Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms Radeon RX 480 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 980 is 649 days older than Radeon RX 480.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 3% better in Borderlands 3 than Radeon RX 480 - 71 vs 69 FPS
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480
- Consumes up to 9% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 150 vs 165 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 8 vs 4 GB
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
85.35381239714755%
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
52.05602672834747%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 480 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Jun 29th, 2016 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Arctic Islands |
| $549 | MSRP | $229 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-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 | 1120 MHz |
| 1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1266 MHz |
| 1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
