The GeForce GTX 980 is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 6950 XT, however, it's a better value for money, as it's $620.50 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 83% cheaper – $124.50 vs $745.00
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 51% less energy – 165 vs 335 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon RX 6950 XT
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory – 16 vs 4 GB
GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon RX 6950 XT for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
70
41%
Min 1% FPS
35
33%
Price, $
$124.5
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.77/FPS
100%
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$399.00
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$422.98
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Radeon RX 6950 XT
May 10th, 2022
Average FPS
170
100%
Min 1% FPS
105
100%
Price, $
$745
16%
Value, $/FPS
$4.38/FPS
40%
GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon RX 6950 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 6950 XT in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon RX 6950 XT in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
25%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
39%
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
26%
Texture Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
21%
FP32
4.981 TFLOPS
21%
Radeon RX 6950 XT
May 10th, 2022
Memory
16 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
576 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
295.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
739.2 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
23.65 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 980 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 6950 XT |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | May 10th, 2022 |
$549.00 | MSRP | $1,099.00 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Navi II |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
165 W | Power Consumption | 335 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 576 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 77.82 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 295.7 GPixel/s |
| 155.6 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 739.2 GTexel/s |
| 4.981 TFLOPS | FP32 | 23.65 TFLOPS |
