The Radeon RX 6950 XT is at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 980, however, it's a worse value for money, as it's $731.79 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 6950 XT
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory – 16 vs 4 GB
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 85% cheaper – $124.50 vs $856.29
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 51% less energy – 165 vs 335 Watts
Radeon RX 6950 XT vs GeForce GTX 980 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 6950 XT
May 10th, 2022
Average FPS
170
100%
Min 1% FPS
105
100%
Price, $
$856.29
14%
Value, $/FPS
$5.03/FPS
35%
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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$124.50
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$399.00
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$879.85
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Radeon RX 6950 XT vs GeForce GTX 980 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 Radeon RX 6950 XT vs GeForce GTX 980 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 6950 XT vs GeForce GTX 980 in core GPU performance specifications
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%
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%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 6950 XT | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
May 10th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| $1,099.00 | MSRP | $549.00 |
| Navi II | Generation | GeForce 900 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 335 W | Power Consumption | 165 W |
| Memory | ||
16 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
576 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
295.7 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 77.82 GPixel/s |
739.2 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 155.6 GTexel/s |
23.65 TFLOPS | FP32 | 4.981 TFLOPS |
