ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB GDDR5
The 2816 CUDA cores and 6GB 384-bit memory on the GM200 chip deliver strong 1080p and 1440p gaming performance, with a triple-fan cooler managing the 260W TDP in a compact 267mm dual-slot card. Its triple DisplayPort 1.2 outputs enable 4K surround setups, a feature that was forward-looking for its Maxwell architecture generation. This card is best for budget-conscious builders seeking used hardware for DirectX 12 gaming at sub-4K resolutions, not for modern AI or compute workloads.
GPU GeForce GTX 980 Ti
VRAM 6GB GDDR5
Boost Clock 1076 MHz
TDP 260 W
Memory Bus 384 bit
Class consumer
33 Overall Score
Price €430
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong affordability (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average efficiency (20th percentile)
- Below average vram (21st percentile)
- Below average ai (22nd percentile)
- Below average compute (23rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Maxwell |
| Class | consumer |
Memory
| VRAM | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 384 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 2816 |
| Base Clock | 1000 |
| Boost Clock | 1076 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 6.06 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 13623 |
| GPU Compute | 6108 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 260 |
| Recommended PSU | 600 |
| Power Connectors | 6-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 4K |
Physical
| Length | 267 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Weight | 2.3 kg / 5.0 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 |
vs Competition
| Spec | ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti | Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5070TI-O16G-WHITE-GAMING | MSI Shadow RTX 5070 TI 16G SHADOW 3X OC | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GTX 980 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Vram | 6GB GDDR5 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1076 | 2805 | 2610 | 2482 | 2680 | 2450 |
| Tdp W | 260 | 360 | 300 | 300 | 339 | 300 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 384 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti | 21.8 | 28.4 | 20.5 | 32.3 | 23.1 | 26.9 | 20.2 | 46.9 | 30.2 | 67.9 |
| Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD Compare | 85 | 95.2 | 88.5 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 58.9 | 94.1 | 88.9 | 15.5 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5070TI-O16G-WHITE-GAMING Compare | 79 | 92.1 | 85.3 | 88.4 | 87.8 | 96.4 | 73.4 | 99.2 | 88.9 | 19.6 |
| MSI Shadow RTX 5070 TI 16G SHADOW 3X OC Compare | 79 | 92.1 | 85.3 | 88.4 | 87.8 | 96.4 | 73.4 | 94.1 | 88.9 | 26 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.7 | 96.1 | 91.5 | 83.6 | 95.4 | 84.4 | 54.5 | 98.7 | 78.4 | 15.8 |
| PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O Compare | 79 | 92.1 | 85.3 | 88.4 | 87.8 | 66.9 | 73.4 | 82.3 | 99.1 | 29.6 |
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