The Radeon RX 590 GME is a clear winner – it's a slightly faster gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 980 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's $279.01 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 590 GME
- A slightly faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 70% cheaper – $119.99 vs $399.00
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 980
- Consumes up to 6% less energy – 165 vs 175 Watts
Radeon RX 590 GME vs GeForce GTX 980 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 590 GME
Mar 9th, 2020
Average FPS
70
100%
Min 1% FPS
35
100%
Price, $
$119.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.71/FPS
100%
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
70
100%
Min 1% FPS
35
100%
Price, $
$399
30%
Value, $/FPS
$5.7/FPS
30%
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$399.00
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$124.50
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$422.98
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Radeon RX 590 GME vs GeForce GTX 980 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon RX 590 GME vs GeForce GTX 980 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 590 GME vs GeForce GTX 980 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 590 GME
Mar 9th, 2020
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
45.44 GPixel/s
58%
Texture Fillrate
204.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
6.543 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
76%
FP32
4.981 TFLOPS
76%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 590 GME | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Mar 9th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $549.00 |
| Polaris | Generation | GeForce 900 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 175 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 | ||
| 45.44 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 77.82 GPixel/s |
204.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 155.6 GTexel/s |
6.543 TFLOPS | FP32 | 4.981 TFLOPS |
