PNY GeForce GTX 980
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AMD Radeon RX 480
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe PNY 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 AMD Radeon RX 480 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 PNY GeForce GTX 980 is equipped with a graphics chip of the Maxwell 2.0 architecture, which has 16 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card AMD Radeon RX 480 is based on the Ellesmere architecture and is equipped with 36 execution units. |
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| PNY GeForce GTX 980 | GPU | AMD Radeon RX 480 |
| 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 PNY GeForce GTX 980 is equipped with a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.753 GHz clocks. The AMD Radeon RX 480 has a 8 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz. |
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| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.753 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.000 GHz |
| 7.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 8.0 Gbps |
| 224 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe PNY GeForce GTX 980 has a turbo clock of 1.216 GHz. The turbo frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 480 is 1.266 GHz. |
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| 1.126 GHz | Base Clock | 1.120 GHz |
| 1.216 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.266 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe PNY 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 AMD Radeon RX 480 is equipped with a 1 x 6-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 6-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the PNY GeForce GTX 980 are cooled with a Air cooling. The AMD Radeon RX 480 is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Radial | Fan-Type | Radial |
| 1 x 65 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 65 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityThe PNY GeForce GTX 980 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2. The AMD Radeon RX 480 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 | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe PNY GeForce GTX 980 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1. The AMD Radeon RX 480 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 | No LED lighting |
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 PNY GeForce GTX 980 is 38 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the AMD Radeon RX 480 is 38 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 267 mm | Length | 240 mm |
| 111 mm | Height | 95 mm |
| 38 mm | Width | 35 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, PNY GeForce GTX 980 was released in Q3/2014. The AMD Radeon RX 480 published in Q2/2016 is manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers. |
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| GF980GTX4GEPB | Part-no | -- |
| 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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PNY GeForce GTX 980
4 GB GDDR5 |
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AMD Radeon RX 480
8 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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PNY GeForce GTX 980
4 GB GDDR5 |
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AMD Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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PNY GeForce GTX 980
4 GB GDDR5 |
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AMD Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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AMD Radeon RX 480
8 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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PNY GeForce GTX 980
4 GB GDDR5 |
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AMD Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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