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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 980 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 2679 days newer than GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 3% better in Rust than GeForce GTX 980 - 111 vs 108 FPS
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 107 vs 165 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
111
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.6/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$399.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
86%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
86%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 980 | vs | Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Navi II |
| $549 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| 1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| 1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
| 1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |
PCs Using GeForce GTX 980 or Radeon RX 6500 XT
With selected game settings
52 FPS
CA$20.84/FPS
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