HWBench.com

    GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce GTX 970

    GeForce GTX 980
    Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 19 Sep 2014
    GeForce GTX 980
    GeForce GTX 970
    Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 19 Sep 2014
    GeForce GTX 970

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • GeForce GTX 980
      118%
    • GeForce GTX 970
      100%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 980
      117%
    • GeForce GTX 970
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 980

    17% higher gaming performance.
    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 970

    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 980

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 980

    The GeForce GTX 980 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (112 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 980GeForce GTX 970
    GPU NameGM204 (GM204-400-A1)vsGM204 (GM204-200-A1)
    Fab Process28 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size398 mm²vs398 mm²
    Transistors5,200 millionvs5,200 million
    Shaders2048vs1664
    Compute Units16vs13
    Core clock1127 MHzvs1050 MHz
    ROPs64vs56
    TMUs128vs104

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 980GeForce GTX 970
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective    		vs1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective
    Memory Size4096 Mbvs4096 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 980GeForce GTX 970
    TDP165 wattsvs148 watts
    Release Date19 Sep 2014vs19 Sep 2014

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 980
      72.10 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 970
      58.80 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 980
      144.30 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 970
      109.20 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 980
      224.40 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 970
      224.40 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 980
      4616.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 970
      3494.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • GeForce GTX 980
      18720
    • GeForce GTX 970
      15750

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 980
      80
    • GeForce GTX 970
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassin's Creed: Unity

    • GeForce GTX 980
      37.7
    • GeForce GTX 970
      32.1

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 980
      130.5
    • GeForce GTX 970
      114.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 4

    • GeForce GTX 980
      91.6
    • GeForce GTX 970
      79.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 980
      71
    • GeForce GTX 970
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

    • GeForce GTX 980
      125.5
    • GeForce GTX 970
      112.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Civilization: Beyond Earth

    • GeForce GTX 980
      116.4
    • GeForce GTX 970
      101

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 3

    • GeForce GTX 980
      48.8
    • GeForce GTX 970
      42.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Destiny 2

    Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      80
    • GeForce GTX 970
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      56
    • GeForce GTX 970
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 980
      114
    • GeForce GTX 970
      91

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 980
      99
    • GeForce GTX 970
      88

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 4

    • GeForce GTX 980
      78
    • GeForce GTX 970
      68.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      70
    • GeForce GTX 970
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 980
      69
    • GeForce GTX 970
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      85
    • GeForce GTX 970
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      59
    • GeForce GTX 970
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 980
      88
    • GeForce GTX 970
      79

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 980
      62
    • GeForce GTX 970
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      57
    • GeForce GTX 970
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Mad Max

    • GeForce GTX 980
      117.3
    • GeForce GTX 970
      102.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

    • GeForce GTX 980
      96.4
    • GeForce GTX 970
      96

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    • GeForce GTX 980
      101.5
    • GeForce GTX 970
      85

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      91
    • GeForce GTX 970
      77

    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 980
      76
    • GeForce GTX 970
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ryse

    • GeForce GTX 980
      89.1
    • GeForce GTX 970
      76.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      52
    • GeForce GTX 970
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      73
    • GeForce GTX 970
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      81
    • GeForce GTX 970
      78

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      76
    • GeForce GTX 970
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 980
      60
    • GeForce GTX 970
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 980
      71
    • GeForce GTX 970
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 980
      67
    • GeForce GTX 970
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 980
      72
    • GeForce GTX 970
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs

    • GeForce GTX 980
      90.5
    • GeForce GTX 970
      78.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      52
    • GeForce GTX 970
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      64
    • GeForce GTX 970
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 980
      52
    • GeForce GTX 970
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ashes Of The Singularity

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

    • GeForce GTX 980
      50
    • GeForce GTX 970
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassin's Creed: Unity

    • GeForce GTX 980
      23
    • GeForce GTX 970
      20.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 980
      80.3
    • GeForce GTX 970
      70.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 4

    • GeForce GTX 980
      58.5
    • GeForce GTX 970
      50.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 980
      49
    • GeForce GTX 970
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Bioshock Infinite

    DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA

    • GeForce GTX 980
      86
    • GeForce GTX 970
      73

    FPS (higher is better)

    Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

    • GeForce GTX 980
      95.6
    • GeForce GTX 970
      83.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Civilization: Beyond Earth

    • GeForce GTX 980
      79.7
    • GeForce GTX 970
      69.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 3

    • GeForce GTX 980
      29.7
    • GeForce GTX 970
      25.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      43
    • GeForce GTX 970
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 980
      73
    • GeForce GTX 970
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 980
      63
    • GeForce GTX 970
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 4

    • GeForce GTX 980
      52.3
    • GeForce GTX 970
      46.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      47
    • GeForce GTX 970
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 980
      49
    • GeForce GTX 970
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      55
    • GeForce GTX 970
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      44
    • GeForce GTX 970
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 980
      61
    • GeForce GTX 970
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 980
      45
    • GeForce GTX 970
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman Absolution

    DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 980
      67
    • GeForce GTX 970
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      34
    • GeForce GTX 970
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Mad Max

    • GeForce GTX 980
      76.6
    • GeForce GTX 970
      65.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

    • GeForce GTX 980
      69
    • GeForce GTX 970
      60.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 980
      78
    • GeForce GTX 970
      69

    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 980
      56
    • GeForce GTX 970
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ryse

    • GeForce GTX 980
      64.5
    • GeForce GTX 970
      55.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      34
    • GeForce GTX 970
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      53
    • GeForce GTX 970
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      54
    • GeForce GTX 970
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      54
    • GeForce GTX 970
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 980
      48
    • GeForce GTX 970
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 980
      52
    • GeForce GTX 970
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 980
      48
    • GeForce GTX 970
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 980
      50
    • GeForce GTX 970
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs

    • GeForce GTX 980
      62.3
    • GeForce GTX 970
      54.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      35
    • GeForce GTX 970
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      35
    • GeForce GTX 970
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 980
      30
    • GeForce GTX 970
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassin's Creed: Unity

    • GeForce GTX 980
      23.1
    • GeForce GTX 970
      20.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 980
      38.7
    • GeForce GTX 970
      33.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 4

    • GeForce GTX 980
      29.1
    • GeForce GTX 970
      24.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 980
      25
    • GeForce GTX 970
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

    • GeForce GTX 980
      56.6
    • GeForce GTX 970
      49.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Civilization: Beyond Earth

    • GeForce GTX 980
      48.4
    • GeForce GTX 970
      41.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 3

    • GeForce GTX 980
      20.6
    • GeForce GTX 970
      17.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Destiny 2

    Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      34
    • GeForce GTX 970
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      30
    • GeForce GTX 970
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 980
      37
    • GeForce GTX 970
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 980
      30
    • GeForce GTX 970
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 4

    • GeForce GTX 980
      27.6
    • GeForce GTX 970
      23.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      25
    • GeForce GTX 970
      18

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 980
      26
    • GeForce GTX 970
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      26
    • GeForce GTX 970
      20

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      25
    • GeForce GTX 970
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 980
      31
    • GeForce GTX 970
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 980
      24
    • GeForce GTX 970
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      15
    • GeForce GTX 970
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Mad Max

    • GeForce GTX 980
      38.4
    • GeForce GTX 970
      32.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

    • GeForce GTX 980
      32.3
    • GeForce GTX 970
      27.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 980
      43
    • GeForce GTX 970
      38

    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 980
      28
    • GeForce GTX 970
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ryse

    • GeForce GTX 980
      31.7
    • GeForce GTX 970
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      17
    • GeForce GTX 970
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      32
    • GeForce GTX 970
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      28
    • GeForce GTX 970
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      31
    • GeForce GTX 970
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 980
      28
    • GeForce GTX 970
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 980
      29
    • GeForce GTX 970
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 980
      27
    • GeForce GTX 970
      18

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 980
      28
    • GeForce GTX 970
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs

    • GeForce GTX 980
      33.2
    • GeForce GTX 970
      28.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      19
    • GeForce GTX 970
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      23
    • GeForce GTX 970
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 980
      27
    • GeForce GTX 970
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

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