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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

GeForce GTX 980

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
Epic IT Service Geforce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5, 256 bit, Virtual Reality (VR) Ready, 3 x DisplayPort 1.2, 1 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x DL-DVI, Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11 (Bulk OEM)

Buy for $124.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 182 minutes ago

vs

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 $129.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 182 minutes ago

FPS Winner

GeForce GTX 980

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
Epic IT Service Geforce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5, 256 bit, Virtual Reality (VR) Ready, 3 x DisplayPort 1.2, 1 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x DL-DVI, Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11 (Bulk OEM)

Buy for $124.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 182 minutes ago

vs

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 $129.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 182 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms the more expensive Radeon RX 580 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce GTX 980 is 942 days older than the more expensive Radeon RX 580.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 980

  • Performs up to 1% better in Battlefield 2042 than Radeon RX 580 - 72 vs 71 FPS
  • Up to 4% cheaper than Radeon RX 580 - $124.50 vs $129.99
  • Up to 5% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Radeon RX 580 - $1.73 vs $1.83 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 11% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 580 - 165 vs 185 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 580

  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 8 vs 4 GB
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This is a free version of Battlefield 2042.
Battlefield 2042

Battlefield 2042

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


FPS

72

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.73/FPS

100%

Price, $

$124.5

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Epic IT Service Geforce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5, 256 bit, Virtual Reality (VR) Ready, 3 x DisplayPort 1.2, 1 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x DL-DVI, Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11 (Bulk OEM)

Buy for $124.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 182 minutes ago

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
Radeon RX 580

Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017


FPS

71

99%

Value, $/FPS

$1.83/FPS

95%

Price, $

$129.99

95%

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 $129.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 182 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

81%

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

GeForce GTX 980

vs
AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo

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

PCs Using GeForce GTX 980 or Radeon RX 580

With selected game settings

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