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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti

250 W · Launched Jun 2015
Compare with rivalsGPU overall rankings

GPU overall vs rivals

GeForce RTX 4060 (ref)Radeon RX 5700GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPUGeForce GTX 1070GeForce GTX 980 Ti ◂Radeon RX Vega 56GeForce GTX 10800102030405033.033.933.632.832.350.033.9NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti This chip Desktop GPU Index 33.0AMD Radeon RX 5700 Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 33.9 1.03× GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Just above in its segment Desktop GPU Index 33.6 1.02× GeForce GTX 980 TiAMD Radeon RX Vega 56 Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 32.8 0.99× GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Just below in its segment Desktop GPU Index 32.3 0.98× GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Reference chip Desktop GPU Index 50.0 1.52× GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU Nearest laptop chip Laptop GPU Index 33.9 1.03× GeForce GTX 980 Ti
GeForce RTX 4060 (…Radeon RX 5700GeForce RTX 4050 L…GeForce GTX 1070GeForce GTX 980 Ti…Radeon RX Vega 56GeForce GTX 10800102030405033.033.933.632.832.350.033.9NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti This chip Desktop GPU Index 33.0AMD Radeon RX 5700 Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 33.9 1.03× GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Just above in its segment Desktop GPU Index 33.6 1.02× GeForce GTX 980 TiAMD Radeon RX Vega 56 Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 32.8 0.99× GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Just below in its segment Desktop GPU Index 32.3 0.98× GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Reference chip Desktop GPU Index 50.0 1.52× GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU Nearest laptop chip Laptop GPU Index 33.9 1.03× GeForce GTX 980 Ti
GPU overall
33.0
0.66× refest.
GPU raster
32.8
0.66× reflow conf.
GPU compute
11.4
0.23× ref
Street price
$399
GPU overall per $100
8.3
TDP
250 W
GPU overall per watt
0.13

GPU raster, by benchmark

Unigine Heaven (1080p, OpenGL)PassMark G3D Mark0102030405030.934.9Unigine Heaven (1080p, OpenGL), version 1.6 Index 30.9 Median 126 fps Source average of 6 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 OpenBenchmarkingPassMark G3D Mark Index 34.9 Median 13.6k points Source average of 14871 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 PassMark
Unigine Heaven (10…PassMark G3D Mark0102030405030.934.9Unigine Heaven (1080p, OpenGL), version 1.6 Index 30.9 Median 126 fps Source average of 6 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 OpenBenchmarkingPassMark G3D Mark Index 34.9 Median 13.6k points Source average of 14871 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 PassMark
Results table
BenchmarkVersionMedianp10–p90UnitSamplesIndexDates
Unigine Heaven (1080p, OpenGL)1.6126–fps6 avg.30.96 Nov 2026
PassMark G3D Markcurrent13.6k–points14871 avg.34.96 Nov 2026

GPU compute, by benchmark

Blender (GPU) 4Blender (GPU) 5Geekbench MetalGeekbench OpenCLV-Ray 6 (GPU)010203040509.88.88.017.513.1Blender (GPU), version 4 Index 9.8 (p10 9.0 – p90 11.2) Median 452 samples/min (p10 414 – p90 513) 5 runs, 9 Sept 2025 – 11 Jul 2026 Blender Open DataBlender (GPU), version 5 Index 8.8 (p10 8.1 – p90 9.7) Median 412 samples/min (p10 378 – p90 453) 9 runs, 27 Mar 2026 – 12 Oct 2026 Blender Open DataGeekbench Metal, version unknown Index 8.0 Median 19.5k points Source average, fetched 6 Nov 2026 Geekbench BrowserGeekbench OpenCL, version unknown Index 17.5 Median 44.5k points Source average, fetched 6 Nov 2026 Geekbench BrowserV-Ray 6 (GPU), version CUDA Index 13.1 Median 523 vpaths Source average of 10 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 V-Ray Benchmark
Blender (GPU) 4Blender (GPU) 5GB MetalGB OpenCLV-Ray 6 (GPU)010203040509.88.88.017.513.1Blender (GPU), version 4 Index 9.8 (p10 9.0 – p90 11.2) Median 452 samples/min (p10 414 – p90 513) 5 runs, 9 Sept 2025 – 11 Jul 2026 Blender Open DataBlender (GPU), version 5 Index 8.8 (p10 8.1 – p90 9.7) Median 412 samples/min (p10 378 – p90 453) 9 runs, 27 Mar 2026 – 12 Oct 2026 Blender Open DataGeekbench Metal, version unknown Index 8.0 Median 19.5k points Source average, fetched 6 Nov 2026 Geekbench BrowserGeekbench OpenCL, version unknown Index 17.5 Median 44.5k points Source average, fetched 6 Nov 2026 Geekbench BrowserV-Ray 6 (GPU), version CUDA Index 13.1 Median 523 vpaths Source average of 10 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 V-Ray Benchmark
Results table
BenchmarkVersionMedianp10–p90UnitSamplesIndexDates
Blender (GPU)4452414–513samples/min5 runs9.89 Sept 2025 – 11 Jul 2026
Blender (GPU)5412378–453samples/min9 runs8.827 Mar 2026 – 12 Oct 2026
Geekbench Metalunknown19.5k–pointsavg.8.06 Nov 2026
Geekbench OpenCLunknown44.5k–pointsavg.17.56 Nov 2026
V-Ray 6 (GPU)CUDA523–vpaths10 avg.13.16 Nov 2026

Over time

GPU compute index
monthly
12.513.013.514.0Apr2024JulOctJan20252024-01 13.7 index 6 samples2025-02 12.6 index 6 samples
12.513.013.514.0Apr2024JulOctJan20252024-01 13.7 index 6 samples2025-02 12.6 index 6 samples
Blender (GPU) 4
samples/min, monthly
500520540Apr2024JulOctJan20252024-01 541 samples/min 6 samples2025-02 498 samples/min 6 samples
500520540Apr2024JulOctJan20252024-01 541 samples/min 6 samples2025-02 498 samples/min 6 samples

Sources

Blender Open Data14 runs12 Oct 2026Geekbench Browser2 averages6 Nov 2026OpenBenchmarking1 average6 Nov 2026PassMark1 average6 Nov 2026PCPartPicker1 average6 Nov 2026V-Ray Benchmark1 average6 Nov 2026