ASUS GeForce GTX 980
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe ASUS GeForce GTX 980 has 2048 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.22 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 4.98 TFLOPS.
The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G has 2304 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.27 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 5.83 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe ASUS GeForce GTX 980 is equipped with a graphics chip of the Maxwell 2.0 architecture, which has 16 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G is based on the Ellesmere architecture and is equipped with 36 execution units. |
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| ASUS GeForce GTX 980 | GPU | GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 480 |
| GM204-400-A1 | GPU Chip | Polaris 10 XT |
| Maxwell 2.0 | Architecture | Ellesmere |
| 16 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 36 |
| 2048 | Shader | 2304 |
| 64 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 128 | Texture Units | 144 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe ASUS GeForce GTX 980 is equipped with a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.753 GHz clocks. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G has a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz. |
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| 4 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.753 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.750 GHz |
| 7.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 224 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe ASUS GeForce GTX 980 has a turbo clock of 1.216 GHz. The turbo frequency of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G is 1.266 GHz. |
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| 1.127 GHz | Base Clock | 1.120 GHz |
| 1.216 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.266 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe ASUS GeForce GTX 980 has 2 x 6-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 98 °C. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 100 °C. |
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| 165 W | TDP | 150 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 98 °C | Tjunction max | 100 °C |
| 2 x 6-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the ASUS GeForce GTX 980 are cooled with a Air cooling. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Radial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 1 x 65 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 80 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityThe ASUS GeForce GTX 980 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0 | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 3x DP v1.2 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4a |
| 1 | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe ASUS GeForce GTX 980 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_0. |
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| 4096x2160 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12_0 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| No | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | Addressable LED |
Supported Video CodecsThis area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | No |
| No | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe ASUS GeForce GTX 980 is 38 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G is 38 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 267 mm | Length | 232 mm |
| 111 mm | Height | 116 mm |
| 38 mm | Width | 40 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
| No | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataManufactured using the 28 nanometer process, ASUS GeForce GTX 980 was released in Q3/2014. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G published in Q2/2016 is manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers. |
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| 90YV07H0-U0NA00 | Part-no | GV-RX480WF2-4GD |
| Q3/2014 | Release date | Q2/2016 |
| 499 $ | Launch Price | 199 $ (Reference) |
| 28 nm | Structure size | 14 nm |
| -- | Documents | data sheet |
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Benchmark results
3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
Time Spy Extreme Graphics score
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ASUS GeForce GTX 980
4 GB GDDR5 |
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)
Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.
Geekbench 6 - OpenCL
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ASUS GeForce GTX 980
4 GB GDDR5 |
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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ASUS GeForce GTX 980
4 GB GDDR5 |
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G
4 GB GDDR5 |
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FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
FP32 (TFLOPS)
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ASUS GeForce GTX 980
4 GB GDDR5 |
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G
4 GB GDDR5 |
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