Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 590 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 980 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 590 is 1518 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Consumes up to 6% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 165 vs 175 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 4% better in Assassin's Creed Mirage than GeForce GTX 980 - 55 vs 53 FPS
- Up to 17% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 - $119.99 vs $144.0
- Up to 20% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Mirage than GeForce GTX 980 - $2.18 vs $2.72 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 8 vs 4 GB
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
53
96.36363636363636%
Value, $/FPS
$2.72/FPS
80.14705882352942%
Price, $
$144
83%
Buy for $144 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 315085 minutes ago
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
55
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$119.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $119.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 315744 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
69.93258426966293%
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
63.531225905936786%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
GeForce 900 | Generation | Polaris |
$549 | MSRP | $279 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1469 MHz |
1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |