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GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon RX 580

GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon RX 580: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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GeForce GTX 980

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
Zotac ZT-90201 – 10P NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4 GB Grafikkarte (Aktiv, ATX, NVIDIA, GeForce GTX 970, GDDR5, PCI Express x16 3.0)

Buy for 998 on Amazon

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Updated 796 minutes ago

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Radeon RX 580

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
maxsun Grafikkarten AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB 2048SP GDDR5 Computer Video Grafikkarte GPU für PC Gaming 4K Dekodierung 256 Bit DirectX 12 DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort Multi-Monitore erweitern

Buy for 136.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 247 minutes ago

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GeForce GTX 980

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
Zotac ZT-90201 – 10P NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4 GB Grafikkarte (Aktiv, ATX, NVIDIA, GeForce GTX 970, GDDR5, PCI Express x16 3.0)

Buy for 998 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 796 minutes ago

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Radeon RX 580

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
maxsun Grafikkarten AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB 2048SP GDDR5 Computer Video Grafikkarte GPU für PC Gaming 4K Dekodierung 256 Bit DirectX 12 DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort Multi-Monitore erweitern

Buy for 136.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 247 minutes ago

Availability

MSRP $549

Availability

MSRP $229

Key Differences

In short — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 580 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 580 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 980 is 942 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 580.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 980

  • Consumes up to 11% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 580 - 165 vs 185 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 580

  • Up to 86% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 - €136.99 vs €998.00
  • Up to 86% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than GeForce GTX 980 - €1.96 vs €14.26 per FPS
  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 8 vs 4 GB
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


FPS

70

100%

Value, €/FPS

€14.26/FPS

14%

Price, €

€998

13%

Zotac ZT-90201 – 10P NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4 GB Grafikkarte (Aktiv, ATX, NVIDIA, GeForce GTX 970, GDDR5, PCI Express x16 3.0)

Buy for 998 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 796 minutes ago

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
Radeon RX 580

Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017


FPS

70

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.96/FPS

100%

Price, €

€136.99

100%

Value Winner

maxsun Grafikkarten AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB 2048SP GDDR5 Computer Video Grafikkarte GPU für PC Gaming 4K Dekodierung 256 Bit DirectX 12 DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort Multi-Monitore erweitern

Buy for 136.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 247 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
Radeon RX 580

Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


Pixel Fillrate

77.82 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

155.6 GTexel/s

81%

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
Radeon RX 580

Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017


Pixel Fillrate

42.88 GPixel/s

55%

Texel Fillrate

193 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo

GeForce GTX 980

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AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo

Radeon RX 580

Sep 19th, 2014Release Date
Apr 18th, 2017
GeForce 900GenerationPolaris
$549MSRP
$229
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
2x 6-pinPower Connectors1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4 GBMemory
8 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR5
256-bitBus256-bit
224.4 GB/sBandwidth
256 GB/s
1127 MHzBase Clock Speed
1257 MHz
1216 MHzBoost Clock Speed
1340 MHz
1753 MHzMemory Clock Speed
2000 MHz

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