GeForce GTX 980 MSI Gaming 4GB Edition Can Run PC Game System Requirements

FPS System Benchmark

99 FPS

High

Game

Grand Theft Auto V

Nvidia PC game performance check GeForce GTX 980 MSI Gaming 4GB Edition

GPU

Architecture

Maxwell GM204-400-A1

Process

28nm

TMUs

128

Texture Rate

169 GTexel/s

ROPs

Pixel Rate

84 GPixel/s

Shader
Processing Units (Cuda Cores)

2048

Ray Tracing Cores

Tensor Cores

Driver Support

Release Price

$579.99

Compatibility

Direct X

DX 12.1

Shader

5.0

Open GL

4.5

Resolution (WxH)

5120x3200

Notebook GPU

SLI/Crossfire

Yes the GeForce GTX 980 MSI Gaming 4GB Edition graphics card can run in parallel to other GPUs using Nvidia SLI or AMD Crossfire technology

Dedicated

Integrated

Memory

4096 MB

Memory Speed

1753 MHz

Memory Bus

256 Bit

Memory Type

GDDR5

Memory Bandwidth

224.4GB/sec

L2 Cache

2048KB

Display Connectors

VGA Connection

DVI Connection

HDMI Connection

DisplayPort Connection

Clock Speeds

Core Speed

1216 MHz

Boost Clock

1317 MHz

Power

Max Power

165 Watts

PSU

500 Watt & 42 Amps

Power Connector

2x 8-pin

Recommended Hardware

Best CPU Match

Core i7-4770K 4-Core 3.5GHz

Best RAM Match

8 GB

Best Resolution

2560 x 1440

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GeForce GTX 980 MSI Gaming 4GB Edition Game Requirement Analysis

Overview
GeForce GTX 980 MSI Gaming 4GB Edition is a special edition of NVIDIA's high-end GeForce GTX 980 4GB created by MSI. It features a new Cooling Solution and overclocking out of the box. Read below to know more.

Overclock Out of The Box
The Central Unit now runs at 1216MHz, instead of 1126MHz. Boost Clock is now of 1317MHz, instead of 1216MHz. Memory Clock was left untouched.

Cooling Solution
The reference NVIDIA Single-Fan Cooling System has been replaced by MSI's Twin Frozr V Dual Fan Cooling Solution. This means the card runs cooler under load.

Power Consumption
According to MSI, the rated board TDP is now higher and of 178W. A 500W PSU with at least 2 8-pin available recommended is required.

Release Price
GeForce GTX 980 MSI Gaming 4GB Edition was released for $579.99. $30 more than the reference Graphics Card. .

Performance
At 3K, Benchmarks indicate a 9% performance over the reference GeForce GTX 980 4GB. Therefore, GeForce GTX 980 MSI Gaming 4GB Edition is significantly faster than Dual GeForce GTX 690.

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GeForce GTX 980 MSI Gaming 4GB Edition GPU Variants

GeForce GTX 980 MSI Gaming 4GB Edition 3-Way SLI

42%

GeForce GTX 980 MSI Gaming 4GB Edition SLI

31%

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maayan123

maayan123's Rig
Saved at: Sep-23-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-4440 3.1GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 760 WindForce 3X OC Edition

RAM

16GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1680 x 1050
width x height

maayan123's Game Library

13:54 Jun-15-2016

will my cpu bottleneck this gpu?

Komodo

Komodo's Rig
Saved at: Sep-24-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-6500 3.2GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1060 Gigabyte GTX G1 Gaming 6GB

RAM

16GB DDR4 2133MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Sony Xperia Z2

Komodo's Game Library

01:40 Jul-21-2016

Its will do just fine…. i mean… not like i7 or better i5 but you will get only few fps less so dont worry.

maayan123

maayan123's Rig
Saved at: Sep-23-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-4440 3.1GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 760 WindForce 3X OC Edition

RAM

16GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1680 x 1050
width x height

maayan123's Game Library

14:47 Jul-25-2016

Thank you! :)

Komodo

Komodo's Rig
Saved at: Sep-24-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-6500 3.2GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1060 Gigabyte GTX G1 Gaming 6GB

RAM

16GB DDR4 2133MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Sony Xperia Z2

Komodo's Game Library

01:32 Jul-29-2016

Sure… Anytime.

EasyPlay

EasyPlay's Rig
Saved at: Sep-13-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-4790K 4-Core 4.0GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1070 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition

RAM

16GB DDR3 1333MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Sony Xperia Z

EasyPlay's Game Library

19:58 Dec-27-2015

Can my PSU handle this card? - http://www.inter-tech.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=128%3Asl-700&catid=49%3Aatx-netzteile&Itemid=166&lang=en

Fallout101

Fallout101's Rig
Saved at: May-16-2016

Compared to your Rig

CPU

FX-8320

GFX

GeForce GTX 980 MSI Gaming 4GB Edition

RAM

16GB DDR3 2133MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Fallout101's Game Library

02:11 Jul-07-2015

I tried overclocking this card and got up to 1505Mhz… But then my system froze when it got to 1529Mhz :(

nezezajme

nezezajme's Rig
Saved at: Sep-24-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

FX-6350

GFX

Radeon R9 270 Gigabyte WindForce 2X OC Edition

RAM

8GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1440 x 900
width x height

Phone

Nokia C6-00

nezezajme's Game Library

22:55 Apr-09-2016

You poor poor thing. XD

thebatt

thebatt's Rig
Saved at: Feb-21-2015

Compared to your Rig

CPU

FX-8350

GFX

GeForce GTX 980 EVGA Superclocked ACX 2.0 4GB Edition

RAM

16GB DDR3 1333MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

thebatt's Game Library

19:20 Feb-08-2015

its advertised as being 14cm wide is that true even with the heat pipes? Just want to know as is going to be close with my case. only width though not length.

msigtx980

msigtx980's Test Rig
Saved at: Mar-22-2017

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-7700K 4-Core 4.2GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1080 SLI

RAM

32GB DDR4 3000MHz

RES

2560 x 1440
width x height

Phone

Apple iPhone 6 64GB

msigtx980's Game Library

17:19 Nov-20-2014

Can't wait to Sli this bad boy ill get another this December x

Fallout101

Fallout101's Rig
Saved at: May-16-2016

Compared to your Rig

CPU

FX-8320

GFX

GeForce GTX 980 MSI Gaming 4GB Edition

RAM

16GB DDR3 2133MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Fallout101's Game Library

10:07 Nov-20-2014

Next month this card will finally be mine! Oh, how I look forward to it, I've never owned a high-end card before.

blaxout1213

blaxout1213's Rig
Saved at: Jan-28-2015

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 980 MSI Gaming 4GB Edition

RAM

12GB DDR3 1333MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

blaxout1213's Game Library

06:44 Nov-30-2014

I know how you feel, i got mine yesterday. Its GLORIOUS!!

msigtx980

msigtx980's Test Rig
Saved at: Mar-22-2017

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-7700K 4-Core 4.2GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1080 SLI

RAM

32GB DDR4 3000MHz

RES

2560 x 1440
width x height

Phone

Apple iPhone 6 64GB

msigtx980's Game Library

06:18 Nov-19-2014

Guys what max I can overclock this baby I have I actually hit alread 1590+ with 59 to 62c

MrSimmix10

MrSimmix10's Rig
Saved at: Jun-13-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-4770 4-Core 3.4GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming 4GB Edition

RAM

16GB DDR3 1333MHz

RES

1600 x 900
width x height

Phone

Nokia Lumia 920

MrSimmix10's Game Library

17:43 Nov-14-2014

Damn, i want this card.

Pip

Pip's Rig
Saved at: Aug-03-2016

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-3770 4-Core 3.4GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 660 Ti WindForce 2X OC Edition

RAM

8GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Apple iPhone SE 64GB

Pip's Game Library

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12:19 Sep-20-2014

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tzzsmk

tzzsmk's Rig
Saved at: Sep-24-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-5820K 6-Core 3.3GHz oc: 30%

GFX

GeForce GTX 980 Ti EVGA Classified ACX 2.0+ 6GB Edition

RAM

32GB DDR4 2666MHz

RES

2560 x 1440
width x height

Phone

Apple iPhone 5 32GB

tzzsmk's Game Library

GD Admin Approved: tzzsmk is trusted by the GD Admin team

07:37 Oct-14-2014

1,000

oh is my GTX770 really that much worse? O.o interesting how much tech advanced…

Release period
19-Sep-2014

Avg. User Score GD Rating

8.8

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GeForce GTX 980 MSI Gaming 4GB Edition Performance

GeForce GTX 980 MSI Gaming 4GB Edition vs Avg. AAA Game System Requirements

Avg. AAA Recommended Requirements

CPU

Core i7-980X 6-Core 3.33GHz

Graphics Card

Radeon RX 470 4GB

25%

RAM

11GB

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GeForce GTX 980 MSI Gaming 4GB Edition Extras

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