You should get the same card back. If no 980 ti's are available you'll receive a card that is equal to/better than the 980 ti.

like sajin said   depends on what evga has available  same or equal to or better  in the 900 series forum where this was moved from and here   theres a few threads on this .
 
some guys got back same card like one rma'ed a 980ti hybrid and got a 980ti hybrid back  , then one guy rma'ed a 980ti classy  and got a 1080ftw  one guy did a 980ti classy and got a 1080 sc   and so on  down to a plane ol' 1070  I assume if it was a stock reference 980 ti on that ??
 
I assume this can be discussed  with the service rep your dealing with on your card during the rma process ?
 
[examples]
 
https://forums.evga.com/What-card-did-you-get-after-RMA-980Ti-Classified-m2731794.aspx
 
[page 2 ]--  ''RMA is due to arrive on Wednesday, another GTX 980TI Hybrid''
 
https://forums.evga.com/EVGA-980ti-HYBRID-crashing-with-no-display-signal-m2733232-p2.aspx
 
good luck 

well, you don't get a ''new'' card  you get a referbed / b-stock  something  another  best I know ???   that's what you tend to see the most  . don't know if that still holds true if they had to go with a 10series card  ? I assume its easyer for them to give a referb on them being there out on the market  now a days

right , most all is stated in the warrantee doc's  here under  service / terms and conditions / evga warrantee / graphics cards /  Warranty Terms / Product Warranty Replacement /  ''Products sent in for RMA will be repaired and returned or replaced with a thoroughly tested recertified product of equal or greater performance. ''
 
https://www.evga.com/support/warranty/graphics-cards/
 
 

They have sent me a 1080 founders edition. 
 

Sent in my 980ti Classified, got an 1070 FTW back... :( disappointing 

whats funny to me is  a 980 ti clocked to say 1250   but the ''better'' 10 series is  1750 ,  but on par ?     if you could clock that 980 ti  to 1750/ 1800  or down clock that 1070 to match your 980ti stock clock then lets see what card is better .
 
if the 1070 was 1140 card and doing better or = to then you got something to say on that . thing is you would expect a card stock running up to 1800 MHz to flat run over a card that's 1250  by a heck of a lot  [opinion ]
 
har to find tested with same games   but try this
 
bf3 with ''4AA''  980ti at [1102 /1190 ]
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/EVGA/GTX_980_Ti_SC_Plus/9.html
 
bf3  ''NO'' AA  evga 1070 [1594/ 1784  stock clocking ]
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/EVGA/GTX_1070_SC/8.html
 
witcher 3
980ti
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/EVGA/GTX_980_Ti_SC_Plus/23.html
 
1070
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/EVGA/GTX_1070_SC/20.html
 
then the support you loose with a 10 series as well .   = to looks a reach  [a stretch Armstrong reach ] or in opinion /  as determined by Nvidia...lol....
 
hay, don't look a gift horse in the mouth and your at there full mercy when alls said and done .  the rma could of been rejected  just as easy  and today its not like your going to newegg and buying a new 980ti  anyway  , heck your not buying one here at the evga store . 
 
a little bit of something can be a lot better then a whole lot of nothing .
 
 

Power sup

Thank you for the information.I will not get EVGA again.

dude, its all the same with any brand .   you got what you expect or you don't  .  if you don't  they work it out to your satisfaction or they don't .     just evga had built up a  better reputation  on these things .  and as they say all good things do come to a end  cause times are a change' en . in my opinion there all just run of the mill
 
pretty much what you get for the price that day you add to cart .  like said I could of just as esay have a MSI card in here  , but this evga went on sale the day I wanted to pull the trigger on a card . then luck of the draw  I [knock on wood]  got a satisfactory card  that so far holding up