Model Name | WinFast GTX 980 HURRICANE |
Graphics Engine | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
Bus Standard           | PCI Express 3.0 |
Video Memory | 4GB GDDR5 |
Engine Clock | GPU Boost Clock: 1253 MHz GPU Base Clock: 1152 MHz |
CUDA Core | 2048 |
Memory Clock          | 7010 MHz |
Memory Interface | 256-bit |
Interface | DVI Output : Yes x 1 (DVI-I) HDMI Output : Yes x 1 (HDMI 2.0) Display Port : Yes x 3 (Regular DP) HDCP Support : Yes |
Accessories |  2 x 4-pin Molex to PCIe 6-pin adapter DVI to VGA adapter User’s guide Driver CD |
Software                   | – |
Dimensions | Â 296mm x 111mm x 42mm |
- driver CDÂ
- user’s manualÂ
- DVI-VGA adapterÂ
- 2 x 4-pin molex to 6-pin PCIe cable
The backplate looks rather plain, no fancy cuttings nor wording printed on; but it’ll still provide the very same protection to the card by improving its rigidity to prevent sagging or PCB bending issue.
SLI fingers for multiple NVIDIA GPU configuration – up to 4 GPU.
The GTX 980 Hurricane comes with a total of 5 output display connector to satisfy your needs for multiple display monitor – 3 x Display Port, 1 x HDMI and 1 x DVI-I.
Test Rig Configuration | |
CPU Cooler | Prolimatech Samuel 17 |
CPU | Intel Core i7 4790K |
Motherboard | ASUS Maximus Gene VIÂ |
Memory | G.Skill TridentX 8GB@2400MHz |
Primary Hard Drive | Kimtigo KTA-350 120GB |
Power Supply | BitFenix Fury 550G |
Chassis | Vector Benchcase |
Performance, Overclocking and Temperature
We ran a few graphically demanding games and synthetic benchmark in our possession at the resolution of 1920 x 1080, 4x Anti-aliasing. Due limited voltage adjustment, we’ve only managed to push the Leadtek GTX 980 Hurricane to its highest stable clock that is able to complete each game benchmark with the following values:
- Maximum boost clock of 1401 MHz
- 8025 MHz on the memory clock
- 1.2V on the voltage for GPU
- Unigine Valley: Â 2.3%
- Unigine Heaven: 2.5%Â
- Tomb Raider: Â 5.5%
- Battlefield 3: Â 7.4%
- Battlefield 4: Â 13.3%
- Crysis 3: Â 19.2%
- Far Cry 3: Â 13.7%
Temperature seems well for a GTX 980 as we can’t find much to complaint about the cooling design. With temperature idling at 36°C and peaked at 75°C on full load, the Leadtek GTX 980 Hurricane is a recommended choice for the silent freaks out there who wants a well performed, cooling and silent GTX 980 (if the coil noise issue can be fixed in the nearest future).
The Leadtek GTX 980 Hurricane might not do as well as other GTX 980 that we’ve reviewed in the past in terms of overclocking, but if you’re the type of user that only wanted to enjoy your games instead of wanting to squeeze every last drop of performance out of it, this is one worthy graphics card to consider for – RM 1999 for a GTX 980 with a pretty decent performance and cools even better than some other GTX 980 that cost few hundred bucks more, why not?
Pros
- Reasonable price
- Factory overclocked
- Requires only 2 x 6-pin PCIe power connectorÂ
- Comes with a metal backplate for that extra protection against PCB sagging
- Decent cooling performance
Cons
- Limited overclocking capability due to NVIDIA’s Green Light Program
- No dedicated software for GPU overclocking
- Coil noise issue