Radeon R9 280X vs GeForce GTX 970

Radeon R9 280X
GeForce GTX 970
2048 Shaders
3GB GDDR5
1000MHz
1664 Shaders
4GB GDDR5
1178MHz
FP32
4.1 TFLOPS
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
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Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
250W
TDP
145W
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin
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Power Connectors
2x 6-Pin
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GB5 OpenCL - N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL - N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA - N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA - N/A
0%
GB5 Metal - N/A
0%
GB5 Metal - N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan - N/A
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GB5 Vulkan - N/A
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OCT 2020.1 - N/A
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OCT 2020.1 - N/A
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OCT Metal - N/A
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OCT Metal - N/A
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Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
AMD
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Architecture
GCN 1
Architecture
Maxwell 2
Family
Radeon R 200
Family
GeForce 900
Codename
Tahiti
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Variant
Tahiti XTL
Codename
NV124
GM204
Variant
GM204-200
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
8/8/2013
Release Date
9/18/2014
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
TSMC
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Fabrication Node
28nm
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Fabrication Node
28nm
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Die Size
352 mm²
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Die Size
398 mm²
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Transistor Count
4.3 Billion
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Transistor Count
5.2 Billion
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Transistor Density
12.25M/mm²
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Transistor Density
13.07M/mm²
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Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
2048 Shaders
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Shading Units
1664 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
128 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
104 TMUs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
Render Output Units
56 ROPs
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Streaming Multiprocessors
13 SMs
Compute Units
32 CUs
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850MHz Base
1000MHz
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1050MHz Base
1178MHz
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FP32
4.1 TFLOPS
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
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FP64
1.02 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.12 TFLOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
32 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
65.968 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
128 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
122.512 GTexel/s
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L1
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16KB/CU
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L1
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48KB/SM
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L2
768KB Shared
L2
1.8MB Shared
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3GB
GDDR5
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4GB
GDDR5
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Bus Width
384Bit
Bus Width
256Bit
Clock
1500MHz
Transfer Rate
6GT/s
Bandwidth
288GB/s
Clock
1750MHz
Transfer Rate
7GT/s
Bandwidth
224GB/s
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TDP
250W
TDP
145W
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1x DVI-I Dual-Link
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1x DVI-D Dual-Link
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1x DisplayPort 1.2
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1x HDMI 1.4
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1x DVI-I Dual-Link
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3x DisplayPort 1.2
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1x HDMI 2.0
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Max Resolution
4096x2160
Max Resolution
4096x2304
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
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Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
3
Multi Monitor Support
3
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Model
VCE 1.0
Model
NVENC 3
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
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Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Model
UVD 3.2
Model
NVDEC 1
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
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AVC (H.264)
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Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
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AVC (H.264)
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Direct X
12
Direct 3D
11_1
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.3
Shader Model
6.5
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GFX
6
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Shader Model
6.7
CUDA
5.2
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PureVideo HD
VP6
VDPAU
Feature Set E
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1x Fan
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1x Fan
Power Connectors
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1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin
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Power Connectors
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2x 6-Pin
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Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
4-way CrossFireX
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
4-way SLI
Height
110 mm (4.33 in)
Width
275 mm (10.83 in)
Depth
36 mm (1.42 in)
Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
267 mm (10.51 in)
Depth
40 mm (1.57 in)
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