The Radeon RX 590 is a clear winner – it's a slightly faster gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 980 and it's also a slightly better value for money, as it's $4.51 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 590
- A slightly faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 4% cheaper – $119.99 vs $124.50
- A slightly 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 vs GeForce GTX 980 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Average FPS
73
100%
Min 1% FPS
37
100%
Price, $
$119.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.64/FPS
100%
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
70
96%
Min 1% FPS
35
95%
Price, $
$124.5
96%
Value, $/FPS
$1.77/FPS
93%
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$124.50
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$399.00
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$879.85
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Radeon RX 590 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 590 vs GeForce GTX 980 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 590 vs GeForce GTX 980 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
64%
Texture Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
7.119 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
70%
FP32
4.981 TFLOPS
70%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 590 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Nov 15th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
$279.00 | 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 | ||
| 49.44 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 77.82 GPixel/s |
222.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 155.6 GTexel/s |
7.119 TFLOPS | FP32 | 4.981 TFLOPS |
