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GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon RX 6800

GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon RX 6800: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

GeForce GTX 980

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

Epic IT Service Geforce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5, 256 bit, Virtual Reality (VR) Ready, 3 x DisplayPort 1.2, 1 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x DL-DVI, Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11 (Bulk OEM)

Buy for €112.16 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 298 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 6800

16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

XFX Speedster SWFT319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2 RX-68XLAQBD9

Buy for €333.32 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 299 minutes ago

GeForce GTX 980

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

Epic IT Service Geforce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5, 256 bit, Virtual Reality (VR) Ready, 3 x DisplayPort 1.2, 1 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x DL-DVI, Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11 (Bulk OEM)

Buy for €112.16 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 298 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 6800

16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

XFX Speedster SWFT319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2 RX-68XLAQBD9

Buy for €333.32 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 299 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $549

Epic IT Service Geforce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5, 256 bit, Virtual Reality (VR) Ready, 3 x DisplayPort 1.2, 1 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x DL-DVI, Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11 (Bulk OEM)

Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 4GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 SLI DVI/HDMI/DP Gaming Graphics Card Advanced GPU

EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB K|NGP|N ACX 2.0+, Whisper Silent w/Multi-Color LED Cooler, Customized Overclocking Graphics Card 04G-P4-5988-KR

Prices and Stock
MSRP $579

XFX Speedster SWFT319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2 RX-68XLAQBD9

MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6800 16GB GDRR6 256-Bit HDMI/DP 2105 MHz RDNA 2 Architecture OC Graphics Card (RX 6800 Gaming X Trio 16G)

XFX Speedster QICK319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 Black Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP RX-68XLALBD9

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 6800 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 980 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 980 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 6800 is 2231 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 980.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 980

Up to 66% cheaper than Radeon RX 6800 - $101.05 vs $300.29
Up to 58% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Radeon RX 6800 - $0.30 vs $0.71 per FPS
Consumes up to 34% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6800 - 165 vs 250 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 6800

Performs up to 25% better in Counter-Strike 2 than GeForce GTX 980 - 472 vs 377 FPS
Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 16 vs 4 GB

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Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

FPS

377

80%

Value, €/FPS

€0.3/FPS

100%

Price, €

€112.16

100%

Value Winner

Epic IT Service Geforce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5, 256 bit, Virtual Reality (VR) Ready, 3 x DisplayPort 1.2, 1 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x DL-DVI, Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11 (Bulk OEM)

Buy for €112.16 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 298 minutes ago

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

FPS

472

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.71/FPS

42%

Price, €

€333.32

33%

FPS Winner

XFX Speedster SWFT319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2 RX-68XLAQBD9

Buy for €333.32 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 299 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

387

FPS

397

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

95

FPS

144

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

611

FPS

834

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

68

FPS

157

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

133

FPS

185

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

Escape From Tarkov

Theoretical Performance

GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

Pixel Fillrate

77.82 GPixel/s

39%

Texel Fillrate

155.6 GTexel/s

31%

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

Pixel Fillrate

202.1 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

505.2 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce GTX 980	vs	Radeon RX 6800
Sep 19th, 2014	Release Date	Oct 28th, 2020
GeForce 900	Generation	Navi II
$549	MSRP	$579
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C
2x 6-pin	Power Connectors	2x 8-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4 GB	Memory	16 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
256-bit	Bus	256-bit
224.4 GB/s	Bandwidth	512 GB/s
1127 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1700 MHz
1216 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	2105 MHz
1753 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2000 MHz

GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon RX 6800 Popular Comparisons

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€333.32

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

€756.75

€333.32

GeForce RTX 3060

€265.76

€333.32

Radeon RX 7600 XT

€283.77

€333.32

GeForce RTX 4060

€279.27

€333.32

GeForce RTX 3050

€153.14

€333.32

Radeon RX 7800 XT

€468.46

€333.32

Radeon RX 7900 XT

€594.59

€333.32

€180.17

€333.32

€117.11

€333.32

Radeon RX 7700 XT

€364.86

€333.32

€75.67

€333.32

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

€837.83

€333.32

€234.23

€333.32

GeForce RTX 4070

€582.04

€333.32

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

€1,540.53

€333.32

€135.63

€333.32

Radeon RX 6600 XT

€234.14

€333.32

GeForce GT 1030

€58.55

€333.32

€67.55

€333.32

Radeon RX 6750 XT

€307.99

€333.32

GeForce RTX 2060

€180.17

€333.32

GeForce RTX 4090

€2,585.58

€333.32

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

€590.53

€333.32

€49.54

€333.32

Radeon RX 6700 XT

€454.5

€333.32

GeForce RTX 4080

€1,350.45

€333.32

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

€440.54

€333.32

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

€550.67

€333.32

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

€620.72

€333.32

GeForce RTX 3080

€440.53

€333.32

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

€192.79

GeForce GTX 980

€112.16

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

€756.75

GeForce GTX 980

€112.16

GeForce RTX 3060

€265.76

GeForce GTX 980

€112.16

Radeon RX 7600 XT

€283.77

GeForce GTX 980

€112.16

GeForce RTX 4060

€279.27

GeForce GTX 980

€112.16

GeForce RTX 3050

€153.14

GeForce GTX 980

€112.16

Radeon RX 7800 XT

€468.46

GeForce GTX 980

€112.16

Radeon RX 7900 XT

€594.59

GeForce GTX 980

€112.16

€180.17

GeForce GTX 980

€112.16

€117.11

GeForce GTX 980

€112.16

Radeon RX 7700 XT

€364.86

GeForce GTX 980

€112.16

€75.67

GeForce GTX 980

€112.16

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

€837.83

GeForce GTX 980

€112.16

€234.23

GeForce GTX 980

€112.16

GeForce RTX 4070

€582.04

GeForce GTX 980

€112.16

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

€1,540.53

GeForce GTX 980

€112.16

€135.63

GeForce GTX 980

€112.16

Radeon RX 6600 XT

€234.14

GeForce GTX 980

€112.16

GeForce GT 1030

€58.55

GeForce GTX 980

€112.16

€67.55

GeForce GTX 980

€112.16

Radeon RX 6750 XT

€307.99

GeForce GTX 980

€112.16

GeForce RTX 2060

€180.17

GeForce GTX 980

€112.16

GeForce RTX 4090

€2,585.58

GeForce GTX 980

€112.16

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

€590.53

GeForce GTX 980

€112.16

€49.54

GeForce GTX 980

€112.16

Radeon RX 6700 XT

€454.5

GeForce GTX 980

€112.16

GeForce RTX 4080

€1,350.45

GeForce GTX 980

€112.16

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

€440.54

GeForce GTX 980

€112.16

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

€550.67

GeForce GTX 980

€112.16

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

€620.72