NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 vs AMD Radeon HD 8990
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
$549
AMD Radeon HD 8990
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2048 Shaders
4GB GDDR5
1216MHz
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2x 2048 Shaders
6GB (2x 3GB) GDDR5
1000MHz
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Peak AI Performance
19.92 TOPS
INT8
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Peak AI Performance
8.19 TFLOPS
FP32
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FP32
4.98 TFLOPS
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FP32
8.19 TFLOPS
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Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
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Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
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TDP
165W
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TDP
375W
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Power Connectors
2x 6-Pin
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Power Connectors
-
2x 8-Pin
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-
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GB6 OpenCL N/A
0%
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GB6 Metal N/A
0%
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GB6 Metal N/A
0%
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GB6 Vulkan N/A
0%
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GB5 OpenCL N/A
0%
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GB5 OpenCL N/A
0%
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GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
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GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
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GB5 Metal N/A
0%
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GB5 Metal N/A
0%
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GB5 Vulkan N/A
0%
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GB5 Vulkan N/A
0%
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OCT 2020.1 N/A
0%
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OCT 2020.1 N/A
0%
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OCT Metal N/A
0%
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OCT Metal N/A
0%
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Manufacturer
NVIDIA
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Manufacturer
AMD
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Chip Designer
NVIDIA
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Chip Designer
AMD
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Architecture
Maxwell 2
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Architecture
GCN 1
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Family
GeForce 900
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Family
Radeon HD 8000
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Codename
NV124
GM204
Variant
GM204-400
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Codename
Tahiti
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Variant
Malta XT
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Market Segment
Desktop
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Market Segment
Desktop
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Release Date
9/18/2014
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Release Date
4/24/2013
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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
398 mm²
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Die Size
2x 352 mm²
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Transistor Count
5.2 Billion
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Transistor Count
2x 4.3 Billion
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Transistor Density
13.07M/mm²
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Transistor Density
12.25M/mm²
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Form
PCIe Card
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Form
PCIe Card
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Shading Units
2048 Shaders
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Shading Units
2x 2048 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
128 TMUs
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Texture Mapping Units
2x 128 TMUs
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Render Output Units
64 ROPs
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Render Output Units
2x 32 ROPs
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Streaming Multiprocessors
16 SMs
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Compute Units
2x 32 CUs
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1126MHz Base
1216MHz
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950MHz Base
1000MHz
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Peak AI Performance
19.92 TOPS
INT8
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Peak AI Performance
8.19 TFLOPS
FP32
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FP32
4.98 TFLOPS
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FP32
8.19 TFLOPS
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FP64
160 GFLOPS
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FP64
2.05 TFLOPS
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INT8
19.92 TOPS
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INT32
4.98 TOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
77.824 GPixel/s
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Pixel Fillrate
32 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
155.648 GTexel/s
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Texture Fillrate
128 GTexel/s
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L1
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48KB/SM
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L1
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16KB/CU
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L2
2MB Shared
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L2
768KB Shared
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4GB
GDDR5
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6GB (2x 3GB)
GDDR5
-
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Bus Width
256Bit
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Bus Width
384Bit
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Clock
1750MHz
Transfer Rate
7GT/s
Bandwidth
224GB/s
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Clock
1500MHz
Transfer Rate
6GT/s
Bandwidth
288GB/s
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TDP
165W
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TDP
375W
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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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1x DVI-I Dual-Link
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4x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
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Max Resolution
4096x2304
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Max Resolution
4096x2160
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Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
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Variable Refresh Rate
-
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-
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
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Multi Monitor Support
3
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Multi Monitor Support
4
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Model
2x NVENC 3
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Model
VCE 1.0
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Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Codec
-
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AVC (H.264)
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Model
NVDEC 1
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Model
UVD 3.2
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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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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_1
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Direct X
12
Direct 3D
11_1
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OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.3
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OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.2
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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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Shader Model
6.5
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GFX
6
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1x Fan
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3x Fans
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Power Connectors
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2x 6-Pin
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Power Connectors
-
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2x 8-Pin
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Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
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Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
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Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
4-way SLI
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Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
2-way CrossFireX
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Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
267 mm (10.51 in)
Depth
40 mm (1.57 in)
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Height
115 mm (4.53 in)
Width
304 mm (11.97 in)
Depth
38 mm (1.5 in)
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