Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Installation Guide

TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction 1
About This Guide 1
Minimum System Requirements 2
Unpacking 3
Equipment 3
Hardware Installation 5
Safety Instructions 5
Before You Begin 6
Installing the GeForce Graphics Card 6
Software Installation 11
GeForce Express Software Installtion 11
Driver Installation 13
Configuring SLI 15
Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel 15
Enabling/Disabling SLI 16
Configuring HDMI 17
Enabling Audio Over HDMI 17
Features 19
Compliances 23

Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Specifications

General

GPU Architecture	Maxwell
CUDA Cores	2048
Base Clock	1126 MHz
Boost Clock	1216 MHz
Memory Speed	7 Gbps
Memory Clock	1750 MHz
Memory Interface	256-bit
Memory Bandwidth	224 GB/s
VRAM	4 GB GDDR5
TDP	165 W
Recommended System Power	500 W
Power Connectors	2 x 6-pin
DirectX	12 API
OpenGL	4.5
GPU	GM204
Process Size	28 nm
Transistors	5.2 billion
Die Size	398 mm²
Texture Units	128
ROP Units	64
OpenCL	1.2
PCI Express Version	3.0
Maximum Digital Resolution	5120x3200
Maximum Display Outputs	4
HDCP Support	Yes
SLI Support	Yes