amd
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory2304
Cores256 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 590
VS
nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR5
Memory2816
Cores336.6 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
AMD Radeon RX 590
8GB GDDR5 175W $279 Nov 2018
Radeon RX 590
$279 • Nov 2018
VS
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
$649 • Jun 2015
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
6GB GDDR5 250W $649 Jun 2015
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 590 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 175 W | 250 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1545 MHz | 1076 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 336.6 GB/s |
| Process Size | 12nm | 28nm |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 2304 | 2816 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 144 | 176 |
| ROPs | 32 | 96 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 384-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 1753 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 49.44 GPixel/s | 103.3 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 256 GTexel/s | 336.6 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 7.119 GFLOPS | 6.06 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 3.00 MB |
| Die Size | 232 mm² | 601 mm² |
| Transistors | 5700 Million | 8000 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 600 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
4611
AMD Radeon RX 590
6010 (+30%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
45783
AMD Radeon RX 590
49950 (+9%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
61.2 FPS
AMD Radeon RX 590
73.4 FPS (+20%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
9375
AMD Radeon RX 590
13771 (+47%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Game Benchmarks Comparison (60 benchmarks)
Trine 4 The Nightmare Prince
7 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie Frozenbyte
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+5%)
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 76 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 76 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+2%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+4%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
Chernobylite Complete Edition
8 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation The Farm 51
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+43%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+31%)
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+0%)
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+0%)
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
Winner
Loser
Devil's Hunt
8.1 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie Layopi Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+26%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+30%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+25%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
Beyond Two Souls
7 2020 • Action, Adventure Quantic Dream
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+40%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+58%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+103%)
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Winner
Loser
Wolfenstein Youngblood
7.3 2019 • Action Machine Games, Arkane Studios
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 590 (+23%)
AVG 108 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 590 (+5%)
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 590 (+8%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Sinking City
7 2021 • Action, Adventure Frogwares
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+26%)
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+29%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+32%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Wins!
Based on 60 benchmarks across 20 games
47
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 590
VS
+11.9%
53
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
AMD Radeon RX 590
AMD • 8GB GDDR5
8
Wins
47
Avg FPS
39
Min FPS
13%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR5
48
Wins
53
Avg FPS
44
Min FPS
80%
Win Rate
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