AMD Radeon R9 280 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Tahiti | GM204 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Tahiti PRO3 (215-0821330) | GM204-200-A1 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 5,200 million |
| Die size | 352 mm² | 398 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Mar 4th, 2014 | Sep 19th, 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Volcanic Islands | GeForce 900 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 279 USD | 329 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 35 in our database | 111 in our database |
| Predecessor | Sea Islands | GeForce 700 |
| Successor | Pirate Islands | GeForce 10 |
Clocks
| Base clock | 827 MHz | 1050 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 933 MHz | 1178 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1250 MHz 5 Gbps effective | 1753 MHz 7 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 3 GB | 4 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 384 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 240.0 GB/s | 224.4 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1792 | 1664 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 112 | 104 |
| ROPs | 32 | 56 |
| Compute units | 28 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 48 KB (per SMM) |
| Cache L2 | 768 KB | 2 MB |
| SMM count | — | 13 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 29.86 GPixel/s | 65.97 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 104.5 GTexel/s | 122.5 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 3.344 TFLOPS | 3.920 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 836.0 GFLOPS (1:4) | 122.5 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 275 mm 10.8 inches | 267 mm 10.5 inches |
| Width | 109 mm 4.3 inches | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| Height | 36 mm 1.4 inches | 40 mm 1.6 inches |
| TDP | 200 W | 148 W |
| Suggested PSU | 550 W | 300 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI2x HDMI1x DisplayPort | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board number | C386 | PG401 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| CUDA | — | 5.2 |
