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GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon RX 580

GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon RX 580: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
Gigabyte GV-N980G1 GAMING-4GD G1 Gaming, GeForce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5 PCiE Video Graphics Card

Buy for 124.59 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 14 minutes ago

vs

AMD Radeon RX 580

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 1386MHz OC+, 8GB GDDR5, VR Ready, Dual BIOS, 3xDP HDMI DVI, AMD Graphics Card (RX-580P8DFD6)

Buy for 105.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 14 minutes ago

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
Gigabyte GV-N980G1 GAMING-4GD G1 Gaming, GeForce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5 PCiE Video Graphics Card

Buy for 124.59 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 14 minutes ago

vs

AMD Radeon RX 580

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 1386MHz OC+, 8GB GDDR5, VR Ready, Dual BIOS, 3xDP HDMI DVI, AMD Graphics Card (RX-580P8DFD6)

Buy for 105.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 14 minutes ago

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
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 5.
Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


FPS

17

100%

Value, €/FPS

€7.33/FPS

89%

Price, €

€124.59

84%

FPS Winner

Gigabyte GV-N980G1 GAMING-4GD G1 Gaming, GeForce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5 PCiE Video Graphics Card

Buy for 124.59 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 14 minutes ago

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
Radeon RX 580

Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017


FPS

16

94%

Value, €/FPS

€6.59/FPS

100%

Price, €

€105.5

100%

Value Winner

XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 1386MHz OC+, 8GB GDDR5, VR Ready, Dual BIOS, 3xDP HDMI DVI, AMD Graphics Card (RX-580P8DFD6)

Buy for 105.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 14 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
Radeon RX 580

Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


Pixel Fillrate

77.82 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

155.6 GTexel/s

80%

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
Radeon RX 580

Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017


Pixel Fillrate

42.88 GPixel/s

55%

Texel Fillrate

193 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

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AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo

AMD Radeon RX 580

Sep 19th, 2014Release Date
Apr 18th, 2017
GeForce 900GenerationPolaris
$549MSRP
$229
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
2x 6-pinPower Connectors1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4 GBMemory
8 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR5
256-bitBus256-bit
224.4 GB/sBandwidth
256 GB/s
1127 MHzBase Clock Speed
1257 MHz
1216 MHzBoost Clock Speed
1340 MHz
1753 MHzMemory Clock Speed
2000 MHz

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