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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti: specs, benchmarks and comparison

  • 6 GB GDDR5
  • 250 W
Illustration, not a product photo
Launch price
$649
MSRP, US
Release
June 2, 2015

Performance

Rank among models tested in the same benchmark on the same render backend.

Blender Benchmark 2.81a

GPU, barbershop_interior (CUDA)

1,009.48 s

lower is better

Median of 4 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Blender Benchmark 2.90

GPU, bmw27 (CUDA)

95.8 s

lower is better

Rank 15 of 27 tested on CUDA22% of the leader
96
0100200300400
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce GTX 980 Ti is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

  1. 13GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q81
  2. 14GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER95
  3. 15GeForce GTX 980 Ti96
  4. 16GeForce GTX 1070 Ti96
  5. 17GeForce GTX 1660 Ti99

Median of 38 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (8)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.93.174.95 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.92115.85 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.91.2109.3 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.90.1104.53 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.8394.21 s13 of 20
Blender Benchmark 2.8292.18 s14 of 23
Blender Benchmark 2.8194.16 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.81a92.89 s · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, bmw27 (OPTIX)

100.91 s

lower is better

Median of 4 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (2)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.9294.7 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.90104.63 s · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.90

GPU, classroom (CUDA)

308.47 s

lower is better

Rank 13 of 25 tested on CUDA23% of the leader
308
0200400600800
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce GTX 980 Ti is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

  1. 11GeForce GTX 1070 Ti294
  2. 12GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER301
  3. 13GeForce GTX 980 Ti308
  4. 14GeForce RTX 2070310
  5. 15GeForce RTX 2060310

Median of 33 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (8)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.93.1257.56 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.92296.65 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.91.2291.56 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.90.1339.91 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.83303.77 s10 of 18
Blender Benchmark 2.82295.8 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.81303.79 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.81a299.43 s · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, classroom (OPTIX)

469.05 s

lower is better

Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (2)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.92400.85 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.90347.5 s · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.90

GPU, fishy_cat (CUDA)

195.44 s

lower is better

Rank 17 of 22 tested on CUDA20% of the leader
195
0200400600
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce GTX 980 Ti is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

  1. 15GeForce GTX 1070 Ti188
  2. 16GeForce GTX 1080189
  3. 17GeForce GTX 980 Ti195
  4. 18GeForce GTX 1660201
  5. 19GeForce GTX 1070217

Median of 30 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (7)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.93.1243.74 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.92280.85 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.91.2233.37 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.83201.21 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.82202.39 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.81199.75 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.81a204.2 s · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, fishy_cat (OPTIX)

273.2 s

lower is better

Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (2)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.92222.68 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.90214.64 s · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.90

GPU, koro (CUDA)

368.07 s

lower is better

Rank 19 of 22 tested on CUDA16% of the leader
368
0200400600800
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce GTX 980 Ti is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

  1. 17GeForce GTX 1660329
  2. 18GeForce GTX 1070360
  3. 19GeForce GTX 980 Ti368
  4. 20GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER436
  5. 21GeForce GTX 1650485

Median of 27 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (6)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.93.1432.4 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.92704.41 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.91.2433.77 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.83448.09 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.82441.75 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.81a452.88 s · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.90

GPU, koro (OPTIX)

218.8 s

lower is better

Median of 3 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Blender Benchmark 2.90

GPU, pavillon_barcelona (CUDA)

497.77 s

lower is better

Rank 13 of 23 tested on CUDA24% of the leader
498
05001,0001,500
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce GTX 980 Ti is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

  1. 11GeForce RTX 2070473
  2. 12GeForce RTX 2060494
  3. 13GeForce GTX 980 Ti498
  4. 14GeForce GTX 1070 Ti503
  5. 15GeForce GTX 1080525

Median of 27 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (6)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.93.1424.79 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.92622.54 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.91.2553.62 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.83498.5 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.82482.72 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.81a501.65 s · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.90

GPU, pavillon_barcelona (OPTIX)

504.7 s

lower is better

Median of 3 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Blender Benchmark 2.90

GPU, victor (CUDA)

1,018.49 s

lower is better

Rank 19 of 20 tested on CUDA16% of the leader
1,018
05001,0001,500
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce GTX 980 Ti is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

  1. 16GeForce GTX 1660 Ti709
  2. 17GeForce GTX 1660782
  3. 18GeForce GTX 1070800
  4. 19GeForce GTX 980 Ti1,018
  5. 20GeForce GTX 16501,427

Median of 24 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (6)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.93.11,351.18 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.921,290.81 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.91.2997.4 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.831,105.11 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.821,235.29 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.81a1,256.33 s · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.90

GPU, victor (OPTIX)

898.57 s

lower is better

Median of 3 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Blender Benchmark 3.6.0

GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (CUDA)

706 samples/min

higher is better

Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (1)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 3.1.0597 samples/min · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 3.4.0

GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (OptiX)

560 samples/min

higher is better

Rank 40 of 43 tested on OptiX4% of the leader
560
05,00010,00015,000
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce GTX 980 Ti is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

  1. 38GeForce GTX 1080619
  2. 39GeForce GTX 1070568
  3. 40GeForce GTX 980 Ti560
  4. 41GeForce GTX 1650430
  5. 42GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB388

Median of 20 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (17)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 5.3.0189 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 5.2.0443 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 5.1.1405 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 5.1.0449 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 4.5.0505 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 4.4.0483 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 4.3.0505 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 4.2.0533 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 4.1.0502 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 4.0.0533 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.6.0576 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.5.0549 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.3.0527 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.2.1542 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.2.0553 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.1.0545 samples/min33 of 38
Blender Benchmark 3.0.1592 samples/min · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Specifications

Reference values for the chip. Clocks, length and connectors depend on the card model.

Chip

GPU chip
GM200-310-A1
Architecture
Maxwell
Shader units
2,816 (CUDA cores)

Clocks

Base clock
1,000 MHz
Boost clock
1,076 MHz

Memory

Video memory
6 GB
Memory type
GDDR5
Memory bus
384 bit
Memory bandwidth
336.6 GB/s

Power and dimensions

Board power
250 W (TDP)

Specifications: Wikipedia (English), checked November 14, 2026. Release date and launch price: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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