GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon R9 FURY X
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R9 FURY X and GeForce GTX 980, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTX 980 outperforms R9 FURY X by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 241 | 208 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.90 | 9.54 |
| Power efficiency | 6.12 | 11.93 |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | Fiji | GM204 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 24 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 62% 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 cores | 4096 | 2048 |
| Compute units | 64 | no data |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1064 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1050 MHz | 1216 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 8,900 million | 5,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 275 Watt | 165 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 268.8 | 155.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 8.602 TFLOPS | 4.981 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| TMUs | 256 | 128 |
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 | PCIe 3.0 | PCI Express 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 191 mm | 267 mm |
| Height | no data | 4.376" (11.1 cm) |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Recommended system power (PSU) | no data | 500 Watt |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 2x 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 type | High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) | GDDR5 |
| High bandwidth memory (HBM) | + | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 4096 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1050 MHz | 7.0 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 512 GB/s | 224 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no 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 Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Multi monitor support | no data | 4 displays |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| Number of Eyefinity displays | 6 | no data |
| VGA аnalog display support | no data | + |
| DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support | no data | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| HDCP | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| DisplayPort support | + | - |
| G-SYNC support | - | + |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | Internal |
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 Boost | no data | 2.0 |
| 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.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| 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.
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.
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.
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 HD | 80−85
−17.5%
| 94
+17.5%
|
| 1440p | 40−45
−27.5%
| 51
+27.5%
|
| 4K | 30−35
−30%
| 39
+30%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 8.11
−38.9%
| 5.84
+38.9%
|
| 1440p | 16.23
−50.7%
| 10.76
+50.7%
|
| 4K | 21.63
−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
| Counter-Strike 2 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| 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%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 93
+0%
|
93
+0%
|
| Valorant | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| 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%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+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%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+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%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 53
+0%
|
53
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 59
+0%
|
59
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+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%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+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 66 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 21.28 | 24.88 |
| 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 16.9% 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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