Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 570 8G G5
vs
EVGA GeForce GTX 980
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 570 8G G5 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 570 (GCN 4) and has 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.
The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s. |
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GPUThe Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 570 8G G5 has the Polaris 20 XL graphics chip installed, which is based on the GCN 4 architecture. The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 is based on the graphics chip GM204-400-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture. |
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| Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 570 8G G5 | GPU | EVGA GeForce GTX 980 |
| AMD Radeon RX 570 | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
| Polaris 20 XL | GPU Chip | GM204-400-A1 |
| GCN 4 | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 32 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 16 |
| 2048 | Shader | 2048 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 64 |
| 128 | Texture Units | 128 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe graphics memory of the Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 570 8G G5 clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps. The graphics memory speed of the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.750 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.753 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 clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture. |
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| 1.168 GHz | Base Clock | 1.127 GHz |
| 1.244 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.216 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 570 8G G5 is powered by 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 195 W. The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 has 2 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 165 W. |
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| 195 W | TDP | 165 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 90 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 6-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 570 8G G5 is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans. The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Radial |
| 2 x 100 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 65 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityUp to 4 screens can be operated with the Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 570 8G G5. The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 2x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
| 2x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.2 |
| 1 | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetWith the Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 570 8G G5 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum supported resolution of the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 is 4096x2160 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
| 12 | DirectX | 12_1 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | No |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | No |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 570 8G G5 is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing. The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface. |
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| 260 mm | Length | 267 mm |
| 135 mm | Height | 111 mm |
| 43 mm | Width | 38 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
Additional dataThe Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 570 8G G5 has been manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers since Q3/2017. The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 came on the market in Q3/2014 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured. |
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| 11266-01 | Part-no | 04G-P4-2980-KR |
| Q3/2017 | Release date | Q3/2014 |
| 169 $ | Launch Price | 499 $ |
| 14 nm | Structure size | 28 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | -- |
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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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Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 570 8G G5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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EVGA GeForce GTX 980
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 570 8G G5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 570 8G G5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 570 8G G5
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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Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 570 8G G5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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EVGA GeForce GTX 980
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 570 8G G5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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EVGA GeForce GTX 980
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 570 8G G5
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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Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 570 8G G5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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EVGA GeForce GTX 980
4 GB GDDR5 |
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