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GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon RX 6800 XT

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

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 4GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 SLI DVI/HDMI/DP Gaming Graphics Card Advanced GPU

Buy for $399 on Amazon

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FPS Winner

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Logo
ASRock RX 6800 XT PG D 16G OC AMD Radeon RX6800XT Graphics Board 16GB

Buy for $429.99 on Amazon

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 4GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 SLI DVI/HDMI/DP Gaming Graphics Card Advanced GPU

Buy for $399 on Amazon

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Updated 74691 minutes ago

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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Logo
ASRock RX 6800 XT PG D 16G OC AMD Radeon RX6800XT Graphics Board 16GB

Buy for $429.99 on Amazon

In Stock

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Availability

MSRP in USD: $549

Availability

MSRP in USD: $649

ASRock RX 6800 XT PG D 16G OC AMD Radeon RX6800XT Graphics Board 16GB
ASRock RX 6800 XT PG D 16G OC AMD Radeon RX6800XT Graphics Board 16GB

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$429.99

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XFX Speedster MERC319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT CORE Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP RX-68XTALFD9
XFX Speedster MERC319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT CORE Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP RX-68XTALFD9

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$1,045.27

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PowerColor Red Dragon AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA™ 2, Raytracing, PCI Express 4.0, HDMI 2.1, AMD Infinity Cache
PowerColor Red Dragon AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA™ 2, Raytracing, PCI Express 4.0, HDMI 2.1, AMD Infinity Cache

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$798

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1825 1900 MHz
Base Clock
2250 2310 MHz
Boost Clock
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PowerColor Red Devil AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA™ 2, Raytracing, PCI Express 4.0, HDMI 2.1, AMD Infinity Cache
PowerColor Red Devil AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA™ 2, Raytracing, PCI Express 4.0, HDMI 2.1, AMD Infinity Cache

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$781.43

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1825 1900 MHz
Base Clock
2250 2340 MHz
Boost Clock
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Reference Edition Gaming Graphics Card
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Reference Edition Gaming Graphics Card

Buy on Amazon

$899

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Same as Founder's Edition
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ASUS ROG Strix LC AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card ( PCIe 4.0, 16GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, Full-Coverage Cold Plate, 240mm Radiator, 600mm tubing, GPU Tweak II)
ASUS ROG Strix LC AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card ( PCIe 4.0, 16GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, Full-Coverage Cold Plate, 240mm Radiator, 600mm tubing, GPU Tweak II)

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$6,634.71

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1825 1925 MHz
Base Clock
2250 2360 MHz
Boost Clock
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ASRock 16GB Radeon RX 6800 XT Phantom Gaming OC Aktiv PCIe 4.0 x16 (Retail)
ASRock 16GB Radeon RX 6800 XT Phantom Gaming OC Aktiv PCIe 4.0 x16 (Retail)

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$664.24

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Same as Founder's Edition
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MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio 16G Gaming Graphics Card - 16GB GDDR6, 2285 MHz, PCI Express 4, 256-bit, 3X DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio 16G Gaming Graphics Card - 16GB GDDR6, 2285 MHz, PCI Express 4, 256-bit, 3X DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1

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$1,085.93

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1825 1850 MHz
Base Clock
2250 2285 MHz
Boost Clock
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Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 6800 XT outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 980 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6800 XT is 2231 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 980.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

  • Up to 7% cheaper than Radeon RX 6800 XT - $399.0 vs $429.99
  • Consumes up to 45% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT - 165 vs 300 Watts

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

  • Performs up to 22% better in War Thunder than GeForce GTX 980 - 275 vs 226 FPS
  • Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 16 vs 4 GB
This is a free version of War Thunder.
War Thunder

War Thunder

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Movie

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


FPS

226

82.18181818181817%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$399

100%

Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 4GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 SLI DVI/HDMI/DP Gaming Graphics Card Advanced GPU

Buy for $399 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74691 minutes ago

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6800 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020


FPS

275

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$429.99

92%

FPS Winner

ASRock RX 6800 XT PG D 16G OC AMD Radeon RX6800XT Graphics Board 16GB

Buy for $429.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74691 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Movie

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6800 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


Pixel Fillrate

77.82 GPixel/s

27.020833333333332%

Texel Fillrate

155.6 GTexel/s

24.012345679012345%

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6800 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020


Pixel Fillrate

288 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

648 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Logo

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

Sep 19th, 2014Release Date
Oct 28th, 2020
GeForce 900GenerationNavi II
$549
MSRP$649
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C
2x 6-pinPower Connectors2x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4 GBMemory
16 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
256-bitBus256-bit
224.4 GB/sBandwidth
512 GB/s
1127 MHzBase Clock Speed
1825 MHz
1216 MHzBoost Clock Speed
2250 MHz
1753 MHzMemory Clock Speed
2000 MHz

Builds Using GeForce GTX 980 or Radeon RX 6800 XT

War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie

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