Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms Radeon R9 390 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 980 is 272 days older than Radeon R9 390.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 2% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Radeon R9 390 - 181 vs 177 FPS
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 390 - 165 vs 275 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 390
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 8 vs 4 GB
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon R9 390
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
97%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 390 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Jun 18th, 2015 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Pirate Islands |
| $549 | MSRP | $329 |
| 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 | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 384 GB/s |
1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
