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    GeForce GTX 590 vs GeForce GTX 980

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 590 and GeForce GTX 980, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 590 stacks up against GeForce GTX 980, check out specs charts below.
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    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 590 GeForce GTX 980
    Power consumption (TDP) 365 Watt 165 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors Two 8-pin 2x 6-pins
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU) 4 GB
    Display Connectors 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
    Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
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    • GeForce GTX 590 has 121% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 980.
    • GeForce GTX 590 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 980 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 590 has 3068 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 980.
    • Both cards are used in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 590 is build with Fermi architecture, and GeForce GTX 980 - with Maxwell.
    • GeForce GTX 590 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 980 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • GeForce GTX 590 is 1 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 980.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 1700 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 55−60
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 35−40
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 30−35
    4K / 2160p − 18−20
    low / 720p 35−40 80−85
    medium / 1080p 21−24 65−70
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 205% more, than GeForce GTX 590.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 590 GeForce GTX 980
    Architecture Fermi Maxwell
    Code name GF110 GM204
    Type Desktop Desktop
    Release date 24 March 2011 19 September 2014
    Pipelines 1024 2048
    Core clock speed 1215 MHz
    Boost Clock 1216 MHz
    Transistor count 3,000 million 5,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 77.7 billion/sec 144 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 2x 1,244.2 gflops 4,981 gflops
    Length 11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm) 10.5" (26.7 cm)
    Memory bus width 768-bit (384-bit per GPU) 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1707 MHz 7.0 GB/s
    Memory bandwidth 327.7 GB/s 224 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.2 4.5
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
    CUDA + +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.54 kh/s
    CUDA cores 1024 2048
    Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0 PCI Express 3.0
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) 4.376" (11.1 cm)
    SLI options + +
    Multi monitor support + 4 displays
    HDMI + +
    HDCP +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal Internal
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 107 Mh/s 579 Mh/s
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.74 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.28 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 312.12 Sol/s
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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