NVIDIA'S GeForce GTX 980 Ti is positioned near the top-end of the Maxwell based graphics card line. It is based on the Titan X, with slightly reduced processing capabilities and half the video memory. That makes the GTX 980 Ti one of the fastest cards available in its generation for gaming, and also a powerhouse for single-precision (FP32) GPU calculation workloads.
It shares the same technology as the rest of the GTX 900-series line, which is all based on the Maxwell graphics architecture, and despite having half of what the Titan X comes with it still has a healthy 6GB of dedicated video memory - more than any other 900-series card, and matching earlier generation Titan cards. The 980 Ti's performance sits just below the Titan X (within 5% usually), making it about 25-35% faster than the GTX 980 (non-Ti) below it.
This particular variant of the GTX 980 uses a triple-fan cooling setup, rather than the reference NVIDIA design. This means increased cooling for the card and reduced noise levels, but most of the heat from the card is vented inside the computer rather than being exhausted out the back. It also comes slightly overclocked by the card manufacturer.
It shares the same technology as the rest of the GTX 900-series line, which is all based on the Maxwell graphics architecture, and despite having half of what the Titan X comes with it still has a healthy 6GB of dedicated video memory - more than any other 900-series card, and matching earlier generation Titan cards. The 980 Ti's performance sits just below the Titan X (within 5% usually), making it about 25-35% faster than the GTX 980 (non-Ti) below it.
This particular variant of the GTX 980 uses a triple-fan cooling setup, rather than the reference NVIDIA design. This means increased cooling for the card and reduced noise levels, but most of the heat from the card is vented inside the computer rather than being exhausted out the back. It also comes slightly overclocked by the card manufacturer.
William George (Marketing Project Manager) Says:
Multi-fan video cards like this are great if you want a quiet system and have airflow available to exhaust the heat that comes off the card. They are *not* usually ideal for dual video card setups, though, because of the amount of heat two cards would be pumping back into the system. That can be done, but the increased airflow required in the case usually negates any benefit from having quieter fans on the cards themselves... so I recommend rear-exhausting models if you plan to use two (or more) video cards in a single system.
Multi-fan video cards like this are great if you want a quiet system and have airflow available to exhaust the heat that comes off the card. They are *not* usually ideal for dual video card setups, though, because of the amount of heat two cards would be pumping back into the system. That can be done, but the increased airflow required in the case usually negates any benefit from having quieter fans on the cards themselves... so I recommend rear-exhausting models if you plan to use two (or more) video cards in a single system.
Model: Asus STRIX-GTX980TI-DC3OC-6GD5-GAMING
Specifications
| Chipset Manufacturer | nVidia |
| Product Line | GeForce |
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 |
| Maximum DisplayPort Resolution | 4096x2160 |
| Maximum Monitors Supported | 4 |
| HDCP Compliant | Yes |
GPU Specifications | |
| Core Speed | 1190 MHz |
| Boost Speed | 1291 Mhz |
| Stream Processors | 2816 |
Memory Specifications | |
| Video Memory | 6GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| Memory Speed | 7200 MHz |
| Memory Bus Width | 384-bit |
| Bandwidth | 336.5 GB/s |
Additional Information | |
| Cooling System | Open Air Type |
| DirectX Support | DirectX 12 |
| CUDA Support | 5.2 |
| OpenGL Support | 4.5 |
Outputs | |
| Port 1 | Dual-Link DVI |
| Port 2 | HDMI |
| Port 3 | DisplayPort |
| Port 4 | DisplayPort |
| Port 5 | DisplayPort |
Power Connectors | |
| Plug 1 | 8-pin PCI-E |
| Plug 2 | 8-pin PCI-E |
Dimensions | |
| Length | 305 mm (12.0 in) |
| Height | 152.2 mm (6.0 in) |
| Width | 39.8 mm (1.6 in) |
Maximum displays using Nvidia Surround: 3
