GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon R9 390X
82%
82%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
122%
122%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti is approximately 40% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon R9 390X | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Grenada | GM200 |
| Cores | 2816 | 2816 |
| TMUs | 176 | 176 |
| ROPsDifferent | 64 | 96 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 512 bit | 384 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 390X | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Grenada | GM200 |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Grenada XT(215-0880004) | GM200-310-A1 |
| ArchitectureDifferent | GCN 2.0 | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process Size | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 6,200 million | 8,000 million |
| DensityDifferent | 14.2M / mm² | 13.3M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 438 mm² | 601 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | N/A | BGA-2152 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 390X | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Jun 18th, 2015 | Jun 2nd, 2015 |
| GenerationDifferent | Pirate Islands(R9 300) | GeForce 900 |
| PredecessorDifferent | Volcanic Islands | GeForce 700 |
| SuccessorDifferent | Arctic Islands | GeForce 10 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 429 USD | 649 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 60 in our database | 169 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 390X | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 1050 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1500 MHz6 Gbps effective | 1753 MHz7 Gbps effective |
| Base ClockDifferent | N/A | 1000 MHz |
| Boost ClockDifferent | N/A | 1076 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 390X | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 512 bit | 384 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 384.0 GB/s | 336.6 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 390X | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Shading Units | 2816 | 2816 |
| TMUs | 176 | 176 |
| ROPsDifferent | 64 | 96 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 44 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per CU) | 48 KB (per SMM) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 1024 KB | 3 MB |
| SMM CountDifferent | N/A | 22 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 390X | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 67.20 GPixel/s | 103.3 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 184.8 GTexel/s | 189.4 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 5.914 TFLOPS | 6.060 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 739.2 GFLOPS (1:8) | 189.4 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 390X | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 275 mm10.8 inches | 267 mm10.5 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 109 mm4.3 inches | 111 mm4.4 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 36 mm1.4 inches | 40 mm1.6 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 275 W | 250 W |
| Suggested PSU | 600 W | 600 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 | 1x DVI1x HDMI 2.03x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-C67157-00_02, C679-37 | PG600 SKU 30 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 390X | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.2.170 | 1.3 |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| CUDADifferent | N/A | 5.2 |
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