The GeForce GTX 980 is the comparison's loser – it's a slightly slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 6500 XT and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $219.01 more expensive!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 980
The Radeon RX 6500 XT is better in every way
Advantages of the Radeon RX 6500 XT
- A slightly faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 55% cheaper – $179.99 vs $399.00
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 35% less energy – 107 vs 165 Watts
GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
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$399.00
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Radeon RX 6500 XT
Jan 19th, 2022
Average FPS
74
100%
Min 1% FPS
38
100%
Price, $
$179.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.43/FPS
100%
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$179.99
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$246.43
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$189.00
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$159.00
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GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
86%
Texture Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
86%
FP32
4.981 TFLOPS
86%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Jan 19th, 2022
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
143.9 GB/s
64%
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.765 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 980 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $199.00 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Navi II |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 165 W | Power Consumption | 107 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 64-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 77.82 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 90.08 GPixel/s |
| 155.6 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 180.2 GTexel/s |
| 4.981 TFLOPS | FP32 | 5.765 TFLOPS |
