GF117 vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

Place in performance ranking	123	953
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.31	1.55
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GM200	GF117
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	2 June 2015 (9 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$649	no data
Current price	$1195 (1.8x MSRP)	$70

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 980 Ti has 178% better value for money than GF117.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2816	96
CUDA cores	2816	no data
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1075 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	8,000 million	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	176 billion/sec	no data
Floating-point performance	6,060 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Recommended system power (PSU)	600 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin + 8-pin	no data
SLI options	+	no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	no data
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	no data
Memory bus width	384 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	no data
Memory bandwidth	336.5 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	no data
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream	+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	no data
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data
PureVideo HD	no data	VP5

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	2.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 980 Ti 35.76
+2401%

GF117 1.43

GeForce GTX 980 Ti outperforms GF117 by 2401% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 980 Ti 13810
+2393%

GF117 554

GeForce GTX 980 Ti outperforms GF117 by 2393% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	101 +2425%	4−5 −2425%
1440p	52 +2500%	2−3 −2500%
4K	52 +2500%	2−3 −2500%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

1550−1600

+2400%

60−65
−2400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1600−1650 +2400%	60−65 −2400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1550−1600 +2400%	60−65 −2400%
Battlefield 5	2900−2950 +2400%	110−120 −2400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1800−1850 +2366%	70−75 −2366%
Cyberpunk 2077	1550−1600 +2400%	60−65 −2400%
Far Cry 5	1950−2000 +2368%	75−80 −2368%
Far Cry New Dawn	2250−2300 +2400%	90−95 −2400%
Forza Horizon 4	3500−3550 +2400%	140−150 −2400%
Hitman 3	1850−1900 +2400%	70−75 −2400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3600−3650 +2400%	140−150 −2400%
Metro Exodus	2650−2700 +2400%	100−110 −2400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2200−2250 +2400%	85−90 −2400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3400−3450 +2400%	130−140 −2400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2250−2300 +2373%	90−95 −2373%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1600−1650 +2400%	60−65 −2400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1550−1600 +2400%	60−65 −2400%
Battlefield 5	1150−1200 +2347%	47 −2347%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1800−1850 +2366%	70−75 −2366%
Cyberpunk 2077	1550−1600 +2400%	60−65 −2400%
Far Cry 5	1950−2000 +2368%	75−80 −2368%
Far Cry New Dawn	900−950 +2400%	36 −2400%
Forza Horizon 4	3500−3550 +2400%	140−150 −2400%
Hitman 3	1850−1900 +2400%	70−75 −2400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3600−3650 +2400%	140−150 −2400%
Metro Exodus	1200−1250 +2349%	49 −2349%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2200−2250 +2400%	85−90 −2400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3400−3450 +2400%	130−140 −2400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2200−2250 +2400%	85−90 −2400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2250−2300 +2373%	90−95 −2373%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1150−1200 +2400%	46 −2400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1550−1600 +2400%	60−65 −2400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1800−1850 +2366%	70−75 −2366%
Cyberpunk 2077	1550−1600 +2400%	60−65 −2400%
Far Cry 5	1950−2000 +2368%	75−80 −2368%
Forza Horizon 4	1800−1850 +2400%	72 −2400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3600−3650 +2400%	140−150 −2400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3400−3450 +2400%	130−140 −2400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1450−1500 +2358%	59 −2358%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2250−2300 +2373%	90−95 −2373%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2200−2250

+2400%

85−90
−2400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1700−1750 +2400%	65−70 −2400%
Far Cry New Dawn	1650−1700 +2400%	66 −2400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	950−1000 +2400%	35−40 −2400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	950−1000 +2336%	35−40 −2336%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1300−1350 +2353%	50−55 −2353%
Cyberpunk 2077	650−700 +2307%	27−30 −2307%
Far Cry 5	1600−1650 +2400%	60−65 −2400%
Forza Horizon 4	1850−1900 +2400%	70−75 −2400%
Hitman 3	1100−1150 +2344%	45−50 −2344%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1900−1950 +2368%	75−80 −2368%
Metro Exodus	1650−1700 +2363%	65−70 −2363%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2100−2150 +2371%	85−90 −2371%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1250−1300 +2400%	50−55 −2400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	750−800 +2319%	30−35 −2319%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1500−1550

+2359%

60−65
−2359%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	750−800 +2400%	30 −2400%
Far Cry New Dawn	700−750 +2314%	29 −2314%
Hitman 3	700−750 +2314%	27−30 −2314%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1100−1150 +2400%	40−45 −2400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	550−600 +2291%	23 −2291%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1100−1150 +2400%	44 −2400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	450−500 +2400%	18 −2400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	550−600 +2400%	21−24 −2400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	550−600 +2400%	21−24 −2400%
Cyberpunk 2077	270−280 +2355%	10−12 −2355%
Far Cry 5	500−550 +2281%	21−24 −2281%
Forza Horizon 4	1050−1100 +2400%	42 −2400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1100−1150 +2400%	40−45 −2400%
Metro Exodus	900−950 +2332%	35−40 −2332%
Watch Dogs: Legion	450−500 +2400%	18−20 −2400%