ATI Radeon X300 SE vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking	179	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.30	no data
Power efficiency	10.07	no data
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	Rage 9 (2003−2006)
GPU code name	GM200	RV370
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	2 June 2015 (10 years ago)	1 September 2004 (21 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$649	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2816	no data
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	325 MHz
Boost clock speed	1075 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	8,000 million	107 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	30 Watt
Texture fill rate	189.4	1.300
Floating-point processing power	6.06 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	96	4
TMUs	176	4
L1 Cache	1 MB	no data
L2 Cache	3 MB	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	267 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)	600 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	None
SLI options	+	-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	64 MB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	336.5 GB/s	3.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	No outputs
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	+	-
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream	+	-
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	-
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	-

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	9.0
Shader Model	6.8	no data
OpenGL	4.5	2.0
OpenCL	3.0	N/A
Vulkan	1.4	N/A
CUDA	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 June 2015	1 September 2004
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	64 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	30 Watt

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