Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms Radeon R7 260 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 980 is 276 days newer than Radeon R7 260.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 14% better in Far Cry 5 than Radeon R7 260 - 113 vs 99 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 260 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 260
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 95 vs 165 Watts
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon R7 260
Desktop • Dec 17th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 260 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Dec 17th, 2013 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $549 | MSRP | $109 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 96 GB/s |
1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
