The Radeon RX 480 is the comparison's loser – it's a slightly slower gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 980 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $174.50 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 480
- Consumes up to 9% less energy – 150 vs 165 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 980
- A slightly faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 58% cheaper – $124.50 vs $299.00
- A much better value for money for gaming
Radeon RX 480 vs GeForce GTX 980 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
70
100%
Min 1% FPS
35
100%
Price, $
$124.5
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.77/FPS
100%
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$124.50
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$399.00
In Stock
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$879.85
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Radeon RX 480 vs GeForce GTX 980 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon RX 480 vs GeForce GTX 980 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 480 vs GeForce GTX 980 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 480
Jun 29th, 2016
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
52%
Texture Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.834 TFLOPS
100%
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
88%
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
85%
FP32
4.981 TFLOPS
85%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 480 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Jun 29th, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
$229.00 | MSRP | $549.00 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | GeForce 900 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
150 W | Power Consumption | 165 W |
| Memory | ||
8 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 40.51 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 77.82 GPixel/s |
182.3 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 155.6 GTexel/s |
5.834 TFLOPS | FP32 | 4.981 TFLOPS |
