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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 CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 2679 days newer than GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 3% better in Far Cry 5 than GeForce GTX 980 - 116 vs 113 FPS
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 107 vs 165 Watts
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
116
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.52/FPS
100%
Price, €
€176.19
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC Gaming Grafikkarte - GPU 2685/2825 MHz, 4000MB DDR6 Speicher
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
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
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
86%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
86%
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| Navi II | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$199 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 143.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
2310 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
2815 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
2248 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 6500 XT or GeForce GTX 980
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
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