Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX Vega 56 outperforms GeForce GTX 980 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX Vega 56 is 1060 days newer than GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 - 165 vs 210 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Performs up to 29% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than GeForce GTX 980 - 54 vs 42 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 8 vs 4 GB
Total War: WARHAMMER III
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 RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
82%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
47%
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Aug 14th, 2017 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Vega |
| $549 | MSRP | $399 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | HBM2 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 2048-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
| 1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1156 MHz |
| 1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1471 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
