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GeForce GTX 980
FOLDING@HOME PPD PERFORMANCE

GPU profile

Performance snapshot

Current averages, ranks, sample depth, and data freshness.

Folding@Home identifier GM204 [GeForce GTX 980] 4612
High confidence
Most recent sample Aug 2, 2026 Most recent update seen for this GPU profile.
All-OS average
691,085
Average PPD from submitted samples
Linux average
545,849
Linux-only samples
Windows average
700,413
Windows-only samples
Work unit samples
62,651
All-time profile volume
Overall rank
#197
441 GPUs tracked
Brand rank
#157
294 Nvidia GPUs
Sampled performance breakdown

Folding Statistics GM204 [GeForce GTX 980] 4612 - Nvidia

DATA SAMPLES INFO
Filter applied, PPD samples all time		 AVERAGE FOLDING PERFORMANCE
Based on ALL available PPD samples by filter		 WORK UNIT PPD RECORDS
All Time
OS FILTER SAMPLES PPD WU Per 24hrs Time Per WU Points Per WU BEST PPD WORST PPD
All OS AVG 62,651 691,085 4.12 5 hrs 49 mins 167,550 44,690,193 4,558
Linux 3,754 545,849 3.09 7 hrs 45 mins 176,402 2,490,402 172,878
Windows 58,870 700,413 4.19 5 hrs 43 mins 167,026 44,690,193 4,558
Track this hardware live

Profile your GeForce GTX 980 in our V8 Web Client

Launch the LAR.SYSTEMS V8 Web Client to monitor live work-unit activity, compare your machine with community benchmarks, and contribute real samples that keep public rankings and hardware insights current for the Folding@Home community.

Sample Folder Team Platform Seen
Most recent WU sample Wiseman71 LinusTechTips_Team Windows GPU 6 months ago
First seen Anonymous Folder Team not recorded GPU sample 6 years ago
Preview of the Folding@Home V8 web client showing active work units, current PPD comparisons, and live GPU and CPU statistics.
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Recent GPU performance

12-week performance at a glance

Use the range, net change, and latest average as a quick signal—not a final judgment on the GPU.

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How to read this
  • Weekly movement can reflect project mix, available work units, drivers, or operating systems rather than a lasting hardware change.
  • Use the detailed chart to compare operating systems and work-unit availability across the full period.
Latest weekly average
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Recent Work Unit Performance - GeForce GTX 980

Average PPD is impacted by the types of research work units being done as they return different amounts of points and take different amounts of time.

The following shows the work unit allocation of research causes to better understand changes in PPD over time for the GeForce GTX 980.

No work unit data recorded for the GeForce GTX 980 in the past 12 weeks.

Data is provided in legacy mode until new work units are folded using our web client.

Recent Work Unit Performance Clusters - GeForce GTX 980

The following visualization illustrates the PPD / Credit allocation of work units across different research causes, providing insight into how PPD varies by work unit PPD samples for the GeForce GTX 980.

This analysis helps better understand the relationship between research causes and PPD/Credit, highlighting any performance trends as clusters or anomalies as outliers.

Project work-unit sample cluster chart.
Power and cost planning

GeForce GTX 980 kWh POWER CONSUMPTION & COST

Power consumption information for the GeForce GTX 980 is based on an average wattage taken from vendor information for the lowest and highest power draws for the GPU under Folding@Home compute loads.

Wattage information is only for the GPU and does not include the host computer's power usage.

$ / kWh

Default estimates are rendered at $0.10 per kWh. Your saved browser rate will update the cost columns across GPU profile pages.

Current GPU power consumption snapshot

GPU Power Draw
Watts - TDP		 Daily Power Usage
kWh		 Points per
kWh		 Daily Cost at $0.10
per kWh		 Power Cost
per 1m Points
166 W 3.98 kWh 167,948 $0.40 $0.595

GeForce GTX 980 COMPUTE VS kWH USAGE DAY, MONTH, WEEK & YEAR

Folding@Home compute projections for the GeForce GTX 980 can be used to help inform long-term point goals and related costs based on 24/7 usage.

Duration Nickname Points
Average		 Work Units
Average		 Power Usage
kWh		 Power Cost
at $0.10 per kWh
Day PPD 669,106 12.10 3.98 kWh $0.40
Week PPW 4,683,742 84.69 27.89 kWh $2.79
Month PPM 20,351,974 367.99 121.18 kWh $12.12
Year PPY 244,223,690 4415.86 1454.16 kWh $145.42
Reading the averages

Why your PPD may differ

PPD is a guide, not a fixed result. Daily output changes with the work-unit mix, including project, points, atom count, and deadline, as well as system conditions such as OS, drivers, clocks, thermals, and power limits.

Compare the five highest and lowest sampled project averages for GeForce GTX 980 using community samples collected through the LAR.SYSTEMS V8 Web Client.

Highest sampled PPD

PPD
Rank		Project
ID		Cause
Research		PPD
Average		Points WU
Average		WUs Day
Average		WU Time
Average
112112Peptide-Conformation-Modeling2,246,4006,000374.400 hrs 4 mins
212110Peptide-Conformation-Modeling2,227,49746,14648.270 hrs 30 mins
312212dud-e1,140,13087,85612.981 hrs 51 mins
412272Protein-Simulation1,104,317141,1157.833 hrs 4 mins
512267Protein-Simulation-Drug-Discovery1,086,837131,8998.242 hrs 55 mins

Lowest sampled PPD

PPD
Rank		Project
ID		Cause
Research		PPD
Average		Points WU
Average		WUs Day
Average		WU Time
Average
117660FoldingGPU-Core27-Test31,55920,4501.5415 hrs 33 mins
217657GPU-Core-Testing37,8946,9475.454 hrs 24 mins
313463covid-19193,33510,77717.941 hrs 20 mins
412601Alchemical-Binding-Energy229,14546,7254.904 hrs 54 mins
512600Alchemical-Binding-Free-Energy274,5772,625104.600 hrs 14 mins

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