GeForce GTX 980 Ti vs. Radeon R9 FuryX
Category : Versus
Published by Marc Büchel on 12.02.16
With the GeForce GTX 980 Ti NVIDIA has a very powerful pixel accelerator in its portfolio, which is really expensive at the same time. The AMD Radeon R9 FuryX is also a highly powerful graphics card but comes at a way more reasonable price. In this article we're going to check which card is faster and we're putting this into relation to the price.
We're finally back with our "Versus" articles. Compared to the old articles we've reworked our template and you might have noticed that the navigation is not structured by games anymore but by resolutions. We're testing the three most important resolutions 1080p, 1440p and UHD all at high-details, which is going to put massive load on the GPUs, especially in the case of UHD. Like in the past, we'll also have a look at power consumption, noise levels and temperatures of the particular cards. Last but not least you'll find our conclusion where we're comparing strenghts and weaknesses. We've decided to keep that part pretty short, since the test results on the previous pages are speaking for themselves.
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Test Setup
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Motherboard |
- ASUS Maximus VII Hero (BIOS 0224)
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| CPU |
- Intel Core i7-4770K @ 4.0 GHz (Turbo On / HT On)
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| Thermal compound |
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Memory |
- G.Skill Ares Dual Channel 2x8GB @ CL11-12-11-28-1T-Auto DDR3-1600 MHz
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Graphics Cards |
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
- AMD Radeon R9 FuryX
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| Drivers |
- Windows 10 x64 (up to date)
- NVIDIA ForceWare latest version
- AMD Crimson latest version
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| Games |
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Games and OS |
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System Drive |
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PSU |
- Seasonic Platinum SS-1000XP / 1000 Watts
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3DMark - Fire Strike
GPU Score - Performance
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Score |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
16'410 |
100.37 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
16'349 |
100.00 % |
GPU Score - Extreme
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Score |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
6'530 |
84.20 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
7'755 |
100.00 % |
GPU Score - Ultra
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Score |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
3'138 |
79.38 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
3'953 |
100.00 % |
Unigine Heaven 4.0 Extreme Preset
Score - 1080p
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Score |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
1'959 |
112.52 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
1'741 |
100.00 % |
Score - 1440p
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Score |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
1'198 |
106.11 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
1'129 |
100.00 % |
Score - 2160p
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Score |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
521 |
100.77 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
517 |
100.00 % |
FPS - 1080p
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FPS |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
77.73 |
112.00 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
69.40 |
100.00 % |
FPS - 1440p
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FPS |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
47.54 |
160.12 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
44.80 |
100.00 % |
FPS - 2160p
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FPS |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
20.69 |
100.93 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
20.50 |
100.00 % |
Unigine Heaven Settings |
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1080p |
1440p |
2160p |
- Preset: Custom
- Quality: Ultra
- Tesselation: Extreme
- Stereo 3D: Disabled
- Multi Monitor: Disabled
- Anti Aliasing: 8x
- Full Screen: On
- Resolution: Custom
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- Preset: Custom
- Quality: Ultra
- Tesselation: Extreme
- Stereo 3D: Disabled
- Multi Monitor: Disabled
- Anti Aliasing: 8x
- Full Screen: On
- Resolution: Custom
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- Preset: Custom
- Quality: Ultra
- Tesselation: Extreme
- Stereo 3D: Disabled
- Multi Monitor: Disabled
- Anti Aliasing: 8x
- Full Screen: On
- Resolution: Custom
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1080P Games
Battlefield 4
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Score |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
109.74 |
121.76 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
90.13 |
100.00 % |
Watch Dogs
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Score |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
74.18 |
117.58 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
63.09 |
100.00 % |
Tomb Raider
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Score |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
68.92 |
102.87 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
67.00 |
100.00 % |
Crysis 3
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FPS |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
44.40 |
123.47 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
35.96 |
100.00 % |
Thief
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FPS |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
83.11 |
97.59 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
84.90 |
100.00 % |
Sleeping Dogs
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FPS |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
98.93 |
101.99 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
97.00 |
100.00 % |
Metro Last Light
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Score |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
68.45 |
101.15 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
67.67 |
100.00 % |
Far Cry 4
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Score |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
82.96 |
94.37 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
87.91 |
100.00 % |
GTA V
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Score |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
129.76 |
100.70 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
128.86 |
100.00 % |
GRID Autosport
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FPS |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
101.69 |
131.45 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
77.36 |
100.00 % |
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1440P Games
Battlefield 4
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Score |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
75.58 |
118.89 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
63.57 |
100.00 % |
Watch Dogs
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Score |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
49.21 |
100.65 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
48.89 |
100.00 % |
Tomb Raider
