Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 970 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 980 and the cheaper GeForce GTX 970 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 9% better in God of War than GeForce GTX 970 - 49 vs 45 FPS
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 12% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 - $127.22 vs $144.0
- Up to 4% better value when playing God of War than GeForce GTX 980 - $2.83 vs $2.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 148 vs 165 Watts
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for $144 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 241470 minutes ago
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
45
91%
Value, $/FPS
$2.83/FPS
100%
Price, $
$127.22
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $127.22 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 241470 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
84%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
78%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$549 | MSRP | $329 |
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 |
1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |