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NVIDIA nForce 980a/780a SLI

The NVIDIA nForce 980a/780a SLI is a graphics card. It scores 165 in the PassMark G3D benchmark.

1/10 key specs recorded · 5 facts

Depth: 9 recorded fields, 2 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified July 25, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark. Coverage: 1 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

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Shading units

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Memory

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Boost clock

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Board power

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Performance

The NVIDIA nForce 980a/780a SLI scores 165 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 22.6% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #2,253), measured across 13 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 128.

PassMark G3D Mark

165

Rank #2,253
Faster than 22.6% of 2,658 GPUs
13 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 2 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 1.9% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 9 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 48.4% of 1,602 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA nForce 980a/780a SLI averages DirectX 9 2 fps and DirectX 10 9 fps, across 13 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

First benchmarked 2009-08-01

Samples 13

PassMark listing (collected 2026-10-01)

Market

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Segment Desktop

Series nForce

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 165

PassMark G2D 128

Rank #2,253

Samples 13

Frequently asked questions

How fast is the NVIDIA nForce 980a/780a SLI?

The NVIDIA nForce 980a/780a SLI scores 165 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 22.6% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #2,253.