Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 580 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 580 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 980 is 942 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 580.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 6% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Radeon RX 580 - 17 vs 16 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 580 - 165 vs 185 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 580
- Up to 15% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 - $95.05 vs $112.24
- Up to 10% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than GeForce GTX 980 - $6.59 vs $7.33 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 8 vs 4 GB
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
17
100%
Value, €/FPS
€7.33/FPS
89%
Price, €
€124.59
84%
FPS Winner
Buy for €124.59 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 14 minutes ago
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
FPS
16
94%
Value, €/FPS
€6.59/FPS
100%
Price, €
€105.5
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €105.5 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 14 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
80%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 580 |
---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 |
GeForce 900 | Generation | Polaris |
$549 | MSRP | $229 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1257 MHz |
1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1340 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |