Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms Radeon R9 390X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 980 is 272 days older than Radeon R9 390X.
Advantages of Radeon R9 390X
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 6% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Radeon R9 390X - 18 vs 17 FPS
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 390X - 165 vs 275 Watts
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon R9 390X
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 390X
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
67.2 GPixel/s
86%
Texel Fillrate
184.8 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
84%
Radeon R9 390X | vs | GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 18th, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| Pirate Islands | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$429 | MSRP | $549 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
384 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
| 1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
