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Radeon RX 6800 vs GeForce GTX 980

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

FPS Winner

AMD Radeon RX 6800

16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6800 Logo
XFX Speedster SWFT319 ,Radeon™ RX 6800 Core Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 2 (RX-68XLAQFD9)

Buy for $390.54 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77 minutes ago

vs

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
Gigabyte GV-N980G1 GAMING-4GD G1 Gaming, GeForce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5 PCiE Video Graphics Card

Buy for $199 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77 minutes ago

FPS Winner

AMD Radeon RX 6800

16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6800 Logo
XFX Speedster SWFT319 ,Radeon™ RX 6800 Core Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 2 (RX-68XLAQFD9)

Buy for $390.54 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77 minutes ago

vs

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
Gigabyte GV-N980G1 GAMING-4GD G1 Gaming, GeForce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5 PCiE Video Graphics Card

Buy for $199 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77 minutes ago

Availability

MSRP in USD: $579

Availability

MSRP in USD: $549

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
This is a free version of HITMAN 2.
HITMAN 2

HITMAN 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon RX 6800 Logo
Radeon RX 6800

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020


FPS

173

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.26/FPS

70%

Price, $

$390.54

50%

FPS Winner

XFX Speedster SWFT319 ,Radeon™ RX 6800 Core Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 2 (RX-68XLAQFD9)

Buy for $390.54 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


FPS

124

71%

Value, $/FPS

$1.6/FPS

100%

Price, $

$199

100%

Value Winner

Gigabyte GV-N980G1 GAMING-4GD G1 Gaming, GeForce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5 PCiE Video Graphics Card

Buy for $199 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon RX 6800 Logo
Radeon RX 6800

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon RX 6800 Logo
Radeon RX 6800

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020


Pixel Fillrate

202.1 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

505.2 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


Pixel Fillrate

77.82 GPixel/s

38%

Texel Fillrate

155.6 GTexel/s

30%

AMD Radeon RX 6800 Logo

AMD Radeon RX 6800

vs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

Oct 28th, 2020
Release DateSep 19th, 2014
Navi IIGenerationGeForce 900
$579MSRP
$549
1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-COutputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
2x 8-pinPower Connectors2x 6-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16 GB
Memory4 GB
GDDR6TypeGDDR5
256-bitBus256-bit
512 GB/s
Bandwidth224.4 GB/s
1700 MHz
Base Clock Speed1127 MHz
2105 MHz
Boost Clock Speed1216 MHz
2000 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1753 MHz

Builds Using Radeon RX 6800 or GeForce GTX 980

HITMAN 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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