NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Engineering Sample

Graphics Processor

GM204

Cores

2048

TMUs

128

ROPs

Memory Size

4 GB

Memory Type

GDDR5

Bus Width

256 bit

GPU

Graphics Processor

GPU Name: GM204

GPU Variant: GM204-400-A1

Architecture: Maxwell 2.0

Foundry: TSMC

Process Size: 28 nm

Transistors: 5,200 million

Density: 13.1M / mm²

Die Size: 398 mm²

Chip Package: BGA-1745

Graphics Card

Release Date: Sep 19th, 2014

Generation: GeForce 900

Predecessor: GeForce 700

Successor: GeForce 10

Production: End-of-life

Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16

Clock Speeds

Base Clock: ~~1127 MHz~~
540 MHz (-52%)

Boost Clock: ~~1216 MHz~~
1366 MHz (+12%)

Memory Clock: 1753 MHz
7 Gbps effective

Memory

Memory Size: 4 GB

Memory Type: GDDR5

Memory Bus: 256 bit

Bandwidth: 224.4 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units: 2048

TMUs: 128

ROPs: 64

SMM Count: 16

L1 Cache: 48 KB (per SMM)

L2 Cache: 2 MB

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate: ~~77.82 GPixel/s~~
87.42 GPixel/s

Texture Rate: ~~155.6 GTexel/s~~
174.8 GTexel/s

FP32 (float): ~~4.981 TFLOPS~~
5.595 TFLOPS

FP64 (double): ~~155.6 GFLOPS~~
174.8 GFLOPS (1:32)

Board Design

Slot Width: Dual-slot

Length: 267 mm
10.5 inches

Width: 111 mm
4.4 inches

Height: 40 mm
1.6 inches

TDP: 165 W

Suggested PSU: 450 W

Outputs: 1x DVI
1x HDMI 2.0
3x DisplayPort 1.2

Power Connectors: 2x 6-pin

Board Number: PG401

Graphics Features

DirectX: 12 (12_1)

OpenGL: 4.6

OpenCL: 3.0

Vulkan: 1.3

CUDA: 5.2

Shader Model: 6.8

GM204 GPU Notes

NVENC: 5th Gen
NVDEC: 1st Gen
PureVideo HD: VP6
VDPAU: Feature Set E

Latest Drivers:
Windows Vista:
GeForce Release 365.19
Quadro Release R346 U7 (348.40) / R352 BETA (352.86)

Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 (x32 / x64):
GeForce Release 391.35 / 474.89
Quadro Release R390 U9 (392.37) / R440 U4 (441.66)
Data Center Release 427.11

Windows 10 / 11 (x32 / x64):
GeForce Release 391.35 / Latest
Quadro Release R390 U9 (392.37) / Latest
Data Center Release: Latest

Other retail boards based on this design (72)

