Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1.Gaming 6GB PCIe GV-N98TG1-GAMING-6GD

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 11 expert reviews

Excellent:

8
Good:

3
Average:

0
Bad:

0

8.4

User Score

Based on 163 reviews
as rated by users

Pros:

Exceedingly fast
Fans turn off at low load
Overclocks well

Cons:

Sample has obvious coil whine
Not the quietest GTX 980 Ti

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Last revision on May 5, 2017

Reviewers Liked

Exceedingly fast
Fans turn off at low load
Overclocks well
Built like a tank
Faster than the GTX Titan X

Reviewers Didn't Like

Sample has obvious coil whine
Not the quietest GTX 980 Ti
Stock-clocked memory
Should be quieter in gaming
Noticeable increase in power consumption
Large price increase over reference
Memory not overclocked

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Expert reviews and ratings

There truly is very little to dislike about this graphics card. It has exceptionally high build quality all round, is extremely fast out of the box and able to go significantly faster still with some manual tinkering. Overclocked, it was up to 25...

By Bit-tech.net on August 25, 2015

100

G igabyte is usually first out of the gate when it comes to supplying PC & Tech Authority with new samples of Nvidia graphics cards, and the GTX 980 Ti is no exception. We had its new GV-N98TG1 Gaming-6GD graphics card sitting in our test bench before...

By PC Authority on August 20, 2015

The GTX980Ti, for the time being is leading the way in regards to outright performance, particularly when overclocked. The Gigabyte GTX980 Ti G1 Gaming is the fastest sample we have received from an Nvidia partner, to date.I have reviewed some great...

By Kitguru.net on June 17, 2015

The Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1 Gaming retails around $690. Overclocked out of the box, the card is faster than the GTX Titan X Better price/performance than the GTX 980 / 980 Ti Fans turn off in idle and light gaming—no noise! Great efficiency...

By techPowerUp! on June 15, 2015

100

Gigabyte is the first to submit a custom 3rd party cooled GTX 980 Ti, and if this is the level that all Nvidia partners are going to offer then I will have a smile on my face throughout the summer. It is a tremendously nice product that ticks all the...

By Guru of 3D on June 11, 2015

If you want to game at Ultra HD resolution, a GTX 980 Ti or comparable graphics card is a must. No matter which GTX 980 Ti you buy, you can assume that it can be overclocked to about 1500 MHz on air or using water cooling. Extreme overclocking cards...

By uk.hardware.info on June 24, 2016

The card performs at its best with ultra high/Ultra settings. As expected, it trades blows with...

By hardwarebbq.com on February 16, 2016

A lot of this conclusion will likely sound familiar to our readers since we have already seen a lot of what the Gigabyte GTX 980 Ti G1 Gaming offers, though from competing solutions. With this being the eighth GTX 980 Ti we’ve reviewed, everything from...

By Hardware Canucks on February 03, 2016

The Gigabyte GTX980Ti G1 Gaming follows the endless stream of amazing performing Maxwell GPU-shod cards, and has enough up its sleeve to separate itself from the throng.Obviously with any GTX980Ti you are going to get excellent performance and the G1...

By Overclock3D on November 09, 2015

When it comes to GTX 980Ti GPUs there is a great deal of selection, but Gigabyte has managed to build a GPU with a lot of unique features to offer to the end user.When it comes to Nvidia's reference GTX 980Ti there have been two major complaints that...

By Overclock3D on October 06, 2015

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Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1.Gaming 6GB PCIe GV-N98TG1-GAMING-6GD

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