GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon R9 FURY X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon R9 FURY X, 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 980 stacks up against Radeon R9 FURY X, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 980	Radeon R9 FURY X
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	275 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pins	2x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	High Bandwidth Memory (HBM)
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU)	500 Watt
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Radeon R9 FURY X has 66% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 980.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon R9 FURY X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 980 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 FURY X - with GCN 3.0.
GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon R9 FURY X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 FURY X is 181 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 980.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 FURY X is 1043 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	55−60	50−55
ultra / 1080p	35−40	30−35
QHD / 1440p	30−35	27−30
4K / 2160p	18−20	14−16
low / 720p	80−85	75−80
medium / 1080p	65−70	60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 11% more, than Radeon R9 FURY X.
high / 1080p	85−90	80−85
ultra / 1080p	75−80	70−75
QHD / 1440p	60−65	55−60
4K / 2160p	30−35	27−30
low / 720p	140−150	130−140
medium / 1080p	95−100	90−95
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Battlefield 5 is 6% more, than Radeon R9 FURY X.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon R9 FURY X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	250−260
medium / 768p	230−240	230−240
QHD / 1440p	150−160	150−160
4K / 2160p	100−110	100−110
high / 768p	220−230	220−230
GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon R9 FURY X have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p	70−75	70−75
medium / 1080p	50−55	50−55
GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon R9 FURY X have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	110−120	110−120
GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon R9 FURY X have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	70−75	65−70
ultra / 1080p	65−70	60−65
QHD / 1440p	45−50	40−45
4K / 2160p	24−27	21−24
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	75−80	65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Far Cry 5 is 6% more, than Radeon R9 FURY X.
high / 1080p	100−110	90−95
ultra / 1080p	80−85	70−75
QHD / 1440p	50−55	45−50
4K / 2160p	21−24	21−24
low / 720p	230−240	220−230
medium / 1080p	150−160	140−150
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Fortnite is 8% more, than Radeon R9 FURY X.
high / 1080p	95−100	85−90
ultra / 1080p	75−80	65−70
QHD / 1440p	55−60	50−55
4K / 2160p	35−40	30−35
low / 720p	140−150	130−140
medium / 1080p	100−110	90−95
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Forza Horizon 4 is 11% more, than Radeon R9 FURY X.
low / 768p	160−170	160−170
medium / 768p	150−160	150−160
high / 1080p	100−110	95−100
ultra / 1080p	55−60	45−50
QHD / 1440p	45−50	40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Grand Theft Auto V is 4% more, than Radeon R9 FURY X.
high / 1080p	40−45	35−40
ultra / 1080p	35−40	30−35
QHD / 1440p	27−30	24−27
4K / 2160p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	100−110	95−100
medium / 1080p	60−65	50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Metro Exodus is 11% more, than Radeon R9 FURY X.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon R9 FURY X have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p	90−95	75−80
ultra / 1080p	65−70	55−60
4K / 2160p	18−20	18−20
low / 720p	130−140	120−130
medium / 1080p	100−110	85−90
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 13% more, than Radeon R9 FURY X.
high / 1080p	40−45	35−40
ultra / 1080p	27−30	24−27
QHD / 1440p	21−24	16−18
4K / 2160p	14−16	10−12
low / 720p	100−110	95−100
medium / 1080p	60−65	55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 12% more, than Radeon R9 FURY X.
low / 768p	210−220	190−200
medium / 768p	140−150	120−130
high / 1080p	80−85	70−75
ultra / 1080p	45−50	40−45
4K / 2160p	30−33	24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 13% more, than Radeon R9 FURY X.
low / 768p	140−150	120−130
ultra / 1080p	70−75	65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in World of Tanks is 12% more, than Radeon R9 FURY X.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 980	Radeon R9 FURY X
Architecture	Maxwell	GCN 3.0
Code name	GM204	Fiji
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	19 September 2014	24 June 2015
Pipelines	2048	4096
Boost Clock	1216 MHz	1050 MHz
Transistor count	5,200 million	8,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	144 billion/sec	268.8
Floating-point performance	4,981 gflops	8,602 gflops
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	191 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	4096 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s	512 GB/s
Shared memory	-
G-SYNC support	+
DirectX	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.3
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	+
CUDA	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)	0.54 kh/s
FreeSync		+
CUDA cores	2048
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options	+
Multi monitor support	4 displays
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	579 Mh/s	858 Mh/s
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+
Optimus	+
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
TrueAudio		+
Mantle		+
Design		reference
Bridgeless CrossFire		+
Number of Eyefinity displays		6
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
VCE		+
DDMA audio		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)	1.74 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	20.28 Mh/s	33.4 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)	312.12 Sol/s
Compute units		64
GameStream	+
GeForce ShadowPlay	+
GPU Boost	2.0
GameWorks	+
BatteryBoost	+
AppAcceleration		+
High bandwidth memory (HBM)		+
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
FRTC		+
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GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon R9 FURY X

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