ATI 3D Rage vs GeForce GTX 980

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	246	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.58	no data
Power efficiency	12.33	no data
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	Mach (1992−1997)
GPU code name	GM204	Mach64 GT
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	19 September 2014 (11 years ago)	1 April 1996 (29 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$549	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	2048	no data
Core clock speed	1064 MHz	44 MHz
Boost clock speed	1216 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,200 million	5 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	500 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	155.6	0.04
Floating-point processing power	4.981 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	64	1
TMUs	128	1
L1 Cache	768 KB	no data
L2 Cache	2 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	PCI
Length	267 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)	500 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	no data
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	EDO
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	57 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s	456.0 MB/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	1x VGA
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	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	+	-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	-
BatteryBoost	+	-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	5.0
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.5	N/A
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	19 September 2014	1 April 1996
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	500 nm

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