Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms Radeon R9 280 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 980 is 199 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 89% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Radeon R9 280 - 36 vs 19 FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 165 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 4 vs 3 GB
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$279 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| 827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
