Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms Radeon HD 7870 XT on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 980 is 669 days newer than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 12% better in Valorant than Radeon HD 7870 XT - 590 vs 529 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 165 vs 185 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 4 vs 2 GB
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
40%
Texel Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
60%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT |
|---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 19th, 2012 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Southern Islands |
| $549 | MSRP | $270 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192 GB/s |
1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 975 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
