Key Differences
In short — Radeon R5 230 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 R5 230 is 169 days older than GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R5 230 - 4 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R5 230
- Performs up to 11% better in Lost Ark than GeForce GTX 980 - 201 vs 181 FPS
- Consumes up to 88% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 19 vs 165 Watts
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon R5 230
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R5 230
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
2.5 GPixel/s
3.21254176304292%
Texel Fillrate
5 GTexel/s
3.2133676092544987%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | AMD Radeon R5 230 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 3rd, 2014 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $549 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | DDR3 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 10.67 GB/s |
1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 625 MHz |
| 1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 667 MHz |
