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    GeForce GTX 980 Ti vs Radeon R9 290X

    GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 2 Jun 2015
    GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    Radeon R9 290X
    Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 24 Oct 2013
    Radeon R9 290X

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      151%
    • Radeon R9 290X
      100%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      138%
    • Radeon R9 290X
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 980 Ti

    38% higher gaming performance.
    40 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 290X .
    This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    Reasons to consider Radeon R9 290X

    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports FreeSync
    Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports TrueAudio
    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    GeForce GTX 980 Ti

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 980 Ti

    The GeForce GTX 980 Ti is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (71 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 980 TiRadeon R9 290X
    GPU NameGM200 (GM200-310-A1)vsHawaii (Hawaii XT)
    Fab Process28 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size601 mm²vs438 mm²
    Transistors8,000 millionvs6,200 million
    Shaders2816vs2816
    Compute Units22vs44
    Core clock1000 MHzvs1000 MHz
    ROPs96vs64
    TMUs176vs176

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 980 TiRadeon R9 290X
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width384 bitvs512 bit
    Memory Speed1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective    		vs1250 MHz
    5000 MHz effective
    Memory Size6144 Mbvs4096 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 980 TiRadeon R9 290X
    TDP250 wattsvs290 watts
    Release Date2 Jun 2015vs24 Oct 2013

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      96.00 GP/s
    • Radeon R9 290X
      64.00 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      176.00 GT/s
    • Radeon R9 290X
      176.00 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      337.00 GB/s
    • Radeon R9 290X
      320.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      5632.00 GFLOPs
    • Radeon R9 290X
      5632.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      24560
    • Radeon R9 290X
      16210

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      98
    • Radeon R9 290X
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassin's Creed: Unity

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      46.8
    • Radeon R9 290X
      35.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      164.2
    • Radeon R9 290X
      120.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 4

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      113.8
    • Radeon R9 290X
      74.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      90
    • Radeon R9 290X
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      144.3
    • Radeon R9 290X
      113.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Civilization: Beyond Earth

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      142.4
    • Radeon R9 290X
      105.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 3

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      59
    • Radeon R9 290X
      46.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      141
    • Radeon R9 290X
      100

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      125
    • Radeon R9 290X
      73

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 4

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      96.1
    • Radeon R9 290X
      71.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      84
    • Radeon R9 290X
      68

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      113
    • Radeon R9 290X
      83

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      76
    • Radeon R9 290X
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Mad Max

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      142.9
    • Radeon R9 290X
      107.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      96.4
    • Radeon R9 290X
      81.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      128.6
    • Radeon R9 290X
      99.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      104
    • Radeon R9 290X
      60

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ryse

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      108.1
    • Radeon R9 290X
      88.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      76
    • Radeon R9 290X
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      98
    • Radeon R9 290X
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      81
    • Radeon R9 290X
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      111
    • Radeon R9 290X
      74.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      70
    • Radeon R9 290X
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassin's Creed: Unity

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      29
    • Radeon R9 290X
      22.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      102
    • Radeon R9 290X
      77.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 4

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      74.1
    • Radeon R9 290X
      49.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      61
    • Radeon R9 290X
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Bioshock Infinite

    DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      110
    • Radeon R9 290X
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      113
    • Radeon R9 290X
      89.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Civilization: Beyond Earth

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      99
    • Radeon R9 290X
      76.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 3

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      38.5
    • Radeon R9 290X
      29.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      91
    • Radeon R9 290X
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      84
    • Radeon R9 290X
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 4

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      65.2
    • Radeon R9 290X
      51.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      60
    • Radeon R9 290X
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      86
    • Radeon R9 290X
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      58
    • Radeon R9 290X
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman Absolution

    DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      84
    • Radeon R9 290X
      67

    FPS (higher is better)

    Mad Max

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      94.1
    • Radeon R9 290X
      72.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      88
    • Radeon R9 290X
      49.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      89.4
    • Radeon R9 290X
      71.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      70
    • Radeon R9 290X
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ryse

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      78.9
    • Radeon R9 290X
      66.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      61
    • Radeon R9 290X
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      72
    • Radeon R9 290X
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      59
    • Radeon R9 290X
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      76.8
    • Radeon R9 290X
      54.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      38
    • Radeon R9 290X
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassin's Creed: Unity

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      28.7
    • Radeon R9 290X
      20.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      49
    • Radeon R9 290X
      38.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 4

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      37.3
    • Radeon R9 290X
      25.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      30
    • Radeon R9 290X
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      68.5
    • Radeon R9 290X
      56.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    Civilization: Beyond Earth

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      59.7
    • Radeon R9 290X
      48.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 3

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      26.2
    • Radeon R9 290X
      20.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      47
    • Radeon R9 290X
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      41
    • Radeon R9 290X
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 4

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      34.1
    • Radeon R9 290X
      28.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      34
    • Radeon R9 290X
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      43
    • Radeon R9 290X
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      35
    • Radeon R9 290X
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Mad Max

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      47.8
    • Radeon R9 290X
      36.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      41.2
    • Radeon R9 290X
      25.1

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      49.1
    • Radeon R9 290X
      39.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      37
    • Radeon R9 290X
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ryse

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      39.7
    • Radeon R9 290X
      33.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      37
    • Radeon R9 290X
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      39
    • Radeon R9 290X
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      35
    • Radeon R9 290X
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs

    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      41.1
    • Radeon R9 290X
      30.1

    FPS (higher is better)

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