GeForce GTX 770 vs GeForce GTX 980
Summary
GeForce GTX 770
100%
GeForce GTX 980
167%
Relative performance
GeForce GTX 770
100%
GeForce GTX 980
186%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 770 |
| Supports PhysX |
| Supports G-Sync |
| Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications |
Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 980 |
| 86% higher gaming performance. |
| 65 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 770 . |
| 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) |
| Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 980
The GeForce GTX 980 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (39 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce GTX 770 | | GeForce GTX 980 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | GK104 (GK104-425-A2) | vs | GM204 (GM204-400-A1) |
| Fab Process | 28 nm | vs | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 294 mm² | vs | 398 mm² |
| Transistors | 3,540 million | vs | 5,200 million |
| Shaders | 1536 | vs | 2048 |
| Compute Units | 8 | vs | 16 |
| Core clock | 1046 MHz | vs | 1127 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | vs | 64 |
| TMUs | 128 | vs | 128 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce GTX 770 | | GeForce GTX 980 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | vs | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective | vs | 1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 2048 Mb | vs | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 770 | | GeForce GTX 980 | |
|---|
| TDP | 230 watts | vs | 165 watts |
| Release Date | 30 May 2013 | vs | 19 Sep 2014 |
GeForce GTX 770
33.50 GP/s
GeForce GTX 980
72.10 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 770
134.00 GT/s
GeForce GTX 980
144.30 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 770
224.00 GB/s
GeForce GTX 980
224.40 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce GTX 770
3213.00 GFLOPs
GeForce GTX 980
4616.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
GeForce GTX 770
11180
GeForce GTX 980
18720
Points (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
GeForce GTX 770
36
GeForce GTX 980
80
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
21.7
GeForce GTX 980
37.7
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
85.2
GeForce GTX 980
130.5
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
56.1
GeForce GTX 980
91.6
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
GeForce GTX 770
40
GeForce GTX 980
71
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
86.1
GeForce GTX 980
125.5
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
64.8
GeForce GTX 980
116.4
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
33.8
GeForce GTX 980
48.8
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows
GeForce GTX 770
72
GeForce GTX 980
99
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
GeForce GTX 770
58
GeForce GTX 980
88
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce GTX 770
29
GeForce GTX 980
60
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 770
46
GeForce GTX 980
71
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 770
27
GeForce GTX 980
67
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
GeForce GTX 770
24
GeForce GTX 980
52
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
11.3
GeForce GTX 980
23
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
52.9
GeForce GTX 980
80.3
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
36.6
GeForce GTX 980
58.5
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
GeForce GTX 770
30
GeForce GTX 980
49
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA
GeForce GTX 770
52
GeForce GTX 980
86
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
63.7
GeForce GTX 980
95.6
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
44.8
GeForce GTX 980
79.7
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
20.1
GeForce GTX 980
29.7
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows
GeForce GTX 770
42
GeForce GTX 980
63
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
GeForce GTX 770
41
GeForce GTX 980
61
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF
GeForce GTX 770
45
GeForce GTX 980
67
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce GTX 770
23
GeForce GTX 980
48
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 770
33
GeForce GTX 980
52
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 770
19
GeForce GTX 980
48
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
GeForce GTX 770
14
GeForce GTX 980
30
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
10.4
GeForce GTX 980
23.1
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
25.1
GeForce GTX 980
38.7
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
17.6
GeForce GTX 980
29.1
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
37
GeForce GTX 980
56.6
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
26.5
GeForce GTX 980
48.4
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
13.1
GeForce GTX 980
20.6
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows
GeForce GTX 770
19
GeForce GTX 980
30
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce GTX 770
13
GeForce GTX 980
28
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 770
6
GeForce GTX 980
29
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 770
9
GeForce GTX 980
27
FPS (higher is better)