NVIDIA · GeForce
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
A high end Maxwell graphics card with 6 GB of GDDR5 memory, introduced above the GTX 980.
- Memory
- 6 GB
- Shaders
- 2,816
- Boost clock
- 1,075 MHz
- Bandwidth
- –
- Power
- 250 W
What reviewers say
Reviewers praise performance close to Titan X at a substantially lower launch price and strong 1440p results. It handles many games at 4K, but demanding titles still need settings reduced to hold 60 fps. The reference blower is considered competent, though the card's power use and price remain reservations.
From arstechnica.com, pcworld.com and expertreviews.co.uk
Specifications
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- Chip maker
- NVIDIA
- Architecture
- Maxwell
- Shader cores
- 2,816
- Boost clock
- 1,075 MHz
- Architecture
- Reference main figures follow NVIDIA's retained 900-series table. Photo shows MSI's reference-style GTX 980 Ti 6GD5. The first-sale date comes from TweakTown's contemporary coverage, which explicitly states announced and released June 1; the original maker launch page is retired.
- Ray tracing
- No dedicated RT Cores
- AI cores
- No Tensor Cores
- Upscaling and frame generation
- No NVIDIA DLSS
- Base clock
- 1000 MHz; NVIDIA lists 1075 MHz boost, while MSI's GTX 980 Ti 6GD5 datasheet lists 1076 MHz.
Memory
- Video memory
- 6 GB GDDR5
- Memory bus
- 384-bit
- Memory detail
- 7 Gbps GDDR5; MSI lists 7010 MHz effective memory speed. Numerical bandwidth omitted because the maker sources used do not publish it.
Connections and power
- Board power
- 250 W
- Interface
- PCIe 3.0
- Display outputs
- 3 × DisplayPort 1.2, 1 × HDMI and 1 × dual-link DVI-I (MSI GTX 980 Ti 6GD5); MSI's datasheet does not state the HDMI version.
- Power connector
- 1 × 6-pin and 1 × 8-pin
- Recommended power supply
- 600 W
- Size (reference card)
- 275 × 110 × 37 mm and 920 g (MSI GTX 980 Ti 6GD5)
Pros and cons
Pros
- 6 GB of video memory
- 384-bit memory bus
- SLI support
Cons
- 250 W reference board power
- No dedicated ray tracing or Tensor Cores
- No NVIDIA DLSS
Closest rivals
Model | Memory | Shaders | Boost clock | Bandwidth | Power | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 GB | 2,560 | 1,733 MHz or 1,759 MHz | 320 GB/s or – | 180 W | May 2016 | |
| 8 GB or 4 GB | 2,304 or 2,048 | 1,340 MHz or – | 256 GB/s or – | 185 W, – or 150 W | Apr 2017 | |
| 8 GB | 2,944 | 1,710 MHz or 1,800 MHz | 448 GB/s | 215 W or 225 W | Sept 2018 |
Sources
- nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/900-series
- storage-asset.msi.com/datasheet/vga/global/GTX-980-Ti-6GD5.pdf
- tweaktown.com/tweakipedia/88/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-ti-4k-surround-6480x3840/in…
- roadtovr.com/nvidia-launches-gtx-980ti-targeting-virtual-reality-4k-gaming
Photo: storage-asset.msi.com