Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX Vega 56 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 980 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX Vega 56 is 1060 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 20% cheaper than Radeon RX Vega 56 - $144.0 vs $179.99
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 - 165 vs 210 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Performs up to 31% better in God of War than GeForce GTX 980 - 64 vs 49 FPS
- Up to 4% better value when playing God of War than GeForce GTX 980 - $2.81 vs $2.94 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 8 vs 4 GB
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
49
76.5625%
Value, $/FPS
$2.94/FPS
95.57823129251702%
Price, $
$144
100%
Buy for $144 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 315110 minutes ago
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
FPS
64
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.81/FPS
100%
Price, $
$179.99
80%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $179.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 315110 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
82.66411727214785%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
47.223065250379356%
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Aug 14th, 2017 |
GeForce 900 | Generation | Vega |
$549 | MSRP | $399 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | HBM2 |
256-bit | Bus | 2048-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1156 MHz |
1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1471 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 800 MHz |