nvidia
Brand4GB GDDR5
Memory2048
Cores224.4 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
VS
amd
Brand8GB HBM2
Memory4096
Cores483.8 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX Vega 64
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
4GB GDDR5 165W $549 Sep 2014
GeForce GTX 980
$549 • Sep 2014
VS
Radeon RX Vega 64
$499 • Aug 2017
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
8GB HBM2 295W $499 Aug 2017
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | HBM2 |
| TDP | 165 W | 295 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1216 MHz | 1546 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s | 483.8 GB/s |
| Process Size | 28nm | 14nm |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 | GCN 5.0 |
| Shading Units | 2048 | 4096 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 128 | 256 |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 2048-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1753 MHz | 945 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 77.82 GPixel/s | 98.94 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 224.4 GTexel/s | 483.8 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 4.981 GFLOPS | 12.66 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Die Size | 398 mm² | 495 mm² |
| Transistors | 5200 Million | 12500 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 600 W |
| Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
3574
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
7509 (+110%)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
33492
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
52807 (+58%)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
90.6 FPS
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
11113
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
14143 (+27%)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
Game Benchmarks Comparison (114 benchmarks)
Project CARS 2
7.1 2017 • Racing Slightly Mad Studios
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+52%)
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+63%)
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+65%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
7.9 2017 • Adventure, RPG, Strategy Larian Studios
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+46%)
AVG 121 FPS
MIN 102 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+41%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+63%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
Winner
Loser
Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider™
7.5 2017 • Action Arkane Studios
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+33%)
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+26%)
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+50%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
ReCore: Definitive Edition
7.9 2018 • Action, Adventure Armature Studio, LLC, Comcept
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+45%)
AVG 125 FPS
MIN 108 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+41%)
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+43%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Winner
Loser
ARK: Survival Evolved
6.1 2017 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Massively Multiplayer Studio Wildcard, Instinct Games, Efecto Studios, Virtual Basement LLC
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+53%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+60%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+70%)
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
Winner
Loser
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince
7 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie Frozenbyte
1080p
| high
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+86%)
AVG 132 FPS
MIN 113 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+91%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 74 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+105%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Wins!
Based on 117 benchmarks across 38 games
44
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 980
VS
+55.1%
68
Avg FPS
Radeon RX Vega 64
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
NVIDIA • 4GB GDDR5
5
Wins
44
Avg FPS
36
Min FPS
4%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
AMD • 8GB HBM2
109
Wins
68
Avg FPS
57
Min FPS
93%
Win Rate
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