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# 178W power efficiency Twin Frozr V cooling tech 4GB GDDR5 VRAM @ 7010 MHz MSI NVIDIA GTX 980 Gaming Graphics Card (4GB, PCI Express, 256 Bit)

**Brand:** msi
**Price:** 1051071CFA
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎯 Dominate your game with MSI GTX 980 — power, precision, and silence in one sleek beast.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** MSI NVIDIA GTX 980 Gaming Graphics Card (4GB, PCI Express, 256 Bit) by msi
- **How much does it cost?** 1051071CFA with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- msi enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted msi brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Dynamic Performance Boost:** NVIDIA GPU Boost 2.0 intelligently cranks clock speeds on demand, delivering ultra-smooth 60+ FPS gameplay with effortless overclocking.
- • **Unmatched Thermal Mastery:** Twin Frozr V Torx Fans + SuperSU Architecture keep your rig cool and whisper-quiet, even under marathon gaming sessions.
- • **Military-Grade Reliability:** Built with Military Class 4 components certified to MIL-STD-810G, ensuring rock-solid stability and longevity for serious pros.
- • **Immersive Visuals, Zero Lag:** Supports NVIDIA G-Sync and 3D Vision Surround for tear-free, multi-display setups that put you inside the action.
- • **Customizable Gaming Experience:** Switch between OC, Gaming, and Silent modes with MSI’s Gaming App, plus eye-friendly color profiles to protect your vision during long sessions.

## Overview

The MSI NVIDIA GTX 980 Gaming Graphics Card features 4GB of high-speed GDDR5 memory running at 7010 MHz on a 256-bit bus, powered by NVIDIA’s advanced GPU Boost 2.0 technology. Its Twin Frozr V cooling system with SuperSU Architecture ensures optimal thermal performance and quiet operation. Designed for PCI Express 3.0 slots, it supports NVIDIA G-Sync, 3D Vision Surround, and multiple display outputs including HDMI, DisplayPort, and Dual-link DVI. Certified with Military Class 4 components, this card delivers reliable, high-performance gaming at resolutions up to 2560x1600, making it ideal for ultra 1080p and light 4K gaming setups.

## Description

Product Description Next-Gen Thermal Design : Twin Frozr V Torx Fan Maximizes airflow and dispersion. SuperSU Architecture improves dissipation efficiency through special heatpipe layout. Hybrid Frozr Technology: - Zero Frozr: Fans stop spinning in low load to keep the card quiet and increase lifetime. - Independent Fan Control: Maximum fan control, minimum noise. Airflow Control technology Deflects airflow towards heatpipes to improve thermal efficiency Easy Tuning- OC, Gaming and Silent modes adjust Graphics Card settings based on user requirements. Eye Rest: Dedicated color profiles for Gaming,movies and Eye Rest (reduced blue light). Support custom color, Gamma,Brightness and Contrast settings from within the Gaming App. Military Class 4 Components Certified to MIL-STD-810G standards for top stability and quality. Built with Hi-c CAP, Solid CAP, and New SFC components. Next generation streaming multiprocessor built from the ground up for incredible performance and power efficiency. NVIDIA GPU Boost 2.0 Technology Dynamically maximizes clock speeds based on workload and allows enthusiast class controls such as temperature target and fan controls, extra over-voltage headroom and optimizations for water-cooling solutions. This allows greater customization and overclocking options and enables gamers to push performance to new levels. Microsoft DirectX 11 DirectX 11 GPU with Shader Model 5.0 support designed for ultra high performance in the API's key graphics feature, GPU-accelerated tessellation. NVIDIA 3D Vision Ready4 Support for NVIDIA 3D Vision, bringing a fully immersive stereoscopic 3D experience to the PC. A combination of high-tech wireless glasses and advanced software, 3D Vision transforms hundreds of PC games into full stereoscopic 3D. In addition, you can stream 3D movies and 3D digital photographs from 3DVisionLive.com in eye popping, crystal-clear quality. NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround Ready5 With a single GeForce GTX 970 you can expand your PC games across three displays in full stereoscopic 3D for the ultimate inside the game experience.* NVIDIA Surround also supports triple screen gaming with non-3D Vision monitors. Add in a fourth accessory display to get access to your email, web, or other applications while you game. NVIDIA FXAA Technology Shader-based anti-aliasing technology available from the NVIDIA Control Panel tdat enables ultra-fast anti-aliasing in hundreds of PC games. NVIDIA TXAA Technology Support for new temporal anti-aliasing technique that delivers the ultimate combination of image quality and performance. NVIDIA 3-way SLI Technology6 Industry leading N VIDIA SLI technology offers amazing performance scaling in games across up to three GPUs. NVIDIA PhysX Technology Full support for NVIDIA PhysX technology, enabling a totally new class of physical gaming interaction for a more dynamic and realistic experience with GeForce. NVIDIA Adaptive Vertical Sync Dynamically enables vertical sync based on your current frame rates for the smoothest gaming experience. NVIDIA CUDA Technology Unlocks the power of the GPU's processor cores to accelerate the most demanding tasks such as video transcoding, physics simulation, ray tracing, and more, delivering incredible performance improvements over traditional CPUs. NVIDIA PureVideo HD Technology The combination of high-definition video decode acceleration and post-processing that delivers unprecedented picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color, and precise image scaling for movies and video. PCI Express 3.0 Designed for the new PCI Express 3.0 bus architecture offering the highest data transfer speeds for the most bandwidth-hungry games and 3D applications, while maintaining backwards compatibility with existing PCI Express motherboards for the broadest support. Dual-link DVI Able to drive flat-panel displays up to 2560x1600 resolution over a DVI connector. DisplayPort Drive the latest DisplayPort panels with support for resolutions up to 2560x1600. HDMI7 Support for HDMI including GPU accelerated Blu-ray 3D support, x.v.Color, HDMI Deep Color, and 7.1 digital surround sound. Box Contains 1 x GTX 980 Gaming 4

Review: 20GHz -Msi Nvidia GTX 970 (previous card > Sapphire R9 270 2gb) -Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600Mhz 2x4GB Dual Channel 8GB kit -1920 - My computer specs: -i5 4460 3.20GHz -Msi Nvidia GTX 970 (previous card > Sapphire R9 270 2gb) -Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600Mhz 2x4GB Dual Channel 8GB kit -1920x1080 LG monitor -500w Corsair Bronze -1TB WCD Hard drive -ASRock Z97 Anniversary Motherboard -Windows 7 Ultimate -Bit Fenix Mid-tower case I have to say I am very happy about this cards performance as I can play all my games on Steam now on ultra pretty much as most of the time I may just have to turn down ambient occlusion or antialiasing down a bit but other than that this card sticks to 60fps when vysnced and can over 100fps on some games when they are maxed. Installation: The night before I got the card I did a load of cable tying so the card had room and no wires would get in the way. When I got the card the next day I made a restore point on my pc, removed my old R9 270, then I put in the 27cm long heavy monster of a card in. It certainly weighted a lot more than my older card and it took a bit to slotted it in with about 5cms left of room, I screwed in the screws at the end then put the 8pin cable and the 6 pin cable into the card as it requires 2 different power cables. I turned on the power a VOLA the card was running and displaying fine, I installed the standard drivers and had a go with a few games. Gameplay/ Performance: Now I have had a week with the card running I can now say that you do not get the cards full power until you update its driver to the absolute newest driver as when I used NVidia's experience to get the right settings to play Borderlands 2 it set everything to max and when I play It dipped to 45 fps in big major battles and I was baffled. So I updated my driver via NVidia's experience software and then tried the game again and it played silky smooth but I did put the view distance down from extra far to just far. I am mostly play Killing Floor 2 now and on high settings due to ultra being a big hog and causes frame stutter even if I did get a constant 60fps. I have also being playing Metal Gear The Phantom on Ultra with only the effects setting put to high instead of extra high as for some reason when I use a fulton on cargo containers and vehicles and are lifted up smoke comes up and my frames dip about 5fps for a second then is fine, feels like a stutter really. Sound/noise: Now I hear ALOT of people complaining about coil whine on high end cards and I can easily say my card has never whined... it has got slightly loud after being used for 6 hours straight gaming and that is understandable. I do love that the fans are off when I am not gaming or as it is called idle mode, so the cards fans only turn on when it is required to render demanding games. So if I played terraria it would not need to use the fans but if I played Fallout 3 or Killing Floor 2 the fans would start. Key points -Powerful card for ultra 1080p gaming and light 4k gaming -Quiet when idle -Hums nicely when rendering game, not noisy -Looks badass, -Driver support is brilliant -Awesome power for the price ratio -I won't need to upgrade for about 2-3 years Absolutely brilliant card FWI you get the free game code via email from desertcart as a promotional code where you are then sent to the GeForce site to pick the new assassins creed game or rainbow six siege. I pick assassins creed as I don't like competitive co-op/multiplayer such as rainbow six.
Review: 3rd Times the charm (hopefully I wont have to change my review again) - 3rd Review- This is just a review of this card, I returned it and got a new one after the last one I had had unbearable coil whine (read my second review below) and the card is fine, great performance, overclocks nicely and stays cool and quiet, great card, especially since I picked mine up for only £250. 2nd Review- Firstly let me start of by saying that I have only had this card for a week and for that week this card has been absolutely amazing, but a week has passed and now I hate the card. Just this morning I loaded up a game (dying light) and all of a sudden I heard coil whine, it was louder than any whine I had heard before and it is now present in every single game I play, it completely ruins my gaming experience and I game with headphones with noise cancellation and it is still horrible. As such I have changed my review from I love it, to I hate it and I will be returning it immediately. Now this could just be a defect with this one card but I would be careful. Also below is my original review. 1st Review- I bought this card as an upgrade from my r9 270, and so far it is vastly superior, it looks nicer, the performance is double and the power use and temps are also lower (with the fans running at 40% it's completely silent and only ever gets up to 46 degrees under full load) I currently use this for gaming and so far I can max all games with 60fps (farcry 4, gta 5, dyinglight ext) the only negatives I can think of is that it doesn't come with a backplate which makes it look less professional and my card seems to be sagging a little. Also most reviews and images seem to miss out the fact that the msi logo on the side lights up, sadly it is only white but it still looks really nice. Overall this is brilliant card, not sure if it's worth the price (at the time of writing this it was £299) but I managed to get it for 250.

## Features

- NVIDIA Super Resolution technology
- NVIDIA GameWorks technology
- NVIDIA G-Sync - Ready
- NVIDIA GPU Boost 2.0
- NVIDIA CUDA technology

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00NOP53AA |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Best Sellers Rank | 123,532 in Computers & Accessories ( See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories ) 888 in Graphics Cards |
| Brand | MSI |
| Colour | black, red |
| Computer Memory Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (3,303) |
| Date First Available | 21 Sept. 2014 |
| Form Factor | Graphics card |
| Graphics Card Description | Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 4GB GDDR5 |
| Graphics Card Interface | PCI Express |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 4 GB |
| Graphics Chipset Brand | NVIDIA |
| Graphics Coprocessor | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
| Graphics RAM Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
| Hard Drive Size | 4 GB |
| Item Weight | 1.93 kg |
| Item model number | V317-008R |
| Manufacturer | MSI |
| Memory Clock Speed | 7010 MHz |
| Number of HDMI Ports | 1 |
| Processor Brand | NVIDIA |
| Processor Count | 1 |
| Processor Speed | 1190 MHz |
| Product Dimensions | 34.49 x 26.49 x 8 cm; 1.93 kg |
| Resolution | 2560x1600 |
| Series | MSI PCI-E GTX980 GAMING 4096MB DDR5 HDMI/DVI/3-DP retail |
| Wattage | 178 watts |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** MSI
- **Compatible devices:** Desktop
- **Graphics RAM size:** 4 GB
- **Graphics RAM type:** DDR3 SDRAM
- **Graphics card interface:** PCI Express
- **Graphics co-processor:** NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- **Graphics processor manufacturer:** NVIDIA
- **Memory clock speed:** 7010 MHz
- **Recommended uses for product:** Gaming
- **Video output interface:** DVI

## Images

![MSI NVIDIA GTX 980 Gaming Graphics Card (4GB, PCI Express, 256 Bit) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61cVra18p-L.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: why is there a cat in costomer images? does it come with the card?**
A: The cat is actually the NVidia engineer who arrives with the card and installs it for you.

**Q: Is the graphic card compatible with the Sony VAIO VPCCB3P1E laptop?**
A: This graphics card is for use in a desktop computer.The card itself is about half the size of a laptop.Hope this helps

**Q: What's the core clock and boost clock MHz?**
A: There are three different modes in which this graphics card operates, each of which having their own core clock and boost clock speed. They are as follows:1216MHz Core (Boost Clock:1279MHz) (OC Mode)1190MHz Core (Boost Clock:1253MHz) (Gaming Mode)1127MHz Core (Boost Clock:1178MHz) (Silent Mode)Source: MSI website, product page for the GTX 960. Hope I helped!

**Q: Does this card come with a metal back plate?**
A: It comes with a bracket attached to fasten to the computer.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 20GHz -Msi Nvidia GTX 970 (previous card > Sapphire R9 270 2gb) -Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600Mhz 2x4GB Dual Channel 8GB kit -1920
*by W***L on 26 October 2015*

My computer specs: -i5 4460 3.20GHz -Msi Nvidia GTX 970 (previous card > Sapphire R9 270 2gb) -Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600Mhz 2x4GB Dual Channel 8GB kit -1920x1080 LG monitor -500w Corsair Bronze -1TB WCD Hard drive -ASRock Z97 Anniversary Motherboard -Windows 7 Ultimate -Bit Fenix Mid-tower case I have to say I am very happy about this cards performance as I can play all my games on Steam now on ultra pretty much as most of the time I may just have to turn down ambient occlusion or antialiasing down a bit but other than that this card sticks to 60fps when vysnced and can over 100fps on some games when they are maxed. Installation: The night before I got the card I did a load of cable tying so the card had room and no wires would get in the way. When I got the card the next day I made a restore point on my pc, removed my old R9 270, then I put in the 27cm long heavy monster of a card in. It certainly weighted a lot more than my older card and it took a bit to slotted it in with about 5cms left of room, I screwed in the screws at the end then put the 8pin cable and the 6 pin cable into the card as it requires 2 different power cables. I turned on the power a VOLA the card was running and displaying fine, I installed the standard drivers and had a go with a few games. Gameplay/ Performance: Now I have had a week with the card running I can now say that you do not get the cards full power until you update its driver to the absolute newest driver as when I used NVidia's experience to get the right settings to play Borderlands 2 it set everything to max and when I play It dipped to 45 fps in big major battles and I was baffled. So I updated my driver via NVidia's experience software and then tried the game again and it played silky smooth but I did put the view distance down from extra far to just far. I am mostly play Killing Floor 2 now and on high settings due to ultra being a big hog and causes frame stutter even if I did get a constant 60fps. I have also being playing Metal Gear The Phantom on Ultra with only the effects setting put to high instead of extra high as for some reason when I use a fulton on cargo containers and vehicles and are lifted up smoke comes up and my frames dip about 5fps for a second then is fine, feels like a stutter really. Sound/noise: Now I hear ALOT of people complaining about coil whine on high end cards and I can easily say my card has never whined... it has got slightly loud after being used for 6 hours straight gaming and that is understandable. I do love that the fans are off when I am not gaming or as it is called idle mode, so the cards fans only turn on when it is required to render demanding games. So if I played terraria it would not need to use the fans but if I played Fallout 3 or Killing Floor 2 the fans would start. Key points -Powerful card for ultra 1080p gaming and light 4k gaming -Quiet when idle -Hums nicely when rendering game, not noisy -Looks badass, -Driver support is brilliant -Awesome power for the price ratio -I won't need to upgrade for about 2-3 years Absolutely brilliant card FWI you get the free game code via email from amazon as a promotional code where you are then sent to the GeForce site to pick the new assassins creed game or rainbow six siege. I pick assassins creed as I don't like competitive co-op/multiplayer such as rainbow six.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 3rd Times the charm (hopefully I wont have to change my review again)
*by A***X on 27 April 2015*

