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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 480 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 980 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 980 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 480 is 649 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 980.
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
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 33% cheaper than Radeon RX 480 - $199.0 vs $299.0
- Up to 33% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Radeon RX 480 - $199.0 vs $299.0 per FPS
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
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GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
1
100%
Value, $/FPS
$199/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199
100%
Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
52%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
85%
AMD Radeon RX 480 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 29th, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$229 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| 1120 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
1266 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
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