GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
199%
199%
AMD Radeon R9 380
57%
57%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is approximately 142% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | AMD Radeon R9 380 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GM204 | Antigua |
| CoresDifferent | 2048 | 1792 |
| TMUsDifferent | 128 | 112 |
| ROPsDifferent | 64 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | AMD Radeon R9 380 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GM204 | Antigua |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GM204-400-A1 | Antigua PRO(215-0877000) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Maxwell 2.0 | GCN 3.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process Size | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 5,200 million | 5,000 million |
| DensityDifferent | 13.1M / mm² | 13.7M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 398 mm² | 366 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-1745 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | AMD Radeon R9 380 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Sep 19th, 2014 | Jun 18th, 2015 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 900 | Pirate Islands(R9 300) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 700 | Volcanic Islands |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 10 | Arctic Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 549 USD | 199 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 146 in our database | 39 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | AMD Radeon R9 380 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1127 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1216 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1753 MHz7 Gbps effective | 1375 MHz5.5 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 970 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | AMD Radeon R9 380 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 224.4 GB/s | 176.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | AMD Radeon R9 380 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 2048 | 1792 |
| TMUsDifferent | 128 | 112 |
| ROPsDifferent | 64 | 32 |
| SMM CountDifferent | 16 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 48 KB (per SMM) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 2 MB | 512 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 28 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | AMD Radeon R9 380 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 77.82 GPixel/s | 31.04 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 155.6 GTexel/s | 108.6 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 4.981 TFLOPS | 3.476 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 155.6 GFLOPS (1:32) | 217.3 GFLOPS (1:16) |
| FP16 (half)Different | N/A | 3.476 TFLOPS (1:1) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | AMD Radeon R9 380 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 267 mm10.5 inches | 221 mm8.7 inches |
| Height | 111 mm4.4 inches | 111 mm4.4 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 40 mm1.6 inches | N/A |
| TDPDifferent | 165 W | 190 W |
| Suggested PSU | 450 W | 450 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x DVI1x HDMI 2.03x DisplayPort 1.2 | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | PG401 | C766 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | AMD Radeon R9 380 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_0) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | 1.2.170 |
| CUDADifferent | 5.2 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.8 | 6.5 |
Comparison Summary
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