NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 vs AMD Radeon RX 590
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 17 18
Video memory 4 GB 8 GB
Rated power 165 W 225 W
Launch price $549 $279
Index per $100 3.1 6.5
Games at recommended 210 233
Released20142018
FeaturesFSRFSR
At 1440p in the heaviest games
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 21516
- Fortnite1719
- Palworld1719
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980; right: AMD Radeon RX 590.
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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 faster than the AMD Radeon RX 590?
No — 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 meets the recommended graphics card of 210 of 274 games; the AMD Radeon RX 590, 233.