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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP $549
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MSRP $549
AvailabilityMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
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€169.99
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Boost Clock
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Boost Clock
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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 980 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 2679 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 6% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than GeForce GTX 980 - 107 vs 101 FPS
- Up to 83% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 - €169.99 vs €998.00
- Up to 84% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than GeForce GTX 980 - €1.59 vs €9.88 per FPS
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 107 vs 165 Watts
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Zotac ZT-90201 – 10P NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4 GB Grafikkarte (Aktiv, ATX, NVIDIA, GeForce GTX 970, GDDR5, PCI Express x16 3.0)
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Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
107
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.59/FPS
100%
Price, €
€169.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon™ RX 6500 XT ITX Pure Gaming OC 4GB GDDR6 HDMI/DP
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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 |
PC Builds Using GeForce GTX 980 or Radeon RX 6500 XT
With selected game settings
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€9.99/FPS
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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