Comparing EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Hydro Copper vs ASUS GeForce GTX 980 20th Anniversary Gold Edition

gpu ASUS GeForce GTX 980 20th Anniversary Gold Edition item

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
• GPU Chip
  GM204-400-A1 (Maxwell 2.0) GM204-400-A1 (Maxwell 2.0)
• Execution units
  16 16
• Shader
  2048 2048
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Texture Units
  128 128

• Memory Size
  4 GB 4 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR5
• Memory Clock
  1.753 GHz 1.753 GHz
• Memory Speed
  7.01 Gbps 7.01 Gbps
• Memory Bandwith
  224 GB/s 224 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 256 bit

• Base Clock
  1.317 GHz+ 17 % 1.291 GHz+ 15 %
• Boost Clock
  1.431 GHz+ 18 % 1.393 GHz+ 15 %
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

• TDP
  165 W 165 W
• Tjunction max
  98 \xc2\xb0C 98 \xc2\xb0C
• PCIe-Power
  2 x 8-Pin 2 x 6-Pin

• Fan-Type
  Axial --
• Fan 1
  2 x 100 mm --
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Water cooling
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  -- 0 dB

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0 1x HDMI v2.0
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.2 3x DP v1.2
• DVI Ports
  1 1

• Max. resolution
  4096x2160 4096x2160
• DirectX
  12_1 12_1
• Raytracing
  No No
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  Addressable LED No LED lighting

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  No No
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• VP9
  No No
• AV1
  No No

• Length
  297 mm --
• Height
  152 mm --
• Width
  41 mm --
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3 x 16 PCIe 3 x 16
• Release date
  Q1/2015 Q3/2014
• Launch Price
  749 $ 749 $
• Structure size
  28 nm 28 nm
• Part-no
  GOLD20TH-GTX980-P-4GD5 04G-P4-2989-KR