and uses the GM204-400 GPU die, featuring 2048 shading units with a base clock of 1126 MHz and a boost clock of 1216 MHz. Memory is provided by 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, yielding a memory bandwidth of 224.3 GB/s. The card has a board power (TDP) of 165 W and connects via a PCIe 3.0 x16 interface. It is designed for desktop systems requiring substantial graphics performance.
Benchmarks
| PassMark G3D Mark | 11,237 |
|---|---|
| PassMark G2D Mark | 815 |
| Geekbench 5 CUDA | 29,848 |
| Geekbench 5 Metal | 15,163 |
| Geekbench 5 OpenCL | 33,463 |
| Geekbench 5 Vulkan | 41,306 |
| Blender Open Data score | 336.98 samples/min |
| Nero Score AVC encode | 3,783 fps |
Specifications
| GPU chip unverified | GM204-400 |
|---|---|
| Process node unverified | 28 nm |
| Shading units | 2048 |
| Base clock unverified | 1126 MHz |
| Boost clock unverified | 1216 MHz |
| Memory size unverified | 4 GB |
| Memory type unverified | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus unverified | 256 bit |
| Memory bandwidth unverified | 224.3 GB/s |
| Board power (TDP) unverified | 165 W |
| Bus interface unverified | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Release date unverified | 2014-09-18 |
| Release year | 2014 |
| Launch MSRP unverified | 549 USD |