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 AMD Radeon RX 6800
- Performs up to 40% better in HITMAN 2 than GeForce GTX 980 - 173 vs 124 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 16 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 49% cheaper than Radeon RX 6800 - $199.0 vs $390.54
- Up to 29% better value when playing HITMAN 2 than Radeon RX 6800 - $1.6 vs $2.26 per FPS
- Consumes up to 34% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6800 - 165 vs 250 Watts
HITMAN 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
FPS
173
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.26/FPS
70%
Price, $
$390.54
50%
FPS Winner
Buy for $390.54 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 77 minutes ago
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
124
71%
Value, $/FPS
$1.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $199 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 77 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
202.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
505.2 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
38%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
30%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
---|---|---|
Oct 28th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
Navi II | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$579 | MSRP | $549 |
1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
2x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
512 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1700 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
2105 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |