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    GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal) vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

    GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
    Memory: 12288Mb GDDR5XDESKTOP
    Release date: 2 Aug 2016
    GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
    GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 2 Jun 2015
    GeForce GTX 980 Ti

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      162%
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      100%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      167%
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)

    67% higher gaming performance.
    This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 980 Ti

    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)

    The GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal) is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (82 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    GPU NameGP102 (GP102)vsGM200 (GM200-310-A1)
    Fab Process16 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size471 mm²vs601 mm²
    Transistors12,000 millionvs8,000 million
    Shaders3584vs2816
    Compute Units28vs22
    Core clock1417 MHzvs1000 MHz
    ROPs96vs96
    TMUs224vs176

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    Memory TypeGDDR5XvsGDDR5
    Bus Width384 bitvs384 bit
    Memory Speed1251 MHz
    10008 MHz effective    		vs1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective
    Memory Size12288 Mbvs6144 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    TDP250 wattsvs250 watts
    Release Date2 Aug 2016vs2 Jun 2015

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      136.00 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      96.00 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      317.00 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      176.00 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      480.00 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      337.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      10157.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      5632.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      39980
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      24560

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      221
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      146

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      136
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      98

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      160
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      90

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2018

    Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      142
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      81

    FPS (higher is better)

    Destiny 2

    Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      145
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      100

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      115
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      71

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      200
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      141

    FPS (higher is better)

    F1 2017

    Ultra quality,TTA,Melbourne,DirectX11,Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      168
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      98

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      118
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      81

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      120
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      84

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      170
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      102

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      104
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      177
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      113

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      135
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      111
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      73

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      120
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      73

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      192
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      115

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      166
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      104

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      137
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      91

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      152
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      103

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      170
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      95

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      133
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      122
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      81

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      101
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      88

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      103
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      135
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      73

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      207
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      118

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      99
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ashes Of The Singularity

    High Quality Mode, 8 millon samples, 2xMSAA, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      105
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      114
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2018

    Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      114
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Destiny 2

    Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      120
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      88
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      161
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      91

    FPS (higher is better)

    F1 2017

    Ultra quality,TTA,Melbourne,DirectX11,Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      138
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      77

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      99
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      99
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      60

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      114
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      68

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      86
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      141
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      86

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      102
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      75
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      171
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      99

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      90
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      119
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      74

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      113
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      116
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      67

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      128
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      74

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      123
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      106
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      90
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      93
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      75
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      100
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      112
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      59
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      57
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2018

    Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      69
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Destiny 2

    Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      72
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      53
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      81
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    F1 2017

    Ultra quality,TTA,Melbourne,Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      77
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      54
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      57
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      57
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      52
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      75
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      60
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      38
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      91
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      53
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      59
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      61
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      72
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      69
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      72
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      64
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      53
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      62
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      42
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      63
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      56
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

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