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Score |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
42.84 |
101.28 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
42.30 |
100.00 % |
Crysis 3
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FPS |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
28.04 |
115.34 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
24.31 |
100.00 % |
Thief
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FPS |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
68.23 |
100.93 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
67.60 |
100.00 % |
Sleeping Dogs
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FPS |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
60.20 |
99.50 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
60.50 |
100.00 % |
Metro Last Light
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Score |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
44.77 |
103.32 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
43.33 |
100.00 % |
Far Cry 4
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Score |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
54.25 |
93.84 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
57.81 |
100.00 % |
GTA V
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Score |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
84.94 |
96.10 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
88.39 |
100.00 % |
GRID Autosport
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FPS |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
77.50 |
109.77 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
70.60 |
100.00 % |
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2160P Games
Battlefield 4
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Score |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
39.40 |
115.10 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
34.23 |
100.00 % |
Watch Dogs
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Score |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
24.98 |
118.16 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
21.14 |
100.00 % |
Tomb Raider
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Score |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
20.18 |
99.41 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
20.30 |
100.00 % |
Crysis 3
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FPS |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
13.88 |
110.95 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
12.51 |
100.00 % |
Thief
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FPS |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
36.95 |
95.72 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
38.60 |
100.00 % |
Sleeping Dogs
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FPS |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
26.08 |
90.56 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
28.80 |
100.00 % |
Metro Last Light
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Score |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
22.63 |
106.09 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
21.33 |
100.00 % |
Far Cry 4
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Score |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
27.15 |
101.31 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
26.80 |
100.00 % |
GTA V
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Score |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
39.93 |
94.09 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
42.44 |
100.00 % |
GRID Autosport
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FPS |
FPS |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
59.30 |
102.12 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
58.07 |
100.00 % |
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Power Consumption
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Idle Watt |
Load Watt |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
70 |
321 |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
78 |
405 |
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Temperatures / Noise Levels
Temperature
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Idle °C |
Load °C |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
34 |
84 |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
34 |
62 |
Noise Level
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idle dBA |
load dBA |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
36.3 |
40.2 |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
36.4 |
38.2 |
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Performance Index &
Price
Performance Index 1080p
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% |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
109.29 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
100.00 % |
Performance Index 1440p
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% |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
103.96 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
100.00 % |
Performance Index 2160p
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% |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
103.35 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
100.00 % |
Performance Index Average 1080p, 1440p & 2160p
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% |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
105.53 % |
| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
100.00 % |
Price
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
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| AMD Radeon R9 FuryX |
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Conclusion
Having a quick look at the results shows, the advantages towards the GTX 980 Ti are overall moderate. At FullHD the GTX 980 Ti is on average 9% quicker than the FuryX and at 1440p and 2160p (UHD) the difference is 4% and 3%, respectively. Averaging the three resolution values results in a 5.5% advantage towards the GTX 980 Ti, which is basically not visible. It's also interesting to observe that at FullHD the gap between the GTX 980 Ti and the FuryX is a bit bigger than at UHD. Apparently the AMD card is becoming stronger the higher the resolution and detail levels are, which is the case due to the extremely well performing HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) memory. It's just a pity the FuryX doesn't feature more than 4GB of VRAM, while the GTX 980 Ti has 6GB to offer.
It's also interesting to compare the power consumption of these two cards. In this case the GTX 980 Ti burns less power in idle as well as under load. In idle the system with GTX 980 Ti pulls 8 Watt less from the wall than the FuryX (70W vs. 78W). Comparing the load values, then there is a significant difference, since the system with GTX 980 Ti pulls 321W compared to 405W looking at the figures with FuryX. Bottom line the GTX 980 Ti is more energy efficient.
For now we've had a look at the performance, which means it's about time to consider the price. These days the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti sells for 697 Euro and the AMD Radeon R9 FuryX costs 573 Euro. In other words this means, that the GTX 980 Ti is almost 22% more expensive, while at the same time performing on average 5.5% better. It appears we're coming to the usual conclusion when directly comparing NVIDIA and AMD cards, which address similar customers. NVIDIA is more expensive and offers better energy efficiency, whereas AMD offers a very compelling price point but less convincing energy efficiency. Apart from that NVIDIA scores in terms of how much VRAM you get.
