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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6650 XT 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 6650 XT is 2790 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
- Performs up to 13% better in Counter-Strike 2 than GeForce GTX 980 - 405 vs 358 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 20% cheaper than Radeon RX 6650 XT - $199.0 vs $249.99
- Up to 10% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Radeon RX 6650 XT - $0.56 vs $0.62 per FPS
- Consumes up to 6% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT - 165 vs 176 Watts
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
FPS
405
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.62/FPS
90%
Price, $
$249.99
79%
FPS Winner
PowerColor Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT Graphics Card with 8GB GDDR6 Memory
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GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
358
88%
Value, $/FPS
$0.56/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199
100%
Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
168.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
337.3 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
46%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
46%
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
May 10th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| Navi II | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$399 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
280.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
2055 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
2635 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
2190 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 6650 XT or GeForce GTX 980
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
278 FPS
$3.92/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
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