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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce GTX 980 and the more expensive GeForce GTX 970 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 148 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 7% better in HITMAN 3 than GeForce GTX 970 - 88 vs 82 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $199.0 vs $469.0
- Up to 60% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than GeForce GTX 970 - $2.26 vs $5.72 per FPS
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card …
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GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
88
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
84%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
78%
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$329 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
| 1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
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