KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 GOC vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

Comparison of GPU cores for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti and KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 GOC 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.

• 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti and KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 GOC 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 Clock
  1.376 GHz 1.753 GHz
• Memory Speed
  11 Gbps 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti and KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 GOC 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
  1.480 GHz 1.203 GHz+ 20 %
• Boost Clock
  1.582 GHz 1.304 GHz+ 21 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
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Comparison of the thermal design power of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti and KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 GOC 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

In this section, we'll explore what functions the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti and KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 GOC 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
  Yes No

Let's compare how NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti and KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 GOC 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
  Decode / Encode No
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• VP9
  Decode No
• AV1
  No No

Here you can find information about the type (for desktops or laptops) and architecture of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti and KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 GOC, 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
• Structure size
  16 nm 28 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2017 Q2/2015
• Launch Price
  699 $ 649 $ (Reference)