Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms Radeon R9 280X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 980 is 346 days newer than Radeon R9 280X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 12% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Radeon R9 280X - 92 vs 82 FPS
- Consumes up to 34% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 165 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 4 vs 3 GB
Grand Theft Auto V
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 R9 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 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 R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $549 | MSRP | $299 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x 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 | 288 GB/s |
1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 850 MHz |
1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
