GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon R9 FURY X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 FURY X and GeForce GTX 980, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 FURY X
2015
4 GB High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), 275 Watt
21.43

GTX 980 outperforms R9 FURY X by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking235208
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.989.53
Power efficiency6.2011.99
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameFijiGM204
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date24 June 2015 (9 years ago)19 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 $549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

GTX 980 has 59% better value for money than R9 FURY X.

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 cores40962048
Compute units64no data
Core clock speedno data1064 MHz
Boost clock speed1050 MHz1216 MHz
Number of transistors8,900 million5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt165 Watt
Texture fill rate268.8155.6
Floating-point processing power8.602 TFLOPS4.981 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs256128

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 supportPCIe 3.0PCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length191 mm267 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)no data500 Watt
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin2x 6-pin
SLI options-+
Bridgeless CrossFire+-

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 typeHigh Bandwidth Memory (HBM)GDDR5
High bandwidth memory (HBM)+no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width4096 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1050 MHz7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s224 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
Multi monitor supportno data4 displays
Eyefinity+-
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
VGA аnalog display supportno data+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno data+
HDMI++
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
DisplayPort support+-
G-SYNC support-+
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration+-
CrossFire+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
LiquidVR+-
PowerTune+-
TressFX+-
TrueAudio+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
DDMA audio+no data
GameStream-+
GeForce ShadowPlay-+
GPU Boostno data2.0
GameWorks-+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder-+
Optimus-+
BatteryBoost-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.4
OpenGL4.54.5
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan+1.1.126
Mantle+-
CUDA-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

R9 FURY X 21.43
GTX 980 24.87
+16.1%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

R9 FURY X 9578
GTX 980 11113
+16%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

R9 FURY X 16710
+29.2%
GTX 980 12938

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD80−85
−17.5%
94
+17.5%
1440p40−45
−27.5%
51
+27.5%
4K30−35
−30%
39
+30%

Cost per frame, $

1080p8.11
−38.9%
5.84
+38.9%
1440p16.23
−50.7%
10.76
+50.7%
4K21.63
−53.7%
14.08
+53.7%
  • GTX 980 has 39% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GTX 980 has 51% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GTX 980 has 54% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Battlefield 5 109
+0%
109
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 80
+0%
80
+0%
Fortnite 242
+0%
242
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90
+0%
90
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 93
+0%
93
+0%
Valorant 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Battlefield 5 90
+0%
90
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Dota 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 73
+0%
73
+0%
Fortnite 116
+0%
116
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 83
+0%
83
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 72
+0%
72
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 79
+0%
79
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
+0%
85
+0%
Valorant 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 82
+0%
82
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Dota 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 69
+0%
69
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 59
+0%
59
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 56
+0%
56
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 46
+0%
46
+0%
Valorant 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 91
+0%
91
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 62
+0%
62
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 48
+0%
48
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 48
+0%
48
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 53
+0%
53
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 59
+0%
59
+0%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
+0%
29
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 32
+0%
32
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Dota 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 24
+0%
24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 34
+0%
34
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20
+0%
20
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 25
+0%
25
+0%

This is how R9 FURY X and GTX 980 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 980 is 18% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 980 is 28% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 980 is 30% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.43 24.87
Recency 24 June 2015 19 September 2014
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 165 Watt

R9 FURY X has an age advantage of 9 months.

GTX 980, on the other hand, has a 16.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 980 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 FURY X in performance tests.

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