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    Radeon RX 480 vs GeForce GTX 980

    Radeon RX 480
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 29 Jun 2016
    Radeon RX 480
    GeForce GTX 980
    Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 19 Sep 2014
    GeForce GTX 980

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Radeon RX 480
      100%
    • GeForce GTX 980
      101%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • Radeon RX 480
      100%
    • GeForce GTX 980
      103%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX 480

    This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
    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    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 980

    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    No clear winner declared

    These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (82 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    Radeon RX 480GeForce GTX 980
    GPU NameEllesmere (Ellesmere XT)vsGM204 (GM204-400-A1)
    Fab Process14 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size232 mm²vs398 mm²
    Transistors5,700 millionvs5,200 million
    Shaders2304vs2048
    Compute Units36vs16
    Core clock1120 MHzvs1127 MHz
    ROPs32vs64
    TMUs144vs128

    Memory Configuration

    Radeon RX 480GeForce GTX 980
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed2000 MHz
    8000 MHz effective    		vs1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective
    Memory Size8192 Mbvs4096 Mb

    Additional details

    Radeon RX 480GeForce GTX 980
    TDP150 wattsvs165 watts
    Release Date29 Jun 2016vs19 Sep 2014

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • Radeon RX 480
      40.50 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 980
      72.10 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • Radeon RX 480
      182.30 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 980
      144.30 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • Radeon RX 480
      256.00 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 980
      224.40 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • Radeon RX 480
      5834.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 980
      4616.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • Radeon RX 480
      18430
    • GeForce GTX 980
      18720

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • Radeon RX 480
      137
    • GeForce GTX 980
      139

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon RX 480
      60
    • GeForce GTX 980
      80

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • Radeon RX 480
      60
    • GeForce GTX 980
      71

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      50
    • GeForce GTX 980
      56

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      136
    • GeForce GTX 980
      132

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • Radeon RX 480
      86
    • GeForce GTX 980
      99

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      70
    • GeForce GTX 980
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • Radeon RX 480
      69
    • GeForce GTX 980
      72

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX 480
      66
    • GeForce GTX 980
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      81
    • GeForce GTX 980
      85

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      55
    • GeForce GTX 980
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • Radeon RX 480
      84
    • GeForce GTX 980
      88

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon RX 480
      75
    • GeForce GTX 980
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      55
    • GeForce GTX 980
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      91
    • GeForce GTX 980
      91

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      74
    • GeForce GTX 980
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • Radeon RX 480
      54
    • GeForce GTX 980
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      75
    • GeForce GTX 980
      73

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      88
    • GeForce GTX 980
      81

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      77
    • GeForce GTX 980
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 480
      53
    • GeForce GTX 980
      60

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • Radeon RX 480
      77
    • GeForce GTX 980
      71

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 480
      59
    • GeForce GTX 980
      67

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 480
      74
    • GeForce GTX 980
      72

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      45
    • GeForce GTX 980
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      81
    • GeForce GTX 980
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • Radeon RX 480
      83
    • GeForce GTX 980
      97

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon RX 480
      39
    • GeForce GTX 980
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ashes Of The Singularity

    High Quality Mode, 8 millon samples, 2xMSAA, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      53
    • GeForce GTX 980
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • Radeon RX 480
      45
    • GeForce GTX 980
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      35
    • GeForce GTX 980
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      86
    • GeForce GTX 980
      83

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • Radeon RX 480
      56
    • GeForce GTX 980
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      48
    • GeForce GTX 980
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • Radeon RX 480
      49
    • GeForce GTX 980
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX 480
      46
    • GeForce GTX 980
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      52
    • GeForce GTX 980
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      45
    • GeForce GTX 980
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • Radeon RX 480
      59
    • GeForce GTX 980
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon RX 480
      57
    • GeForce GTX 980
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      33
    • GeForce GTX 980
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • Radeon RX 480
      74
    • GeForce GTX 980
      78

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      59
    • GeForce GTX 980
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      50
    • GeForce GTX 980
      56

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • Radeon RX 480
      35
    • GeForce GTX 980
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      54
    • GeForce GTX 980
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      59
    • GeForce GTX 980
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      55
    • GeForce GTX 980
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 480
      41
    • GeForce GTX 980
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • Radeon RX 480
      56
    • GeForce GTX 980
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 480
      42
    • GeForce GTX 980
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 480
      51
    • GeForce GTX 980
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      31
    • GeForce GTX 980
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      52
    • GeForce GTX 980
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • Radeon RX 480
      35
    • GeForce GTX 980
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon RX 480
      23
    • GeForce GTX 980
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • Radeon RX 480
      21
    • GeForce GTX 980
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      29
    • GeForce GTX 980
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      42
    • GeForce GTX 980
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • Radeon RX 480
      26
    • GeForce GTX 980
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      24
    • GeForce GTX 980
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • Radeon RX 480
      25
    • GeForce GTX 980
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX 480
      25
    • GeForce GTX 980
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      24
    • GeForce GTX 980
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      26
    • GeForce GTX 980
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • Radeon RX 480
      30
    • GeForce GTX 980
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon RX 480
      31
    • GeForce GTX 980
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      15
    • GeForce GTX 980
      15

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • Radeon RX 480
      39
    • GeForce GTX 980
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      27
    • GeForce GTX 980
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      24
    • GeForce GTX 980
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • Radeon RX 480
      17
    • GeForce GTX 980
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      34
    • GeForce GTX 980
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      29
    • GeForce GTX 980
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      33
    • GeForce GTX 980
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 480
      25
    • GeForce GTX 980
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • Radeon RX 480
      29
    • GeForce GTX 980
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 480
      24
    • GeForce GTX 980
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 480
      27
    • GeForce GTX 980
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      16
    • GeForce GTX 980
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      30
    • GeForce GTX 980
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • Radeon RX 480
      23
    • GeForce GTX 980
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

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