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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX Vega 56 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 Vega 56 is 1060 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Performs up to 8% better in Minecraft than GeForce GTX 980 - 629 vs 583 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 20% cheaper than Radeon RX Vega 56 - $144.0 vs $179.99
- Up to 14% better value when playing Minecraft than Radeon RX Vega 56 - $0.25 vs $0.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 - 165 vs 210 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
FPS
629
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.29/FPS
86%
Price, $
$179.99
80%
FPS Winner
XFX Radeon Rx Vega 56 8GB 3xDP HDMI Graphic Cards RX-VEGMLBFX6
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GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
583
92%
Value, $/FPS
$0.25/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
High
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
82%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
47%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
Aug 14th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| Vega | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$399 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 2x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| HBM2 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 2048-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
409.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1156 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
1471 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
| 800 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
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