Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 590 outperforms the more expensive 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 590 is 1518 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Consumes up to 6% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 165 vs 175 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 2% better in Sea of Thieves than GeForce GTX 980 - 123 vs 120 FPS
- Up to 4% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 - $87.74 vs $91.04
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 8 vs 4 GB
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Resolution
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Game Graphics
Mythical
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Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
69.93258426966293%
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
63.531225905936786%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
GeForce 900 | Generation | Polaris |
$549 | MSRP | $279 |
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 | 1469 MHz |
1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |