MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti OC vs EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 ELITE GAMING BLUE

Comparison of GPU cores for EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 ELITE GAMING BLUE and MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti OC 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 1080 Ti NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
• GPU Chip
  GP102-350-K1-A1 GM200-310-A1 (Maxwell 2.0)
• Execution units
  28 22
• Shader
  3584 2816
• Render Output Units
  88 96
• Texture Units
  224 176

The values comparison for the amount, type and speed of memory, along with the bandwidth in the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 ELITE GAMING BLUE and MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti OC 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
  11 GB 6 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5X GDDR5
• Memory Speed
  1.376 GHz 7.01 Gbps
• Memory Bandwith
  484 GB/s 337 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  352 bit 384 bit

Let's compare the base and maximum frequency of the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 ELITE GAMING BLUE and MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti OC 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
  1.569 GHz+ 6 % 1.102 GHz+ 10 %
• Boost Clock
  1.683 GHz+ 6 % 1.190 GHz+ 11 %
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Comparison of the thermal design power of the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 ELITE GAMING BLUE and MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti OC 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
• Tjunction max
  -- 92 \xc2\xb0C
• PCIe-Power
  2 x 8-Pin 2 x 8-Pin

Here we are going to look at the types of cooling systems for EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 ELITE GAMING BLUE and MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti OC 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
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  3 x 90 mm 2 x 100 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent

Number and types of sockets for video output and connection in EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 ELITE GAMING BLUE and MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti OC GPUs.

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

In this section, we'll explore what functions the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 ELITE GAMING BLUE and MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti OC 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
  7680x4320 4096x2160
• DirectX
  12_1 12_1
• Raytracing
  No No
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  No LED lighting No LED lighting

Let's compare how EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 ELITE GAMING BLUE and MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti OC 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
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode No
• VP9
  Decode No
• AV1
  No No

The comparison of the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 ELITE GAMING BLUE and MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti OC 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
  300 mm 277 mm
• Height
  143 mm 135 mm
• Width
  -- 37 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots

Here you can find information about the type (for desktops or laptops) and architecture of EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 ELITE GAMING BLUE and MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti OC, 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 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3 x 16
• Release date
  Q1/2017 Q3/2015
• Structure size
  16 nm 28 nm
• Part-no
  11G-P4-6796-K3 --
• Documents
  data sheet --