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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6900 XT 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 6900 XT is 2231 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
- Performs up to 59% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than GeForce GTX 980 - 108 vs 68 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 16 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 74% cheaper than Radeon RX 6900 XT - $144.0 vs $549.0
- Up to 58% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Radeon RX 6900 XT - $1.91 vs $4.58 per FPS
- Consumes up to 45% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT - 165 vs 300 Watts
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
FPS
108
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.58/FPS
41.70305676855895%
Price, $
$549
26%
FPS Winner
GIGABYTE PowerColor Red Devil AMD Radeon™ RX 6900 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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GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
68
62.96296296296296%
Value, $/FPS
$1.91/FPS
100%
Price, $
$144
100%
Value Winner
Epic IT Service Geforce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5, 256 bit, Virtual Reality (VR) Ready, 3 x DisplayPort 1.2, 1 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x DL-DVI, Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11 (Bulk OEM)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
288 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
720 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
27.020833333333332%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
21.61111111111111%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 28th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| Navi II | Generation | GeForce 900 |
| $999 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 2x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
512 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1825 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
2250 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 6900 XT or GeForce GTX 980
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
92 FPS
$22.83/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
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Radeon RX 6900 XT
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Radeon RX 6900 XT
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$72.7/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 7 5800X
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92 FPS
$34.35/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$31.96/FPS
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