Radeon RX 480 vs GeForce GTX 980

Radeon RX 480
GeForce GTX 980
2304 Shaders
8GB GDDR5
1266MHz
2048 Shaders
4GB GDDR5
1216MHz
FP32
5.83 TFLOPS
FP32
4.98 TFLOPS
FP16
5.83 TFLOPS
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Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
150W
TDP
165W
Power Connectors
1x 6-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
0%
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 4
Architecture
Maxwell 2
Family
Radeon R 400
Family
GeForce 900
Codename
Ellesmere
Polaris 10
Variant
Polaris 10 XT
Codename
NV124
GM204
Variant
GM204-400
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
6/29/2016
Release Date
9/18/2014
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
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Foundry
TSMC
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Fabrication Node
14LPP
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Fabrication Node
28nm
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Die Size
232 mm²
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Die Size
398 mm²
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Transistor Count
5.7 Billion
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Transistor Count
5.2 Billion
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Transistor Density
24.57M/mm²
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Transistor Density
13.07M/mm²
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Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
2304 Shaders
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Shading Units
2048 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
144 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
36 CUs
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1120MHz Base
1266MHz
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1126MHz Base
1216MHz
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FP16
5.83 TFLOPS
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FP32
5.83 TFLOPS
FP32
4.98 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.36 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.16 TFLOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
40.512 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
77.824 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
182.304 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
2MB Shared
L2
2MB Shared
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8GB
GDDR5
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4GB
GDDR5
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Bus Width
256Bit
Bus Width
256Bit
Clock
2000MHz
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
Bandwidth
256GB/s
Clock
1750MHz
Transfer Rate
7GT/s
Bandwidth
224GB/s
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TDP
150W
TDP
165W
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3x DisplayPort 1.4
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1x HDMI 2.0
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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
5120x2880
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 2.2
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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 6.3
Model
NVDEC 1
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
JPEG
VC-1
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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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
1.3
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.3
Shader Model
6.7
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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
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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
95 mm (3.74 in)
Width
240 mm (9.45 in)
Depth
35 mm (1.38 in)
Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
267 mm (10.51 in)
Depth
40 mm (1.57 in)
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