The cutting-edge GPU architecture with the name Maxwell, which inherits the Kepler generation had, NVIDIA unveiled with small, fine gaming Introductory card GeForce GTX 750 (Ti) - finally pulling the GeForce GTX 970 in upscale performance segment and the GeForce GTX 980 (factory overclocked here and with custom cooler from Gigabyte) in the high-end segment and impressed by how in the small firstlings by an incredible energy efficiency with outstanding gaming performance.
The cutting-edge GPU architecture with the name Maxwell, which inherits the Kepler generation had, NVIDIA unveiled with small, fine gaming Introductory card GeForce GTX 750 (Ti) - finally pulling the GeForce GTX 970 in upscale performance segment and the GeForce GTX 980 (factory overclocked here and with custom cooler from Gigabyte) in the high-end segment and impressed by how in the small firstli...
The cutting-edge GPU architecture with the name Maxwell, which inherits the Kepler generation had, NVIDIA unveiled with small, fine gaming Introductory card GeForce GTX 750 (Ti) - finally pulling the GeForce GTX 970 in upscale performance segment and the GeForce GTX 980 (factory overclocked here and with custom cooler from Gigabyte) in the high-end segment and impressed by how in the small firstli...
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The GM204-chip Gigabyte offered here GeForce GTX 980 Gaming Wind Force 3X clocks in the Elementary with 1,228 MHz and boosts up to 1329 MHz when needed and unfolds it – despite a significantly lower power consumption than previous VGA generations – an overwhelming gaming performance! This conjures up via DisplayPort 1.2, HDMI 2.0 and DVI even 4K (surround) resolutions smoothly and with high details on (more) Ultra-HD displays.
G-Sync-compatible monitors can be 980 even served by the NVIDIA GeForce GTX way up to 4K resolution, which now also in Ultra-HD gaming to the special combination of NVIDIA graphics card and display ensures that unsightly tearing effects of past. Thanks NVIDIAs new Super Resolution feature 4K graphics are now displayed in detail on Full HD monitors and the Game Stream technology ensures that PC games can be streamed to an NVIDIA-SHIELD device.
For the extremely strong performance of the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 G1 Gaming is responsible in addition to the Maxwell-GPU GM204 with its revised SMX units and 2048 CUDA cores and the 4096 MB lush GDDR5 memory operating at 3500 (effective 7000) MHz and bit 256 is attached. The power of the GeForce GTX 980 takes place at this gigabyte model via two 8-pin PCI-Express connector of the power supply, which can muster at least 500 watts of power should.
This NVIDIA GPU Boost 2.0 can fully grasp, it is important that the electronics of the card as cool as possible, so is Gigabyte here on its own Windforce 3X cooler design with six heatpipes, two large cooling blocks of aluminum fins and three large fans for up to 23 percent better airflow. In addition, the Wind Force 3X Cooler features a LED-illuminated lettering and a backplate ensures increased stability of PCBs.
In addition to their very high gaming capability with low power consumption, the GeForce GTX 980 impresses with many other modern features such as Adaptive Vertical Sync, the image enhancement modes FXAA and TXAA, support for PCI Express 3.0 and DirectX 12, NVENC, VXGI or NVIDIA Shadowplay . Of course, old acquaintances such as not missing the opportunity to GPU PhysX, 3D Vision and Surround.
With the latest NVIDIA drivers it says continue experience with GeForce GEFORCE EXPERIENCE! The ingenious tool is integrated directly into the graphics driver, enabling both potty Driver updates also perfect settings for each computer in each game! Given the huge database is queried in NVIDIAs cloud data center in various configurations, so that can be a mouse click make the optimal settings.
In order to realize the full potential of the card in the future, new drivers from NVIDIA or gigabytes should be downloaded and installed at regular intervals.
Technical Details:
Height: 2-Slot
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
Type: Maxwell GM204
Manufacturing process: 28 nm
GPU clock speed: 1228 MHz
Boost Clock: 1329 MHz
Shader units (CUDA cores): 2048
Memory Size: 4096 MB
Memory clock: 3500 (7000) MHz
Type: GDDR5
Memory interface: 256-bit
Slot: PCIe x16 (PCI / PCIe 2.x / PCIe 3.0)
connections:
3x DisplayPort 1.2
1x HDMI 2.0 (4K at 60 Hz)
1x DVI-I (Dual-Link)
1x DVI-D (Dual-Link)
Power supply: 2x 8-pin PCIe
Recommended power supply Output: min. 500 Watt
Features: DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.4, 3D Vision, NVIDIA Surround, Tessellation, PhysX, CUDA, NVENC, SMX, GPU Boost 2.0, Adaptive Vertical Sync, SLI, G-Sync, VXGI, Super Resolution, 4K Ultra HD Support, 4K Surround , NVIDIA Shadow Play, NVIDIA game stream
Compatibility (operating system): Windows 8.1, 8, 7, Vista
