GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon RX 590
92%
92%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
109%
109%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti is approximately 17% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 590 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Polaris 30 | GM200 |
| CoresDifferent | 2304 | 2816 |
| TMUsDifferent | 144 | 176 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 | 96 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 256 bit | 384 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 590 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Polaris 30 | GM200 |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Polaris 30 XT(215-0922006) | GM200-310-A1 |
| ArchitectureDifferent | GCN 4.0 | Maxwell 2.0 |
| FoundryDifferent | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 12 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 5,700 million | 8,000 million |
| DensityDifferent | 24.6M / mm² | 13.3M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 232 mm² | 601 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-1401 | BGA-2152 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 590 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Nov 15th, 2018 | Jun 2nd, 2015 |
| GenerationDifferent | Polaris(RX 500) | GeForce 900 |
| PredecessorDifferent | Arctic Islands | GeForce 700 |
| SuccessorDifferent | Vega | GeForce 10 |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 279 USD | 649 USD |
| Current PriceDifferent | Amazon/Newegg | N/A |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 36 in our database | 169 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 590 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1469 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1545 MHz | 1076 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 2000 MHz8 Gbps effective | 1753 MHz7 Gbps effective |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 590 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 256 bit | 384 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 256.0 GB/s | 336.6 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 590 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 2304 | 2816 |
| TMUsDifferent | 144 | 176 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 | 96 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 36 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per CU) | 48 KB (per SMM) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| SMM CountDifferent | N/A | 22 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 590 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 49.44 GPixel/s | 103.3 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 222.5 GTexel/s | 189.4 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 7.119 TFLOPS (1:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 7.119 TFLOPS | 6.060 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 445.0 GFLOPS (1:16) | 189.4 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 590 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 241 mm9.5 inches | 267 mm10.5 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 175 W | 250 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 450 W | 600 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x HDMI 2.0b3x DisplayPort 1.4a | 1x DVI1x HDMI 2.03x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | C944-41 | PG600 SKU 30 |
| HeightDifferent | N/A | 111 mm4.4 inches |
| WidthDifferent | N/A | 40 mm1.6 inches |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 590 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.7 | 6.8 |
| CUDADifferent | N/A | 5.2 |
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