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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms the more expensive 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 the more expensive GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 8% better in F1 22 than GeForce GTX 980 - 86 vs 80 FPS
- Up to 52% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 - $138.92 vs $291.75
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 107 vs 165 Watts
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
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
86.38987566607459%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
86.34850166481687%
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 |
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