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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms the more expensive Radeon R7 260X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce GTX 980 is 346 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R7 260X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 25% better in Far Cry 6 than Radeon R7 260X - 86 vs 69 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Radeon R7 260X - $199.0 vs $246.31
- Up to 35% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Radeon R7 260X - $2.31 vs $3.57 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 260X - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 260X
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 115 vs 165 Watts
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
86
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon R7 260X
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%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 260X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $549 | MSRP | $139 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 104 GB/s |
1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
| 1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1625 MHz |
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