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    GeForce GTX 1050 vs GeForce GTX 980

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 and GeForce GTX 980, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 1050 stacks up against GeForce GTX 980, check out specs charts below.
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    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 GeForce GTX 980
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 165 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pins
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
    Recommended system power (PSU) 300 Watt 500 Watt
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    • GeForce GTX 980 has 120% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1050.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 and GeForce GTX 980 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is build with Pascal architecture, and GeForce GTX 980 - with Maxwell.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 980 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • GeForce GTX 980 is 5 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 1050.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 7001 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 55−60
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 35−40
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 30−35
    4K / 2160p 10−11 18−20
    low / 720p 60−65 80−85
    medium / 1080p 40−45 65−70
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 53% more, than GeForce GTX 1050.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 GeForce GTX 980
    Architecture Pascal Maxwell
    Code name N17P-G1 GM204
    Type Desktop Desktop
    Release date 25 October 2016 19 September 2014
    Pipelines 640 2048
    Core clock speed 1290 MHz
    Boost Clock 1392 MHz 1216 MHz
    Transistor count 3,300 million 5,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 58.20 144 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 1,862 gflops 4,981 gflops
    Length 5.7" (14.5 cm) 10.5" (26.7 cm)
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 7.0 GB/s
    Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 224 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support + +
    VR Ready +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.4
    OpenGL 4.5 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
    CUDA + +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.3 kh/s 0.54 kh/s
    CUDA cores 640 2048
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
    Height 4.38" (11.1 cm) 4.376" (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support + 4 displays
    HDMI +
    HDCP 2.2 +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 279 Mh/s 579 Mh/s
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.85 Gh/s 1.74 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.28 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 143.76 Sol/s 312.12 Sol/s
    Width 2-slot
    GameStream + +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 3.0 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
    SLI -
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