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Same as Founder's Edition
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $69
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MSRP in USD: $69
Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R7 240 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 980 is 346 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R7 240.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 620% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Radeon R7 240 - 36 vs 5 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 240 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 240
- Up to 85% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 - $59.95 vs $399.0
- Consumes up to 82% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 30 vs 165 Watts
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 4GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 SLI DVI/HDMI/DP Gaming Graphics Card Advanced GPU
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VisionTek Radeon R7 240 SFF 2GB DDR3 (DIV-D, HDMI, VGA*) Graphics Card - 900701
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
5.6 GPixel/s
7.1960935492161395%
Texel Fillrate
14 GTexel/s
8.997429305912597%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 240 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $549 | MSRP | $69 |
| 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 | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 73.6 GB/s |
1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 650 MHz |
1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 700 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1150 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 980 or Radeon R7 240
ARK: Survival Evolved, 1920 x 1080, Epic
1 FPS
$499/FPS
Radeon R7 240
FX-6300
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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