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$399
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $599
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MSRP in USD: $599
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$559
In Stock
Base Clock
Boost Clock
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$598
In Stock
Same as Founder's Edition
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$598
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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$499
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
Buy on Amazon
$598
In Stock
Same as Founder's Edition
Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 980 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 1080 is 616 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 29% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1080 - $399.0 vs $559.0
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 - 165 vs 180 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- Performs up to 35% better in The Last of Us Part I than GeForce GTX 980 - 46 vs 34 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 8 vs 4 GB
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 4GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 SLI DVI/HDMI/DP Gaming Graphics Card Advanced GPU
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MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
70.17132551848512%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
56.11251352326%
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
110.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
277.3 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | May 27th, 2016 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 10 |
$549 | MSRP | $599 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5X |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320.3 GB/s |
| 1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1607 MHz |
| 1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1733 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1251 MHz |
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