3rd Review- This is just a review of this card, I returned it and got a new one after the last one I had had unbearable coil whine (read my second review below) and the card is fine, great performance, overclocks nicely and stays cool and quiet, great card, especially since I picked mine up for only £250. 2nd Review- Firstly let me start of by saying that I have only had this card for a week and for that week this card has been absolutely amazing, but a week has passed and now I hate the card. Just this morning I loaded up a game (dying light) and all of a sudden I heard coil whine, it was louder than any whine I had heard before and it is now present in every single game I play, it completely ruins my gaming experience and I game with headphones with noise cancellation and it is still horrible. As such I have changed my review from I love it, to I hate it and I will be returning it immediately. Now this could just be a defect with this one card but I would be careful. Also below is my original review. 1st Review- I bought this card as an upgrade from my r9 270, and so far it is vastly superior, it looks nicer, the performance is double and the power use and temps are also lower (with the fans running at 40% it's completely silent and only ever gets up to 46 degrees under full load) I currently use this for gaming and so far I can max all games with 60fps (farcry 4, gta 5, dyinglight ext) the only negatives I can think of is that it doesn't come with a backplate which makes it look less professional and my card seems to be sagging a little. Also most reviews and images seem to miss out the fact that the msi logo on the side lights up, sadly it is only white but it still looks really nice. Overall this is brilliant card, not sure if it's worth the price (at the time of writing this it was £299) but I managed to get it for 250.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very Cool & Quiet
*by N***N on 15 July 2015*

Although the unit I purchased turned out defective, I was still able to observe how good this card is during the short time I had used it. Gaming Performance: This card is aimed at 1080p use, and it performs very well. It's 40-50% slower than the GTX 970, but it's half the price and would serve those wishing to play most newly released games on high setting. The limited bandwidth (the amount of data that can flow at any given time) means that this card may not stay the entirety of its intended life cycle. The 2GB VRAM argument also something to consider, however this card will run out of graphical grunt before it saturates above 2GB VRAM in most cases. These are things that must be considered as the GTX 970 may be a better buy with regards to longevity. Noise: This card is extremely silent. At full load, the fans spin at 800rpm, which is virtually silent. Compared with my old R9 270, which ran at 2,200rpm, this feels like a much welcome addition. When idling, the card emits no noise and the fans do not spin. For those seeking absolute silence, look no further than this card. Heat: Heat is a massive issue with graphics cards. My R9 290 used to reach 82c when at full load in my mini itx system. I'm happy to report this card in the same case reached only 63c while providing more graphical horsepower and making less noise. Drawbacks: -Limited bandwidth may hinder future games -2GB Ram may be an issue (although unlikely) - Card is very long -Coil whine may be present Conclusion: This card performs well for the price, but is exceptional in how little noise and heat it emits. If you're looking for the coolest and quiestest card available, look no further than the MSI GTX 960. This is a solid mid-range card and performs better in games than my AMD R9 270. This is not just down to more graphical power, but because of the excellent driver support from Nvidia.

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