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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 AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 3% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than GeForce GTX 980 - 132 vs 128 FPS
- Up to 20% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 - $159.79 vs $199.0
- Up to 22% better value when playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than GeForce GTX 980 - $1.21 vs $1.55 per FPS
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 107 vs 165 Watts
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
132
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$159.79
100%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
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
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
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