ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Ti Platinum vs MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Ventus XS

Comparison of GPU cores for ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Ti Platinum and MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Ventus XS graphics cards. The GPU core data contains the number of blocks (in the AMD documentation these blocks are called Shader Engine (SE), while Nvidia calls them Graphics Processing Clusters (GPC), words are different, the essence is the same) and ROP/TMUs (Raster Processing Units). These characteristics have a great influence on the GPU computing power.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
• GPU Chip
  GM200-310-A1 (Maxwell 2.0) TU104
• Execution units
  22 48
• Shader
  2816 3072
• Render Output Units
  96 64
• Texture Units
  176 192

The values comparison for the amount, type and speed of memory, along with the bandwidth in the ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Ti Platinum and MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Ventus XS GPUs. A sufficiently large amount of graphics memory with high frequency and adequate bandwidth positively affects the speed of high resolution texture processing.

• Memory Size
  6 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  7 Gbps 1.938 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  336 GB/s 496 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  384 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the base and maximum frequency of the ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Ti Platinum and MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Ventus XS graphics cards. These values are not displayed in the BIOS, but can be viewed with the help of diagnostic utilities such as GPU-Z or Everest.

• Base Clock
  1.114 GHz+ 11 % 1.650 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.203 GHz+ 12 % 1.815 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Comparison of the thermal design power of the ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Ti Platinum and MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Ventus XS GPUs. The TDP number determines the maximum power consumption of your graphics card. The specifications for computer ventilation and power supply are often based on the TDP numbers and should be optimized for it.

• TDP
  250 W 250 W
• TDP (up)
  -- 280 W
• Tjunction max
  92 \xc2\xb0C --
• PCIe-Power
  2 x 8-Pin 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Here we are going to look at the types of cooling systems for ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Ti Platinum and MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Ventus XS as well as their sizes and performance. As a rule, fans with larger diameters have an advantage because they can move the same volumes of air while rotating more slowly than smaller fans. It should be noted that liquid cooling systems in addition to fans and aluminum radiators need some kind of pump, which can also be noisy.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  2 x 90 mm 2 x 90 mm
• Cooler-Type
  Water cooling Air cooling
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  -- 43 dB

Number and types of sockets for video output and connection in ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Ti Platinum and MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Ventus XS GPUs.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0 1x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.2 3x DP v1.4a
• DVI Ports
  1 --

In this section, we'll explore what functions the ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Ti Platinum and MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Ventus XS GPUs have. In addition, we have added ray tracing support to achieve the proper simulation of light rays and shadows. The list can vary slightly depending on the manufacturer.

• Max. resolution
  4096x2160 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_1 12_2
• Raytracing
  No Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No Yes
• LED
  Addressable LED No LED lighting

Let's compare how ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Ti Platinum and MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Ventus XS support popular codecs h264, VP8, h265 / HEVC, VP9 and AV1. The availability of such video codecs helps reduce the load on the graphics card during the playback or creation of videos. This has a positive effect on reducing power consumption and heat generation by the GPU.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  No Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• VP9
  No Decode
• AV1
  No No

The comparison of the ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Ti Platinum and MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Ventus XS graphics cards dimensions. With knowledge of the exact measurements of the graphics card, you can check whether it is possible to put it in the case of your PC. We have also added support for PCI Express bus.

• Length
  287 mm 257 mm
• Height
  137 mm 127 mm
• Width
  41 mm 51 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 962 g

Here you can find information about the type (for desktops or laptops) and architecture of ASUS ROG Poseidon GeForce GTX 980 Ti Platinum and MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Ventus XS, along with the sales starting time and the price at that moment. We provide a link to the GPU specifications directly from its manufacturer.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q3/2015 Q3/2019
• Structure size
  28 nm 12 nm
• Part-no
  POSEIDON-GTX980TI-P-6GD5 --
• Documents
  -- data sheet