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 38% better in F1 22 than Radeon R9 280 - 80 vs 58 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
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
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 R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $549 | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
