AMD Radeon RX 590 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
The AMD Radeon RX 590 is ahead by 6% on our index and meets the recommended card of 23 more games. Below: where each one wins.
Performance index 18 17
Video memory 8 GB 4 GB
Rated power 225 W 165 W
Launch price $279 $549
Index per $100 6.5 3.1
Games at recommended 233 210
Released20182014
FeaturesFSRFSR
At 1440p in the heaviest games
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 21615
- Fortnite1917
- Palworld1917
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: AMD Radeon RX 590; right: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980.
Games only the AMD Radeon RX 590 runs at recommended
- V Rising
- Forza Horizon 5
- EA SPORTS FC™ 25
- EA SPORTS FC™ 24
- EA SPORTS™ FIFA 23
- Poppy Playtime
- eFootball™
- Battlefield™ V
And 15 more.
Quick answers
Is the AMD Radeon RX 590 faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980?
Yes — the AMD Radeon RX 590 scores 18 on our index to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980's 17, a 6% gap.
Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?
The AMD Radeon RX 590 meets the recommended graphics card of 233 of 274 games; the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, 210.