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KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled
Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom

Comparing KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled vs Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom

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Released
Q3/2014

Comparison of KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled video card vs Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom video card by specs and benchmarks. KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled runs at 1.304 GHz+ 16 % base clock speed and has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory, while video card Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom runs at 1.304 GHz+ 16 % base clock speed and has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory. The weight is different, -- vs --. The TDP of the first video card is 165 W, and the second is 165 W . Compare the benchmark results to find out which video card is better.

Differences
Reasons to consider
KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled
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  • Higher clock speed
    1.304 GHz+ 16 % left arrow 1.203 GHz+ 7 %
    Around 8% better clock speed
Reasons to consider
Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom
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Performance tests
Real tests KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled vs Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom
Specifications
Complete list of technical specifications
KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled
Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom
GPU

gpu KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled item

  • Based on
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 left arrow NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
  • GPU Chip
    GM204-400-A1 (Maxwell 2.0) left arrow GM204-400-A1 (Maxwell 2.0)
  • Execution units
    16 left arrow 16
  • Shader
    2048 left arrow 2048
  • Render Output Units
    64 left arrow 64
  • Texture Units
    128 left arrow 128
Memory
  • Memory Size
    4 GB left arrow 4 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR5 left arrow GDDR5
  • Memory Clock
    1.753 GHz left arrow 1.800 GHz
  • Memory Speed
    7.01 Gbps left arrow 7.2 Gbps
  • Memory Bandwith
    224 GB/s left arrow 230 GB/s
  • Memory Interface
    256 bit left arrow 256 bit
Clock Speeds
  • Base Clock
    1.304 GHz+ 16 % left arrow 1.203 GHz+ 7 %
  • Boost Clock
    1.418 GHz+ 17 % left arrow 1.304 GHz+ 7 %
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Design
  • TDP
    165 W left arrow 165 W
  • Tjunction max
    98 \xc2\xb0C left arrow 98 \xc2\xb0C
  • PCIe-Power
    2 x 8-Pin left arrow 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
Cooler & Fans
  • Fan-Type
    -- left arrow Axial
  • Fan 1
    -- left arrow 3 x 80 mm
  • Cooler-Type
    Water cooling left arrow Air cooling
  • Noise (Idle)
    0 dB / Silent left arrow 0 dB / Silent
  • Noise (Load)
    0 dB left arrow --
Connectivity
  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • HDCP-Version
    2.2 left arrow 2.2
  • HDMI Ports
    1x HDMI v2.0 left arrow 1x HDMI v2.0
  • DP Ports
    3x DP v1.2 left arrow 3x DP v1.2
  • DVI Ports
    1 left arrow 1
Featureset
  • Max. resolution
    4096x2160 left arrow 4096x2160
  • DirectX
    12_1 left arrow 12_1
  • Raytracing
    No left arrow No
  • DLSS / FSR
    No left arrow No
  • LED
    No LED lighting left arrow No LED lighting
Supported Video Codecs
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
Dimensions
  • Length
    308 mm left arrow 274 mm
  • Height
    129 mm left arrow 112 mm
  • Width (Slots)
    2 PCIe-Slots left arrow 3 PCIe-Slots
Additional data
  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 3 x 16 left arrow PCIe 3 x 16
  • Release date
    Q3/2014 left arrow Q4/2014
  • Launch Price
    649 $ left arrow 539 $
  • Structure size
    28 nm left arrow 28 nm
  • Part-no
    98NQH6DNF1WT left arrow 426018336-3378
  • Documents
    -- left arrow data sheet
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