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GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon RX 590

GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon RX 590: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
Epic IT Service Geforce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5, 256 bit, Virtual Reality (VR) Ready, 3 x DisplayPort 1.2, 1 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x DL-DVI, Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11 (Bulk OEM)

Buy for $144 on Amazon

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FPS Winner

AMD Radeon RX 590

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo
51RISC Radeon RX 590 GME Graphics Card, 2304SP 8GB GDDR5 256bit PCIe 3.0 ×16 1340MHz Base Clock Gaming Video Card (Radeon RX 590 GME)

Buy for $119.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 315744 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
Epic IT Service Geforce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5, 256 bit, Virtual Reality (VR) Ready, 3 x DisplayPort 1.2, 1 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x DL-DVI, Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11 (Bulk OEM)

Buy for $144 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 315085 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

AMD Radeon RX 590

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo
51RISC Radeon RX 590 GME Graphics Card, 2304SP 8GB GDDR5 256bit PCIe 3.0 ×16 1340MHz Base Clock Gaming Video Card (Radeon RX 590 GME)

Buy for $119.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 315744 minutes ago

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
This is a free version of Assassin's Creed Mirage.

Assassin's Creed Mirage

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


FPS

53

96.36363636363636%

Value, $/FPS

$2.72/FPS

80.14705882352942%

Price, $

$144

83%

Epic IT Service Geforce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5, 256 bit, Virtual Reality (VR) Ready, 3 x DisplayPort 1.2, 1 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x DL-DVI, Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11 (Bulk OEM)

Buy for $144 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 315085 minutes ago

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo
Radeon RX 590

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018


FPS

55

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.18/FPS

100%

Price, $

$119.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

51RISC Radeon RX 590 GME Graphics Card, 2304SP 8GB GDDR5 256bit PCIe 3.0 ×16 1340MHz Base Clock Gaming Video Card (Radeon RX 590 GME)

Buy for $119.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 315744 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo
Radeon RX 590

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


Pixel Fillrate

77.82 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

155.6 GTexel/s

69.93258426966293%

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo
Radeon RX 590

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018


Pixel Fillrate

49.44 GPixel/s

63.531225905936786%

Texel Fillrate

222.5 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

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AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo

AMD Radeon RX 590

Sep 19th, 2014Release Date
Nov 15th, 2018
GeForce 900GenerationPolaris
$549MSRP
$279
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
2x 6-pinPower Connectors1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4 GBMemory
8 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR5
256-bitBus256-bit
224.4 GB/sBandwidth
256 GB/s
1127 MHzBase Clock Speed
1469 MHz
1216 MHzBoost Clock Speed
1545 MHz
1753 MHzMemory Clock Speed
2000 MHz

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