Maxwell 2.0 · 2015
On the desktop side, the 2015 GTX 980 carries 2048 Maxwell 2.0 cores, 4GB of GDDR5 over a 256-bit bus, and a 165W TDP, and was NVIDIA's high-end option before the Ti and Titan variants above it.
It was a genuinely fast 1440p card in its day, with enough headroom for 4K in less demanding games, and its architecture also introduced much of the efficiency groundwork NVIDIA built on with later generations - though current budget cards have since matched or exceeded its real-world performance.
Light gaming and everyday graphics at lower settings.
4 GB GDDR5 memory.
Push performance beyond base clock.
PCIe 3.0 x16
Mainstream desktop power draw with solid headroom for upgrades.
The NVIDIA GTX 980 is a entry-level dedicated GPU with 4GB of GDDR5 memory, suited to light gaming and general-purpose display output.