Name	GPU Clock	Boost Clock	Memory Clock	Other Changes
ASUS GTX 980	1127 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz
ASUS STRIX GTX 980 DirectCU II OC	1178 MHz	1279 MHz	1753 MHz	289 mm/11.4 inches
ASUS STRIX GTX 980 DirectCU II OC SP	1241 MHz	1342 MHz	1753 MHz	289 mm/11.4 inches
ASUS ROG Matrix GTX 980	1127 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz	297 mm/11.7 inches
ASUS ROG Matrix GTX 980 Gold Edition	1317 MHz	1431 MHz	1753 MHz	297 mm/11.7 inches
ASUS ROG Matrix GTX 980 Platinum	1241 MHz	1342 MHz	1753 MHz	297 mm/11.7 inches
ASUS ROG POSEIDON GTX 980	1127 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz	287 mm/11.3 inches
ASUS ROG POSEIDON GTX 980 Platinum	1178 MHz	1279 MHz	1753 MHz	287 mm/11.3 inches
Colorful iGame GTX 980	1127 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz
Colorful iGame GTX 980 KUDAN	1279 MHz	1380 MHz	1753 MHz	Triple-slot
ELSA GTX 980	1127 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz
ELSA GTX 980 S.A.C	1152 MHz	1253 MHz	1753 MHz
EVGA GTX 980	1127 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz
EVGA GTX 980	1127 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz
EVGA GTX 980 ACX 2.0	1127 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz
EVGA GTX 980 CLASSIFIED ACX 2.0	1291 MHz	1393 MHz	1753 MHz	279 mm/11 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
EVGA GTX 980 CLASSIFIED ACX 2.0 Rev. 2	1291 MHz	1393 MHz	1753 MHz	279 mm/11 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
EVGA GTX 980 CLASSIFIED Kingpin ACX 2.0+	1304 MHz	1418 MHz	1753 MHz	279 mm/11 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x mini-DisplayPort
EVGA GTX 980 FTW ACX 2.0	1127 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz	2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
EVGA GTX 980 FTW ACX 2.0	1279 MHz	1380 MHz	1753 MHz	2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
EVGA GTX 980 Hybrid	1291 MHz	1393 MHz	1753 MHz
EVGA GTX 980 Hydro Copper	1291 MHz	1393 MHz	1753 MHz
EVGA GTX 980 Superclocked	1241 MHz	1342 MHz	1753 MHz
EVGA GTX 980 Superclocked ACX 2.0	1266 MHz	1367 MHz	1753 MHz
FORSA GTX 980	1127 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz
Gainward GTX 980	1127 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz
Gainward GTX 980	1127 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz	280 mm/11 inches
Gainward GTX 980 Guan Yu	1202 MHz	1304 MHz	1753 MHz
Gainward GTX 980 Phantom	1203 MHz	1304 MHz	1800 MHz	274 mm/10.8 inches
GALAX GTX 980	1127 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz
GALAX GTX 980	1127 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz	281 mm/11.1 inches
GALAX GTX 980 HOF	1304 MHz	1418 MHz	1753 MHz	308 mm/12.1 inches
GALAX GTX 980 HOF V2	1266 MHz	1367 MHz	1753 MHz	308 mm/12.1 inches
GALAX GTX 980 HOF WaterCooled	1304 MHz	1418 MHz	1753 MHz	308 mm/12.1 inches
GALAX GTX 980 SOC	1228 MHz	1329 MHz	1753 MHz	281 mm/11.1 inches
GIGABYTE GTX 980	1127 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz
GIGABYTE GTX 980 G1 Gaming	1228 MHz	1329 MHz	1753 MHz	312 mm/12.3 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
GIGABYTE GTX 980 WaterForce	1228 MHz	1329 MHz	1753 MHz	2x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
GIGABYTE GTX 980 WindForce 3X	1127 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz	312 mm/12.3 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
GIGABYTE GTX 980 WindForce 3X OC	1203 MHz	1304 MHz	1753 MHz	312 mm/12.3 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
GIGABYTE GTX 980 WindForce 3X OC	1178 MHz	1279 MHz	1753 MHz	312 mm/12.3 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
GIGABYTE GTX 980 XTREME	1241 MHz	1342 MHz	1775 MHz
Inno3D GTX 980	1127 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz
Inno3D GTX 980 OC	1152 MHz	1253 MHz	1753 MHz	266 mm/10.5 inches
Inno3D iChill GTX 980 Black	1304 MHz	1418 MHz	1820 MHz	266 mm/10.5 inches
Inno3D iChill GTX 980 HerculeZ X3 Air Boss	1228 MHz	1329 MHz	1753 MHz	300 mm/11.8 inches
Inno3D iChill GTX 980 HerculeZ X4 Air Boss	1228 MHz	1329 MHz	1753 MHz	300 mm/11.8 inches
Inno3D iChill GTX 980 HerculeZ X4 Air Boss DHS	1304 MHz	1418 MHz	1820 MHz	300 mm/11.8 inches
Inno3D iChill GTX 980 HerculeZ X4 Air Boss Ultra	1266 MHz	1367 MHz	1800 MHz	300 mm/11.8 inches
KFA2 GTX 980 8PACK HOF	1304 MHz	1418 MHz	1753 MHz	308 mm/12.1 inches
Leadtek WinFast GTX 980	1127 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz
Leadtek WinFast GTX 980 Hurricane	1152 MHz	1253 MHz	1753 MHz	296 mm/11.7 inches
Manli GTX 980 Hydrosphere	1266 MHz	1367 MHz	1753 MHz
MSI GTX 980	1127 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz
MSI GTX 980 Gaming	1190 MHz	1291 MHz	1753 MHz
MSI GTX 980 Gaming LE	1152 MHz	1253 MHz	1753 MHz
MSI GTX 980 OCV1	1152 MHz	1253 MHz	1753 MHz
MSI GTX 980 V1	1127 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980	1127 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Engineering Sample	540 MHz	1366 MHz	1753 MHz
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Engineering Sample	1127 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Engineering Sample 8 GB	1127 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz	8 GB
Palit GTX 980	1127 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz
Palit GTX 980 JetStream	1127 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz	280 mm/11 inches, 1x DVI 1x mini-HDMI 3x mini-DisplayPort
Palit GTX 980 Super JetStream	1203 MHz	1304 MHz	1800 MHz	280 mm/11 inches, 1x DVI 1x mini-HDMI 3x mini-DisplayPort
Palit GTX 980 Trio	1127 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz	280 mm/11 inches
PNY XLR8 GTX 980	1127 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz
Point of View GTX 980	1127 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz
ZOTAC GTX 980	1127 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz
ZOTAC GTX 980 AMP! Edition	1165 MHz	1266 MHz	1753 MHz
ZOTAC GTX 980 AMP! Extreme Edition	1291 MHz	1393 MHz	1800 MHz
ZOTAC GTX 980 AMP! Omega Edition	1202 MHz	1304 MHz	1762 MHz