GeForce GTX 980 Ti vs RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell
Aggregate performance score
We've compared RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell with GeForce GTX 980 Ti, including specs and performance data.
RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell outperforms 980 Ti by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 118 | 178 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 12.26 |
| Power efficiency | 44.08 | 10.08 |
| Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | GB206 | GM200 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 11 August 2025 (less than a year ago) | 2 June 2015 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $649 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 4352 | 2816 |
| Core clock speed | 982 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1957 MHz | 1075 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 21,900 million | 8,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 70 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 266.2 | 189.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 17.03 TFLOPS | 6.06 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 96 |
| TMUs | 136 | 176 |
| Tensor Cores | 136 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 34 | no data |
| L1 Cache | 4.3 MB | 1 MB |
| L2 Cache | 32 MB | 3 MB |
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 | no data | PCI Express 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 167 mm | 267 mm |
| Height | no data | 4.376" (11.1 cm) |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Recommended system power (PSU) | no data | 600 Watt |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| SLI options | - | + |
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 | GDDR7 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1125 MHz | 7.0 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 336.5 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.1b | Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Multi monitor support | no data | 4 displays |
| HDMI | - | + |
| HDCP | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| G-SYNC support | - | + |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | Internal |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GameStream | - | + |
| GeForce ShadowPlay | - | + |
| GPU Boost | no data | 2.0 |
| GameWorks | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | 12.0 | + |
| DLSS | + | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
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 | 120−130
+20%
| 100
−20%
|
| 1440p | 60−65
+22.4%
| 49
−22.4%
|
| 4K | 60−65
+17.6%
| 51
−17.6%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 6.49 |
| 1440p | no data | 13.24 |
| 4K | no data | 12.73 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 180−190
+0%
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180−190
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75−80
+0%
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75−80
+0%
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Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+0%
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120−130
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 180−190
+0%
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180−190
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75−80
+0%
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75−80
+0%
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| Escape from Tarkov | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 100−110
+0%
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100−110
+0%
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| Fortnite | 140−150
+0%
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140−150
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 130−140
+0%
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130−140
+0%
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| Valorant | 200−210
+0%
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200−210
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 34
+0%
|
34
+0%
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| Metro Exodus | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Valorant | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 94
+0%
|
94
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 77
+0%
|
77
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 72
+0%
|
72
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 72
+0%
|
72
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 59
+0%
|
59
+0%
|
| Valorant | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 88
+0%
|
88
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
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| Metro Exodus | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 79
+0%
|
79
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 44
+0%
|
44
+0%
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| Valorant | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 40
+0%
|
40
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 132
+0%
|
132
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30
+0%
|
30
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 42
+0%
|
42
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 26
+0%
|
26
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 32
+0%
|
32
+0%
|
This is how RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell and GTX 980 Ti compete in popular games:
- RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell is 20% faster in 1080p
- RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell is 22% faster in 1440p
- RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell is 18% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 39.64 | 32.36 |
| Recency | 11 August 2025 | 2 June 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 70 Watt | 250 Watt |
RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell has a 22.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 257.1% lower power consumption.
The RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 980 Ti in performance tests.
Be aware that RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 980 Ti is a desktop one.
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