Radeon R9 285X vs GeForce GTX 980

Radeon R9 285X
GeForce GTX 980
2048 Shaders
3GB GDDR5
1002MHz
2048 Shaders
4GB GDDR5
1216MHz
FP32
4.1 TFLOPS
FP32
4.98 TFLOPS
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Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
200W
TDP
165W
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
0%
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 3
Architecture
Maxwell 2
Family
Radeon R 200
Family
GeForce 900
Codename
Tonga
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Variant
Tonga XT
Codename
NV124
GM204
Variant
GM204-400
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
9/2/2014
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
359 mm²
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Die Size
398 mm²
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Transistor Count
5 Billion
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Transistor Count
5.2 Billion
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Transistor Density
13.93M/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
2048 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
128 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
128 TMUs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
Render Output Units
64 ROPs
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Streaming Multiprocessors
16 SMs
Compute Units
32 CUs
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1002MHz
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1126MHz Base
1216MHz
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FP32
4.1 TFLOPS
FP32
4.98 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.26 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.16 TFLOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
32.064 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
77.824 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
128.256 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
155.648 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
2MB Shared
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3GB
GDDR5
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4GB
GDDR5
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Bus Width
384Bit
Bus Width
256Bit
Clock
1375MHz
Transfer Rate
5.5GT/s
Bandwidth
264GB/s
Clock
1750MHz
Transfer Rate
7GT/s
Bandwidth
224GB/s
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TDP
200W
TDP
165W
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2x 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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FreeSync
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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
Content Protection
HDCP 1.4
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Model
VCE 3.0
Model
NVENC 3
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Model
UVD 5.0
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
12_0
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
8
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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
CrossFire XDMA
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
4-way SLI
Height
110 mm (4.33 in)
Width
267 mm (10.51 in)
Depth
37 mm (1.46 in)
Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
267 mm (10.51 in)
Depth
40 mm (1.57 in)
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