GeForce GTX 980 Ti vs Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 980 Ti and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 980 Ti and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
Power consumption (TDP)
250 Watt
300 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
6-pin + 8-pin
2x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
HBM2
Maximum RAM amount
6 GB
16 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU)
600 Watt
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Radeon Vega Frontier Edition has 20% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 980 Ti.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon Vega Frontier Edition has 10 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 980 Ti.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 980 Ti is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition - with GCN 5.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is 382 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980 Ti.
GeForce GTX 980 Ti is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition - by 14 nm process technology.
Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is 257 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 980 Ti.
Memory clock speed of Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is 1883 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980 Ti.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
65−70
65−70
ultra / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
35−40
35−40
4K / 2160p
21−24
21−24
low / 720p
90−95
90−95
medium / 1080p
75−80
75−80
GeForce GTX 980 Ti and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p
100−110
100−110
ultra / 1080p
95−100
90−95
QHD / 1440p
70−75
70−75
4K / 2160p
40−45
40−45
low / 720p
150−160
150−160
medium / 1080p
110−120
110−120
GeForce GTX 980 Ti and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
GeForce GTX 980 Ti and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
250−260
250−260
medium / 768p
230−240
230−240
QHD / 1440p
150−160
150−160
4K / 2160p
100−110
100−110
high / 768p
220−230
220−230
GeForce GTX 980 Ti and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p
70−75
70−75
medium / 1080p
50−55
50−55
GeForce GTX 980 Ti and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
110−120
110−120
GeForce GTX 980 Ti and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p
85−90
85−90
ultra / 1080p
80−85
80−85
QHD / 1440p
60−65
60−65
4K / 2160p
30−35
30−35
low / 720p
110−120
110−120
medium / 1080p
90−95
90−95
GeForce GTX 980 Ti and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p
130−140
130−140
ultra / 1080p
100−110
100−110
QHD / 1440p
65−70
65−70
4K / 2160p
21−24
21−24
low / 720p
250−260
250−260
medium / 1080p
170−180
170−180
GeForce GTX 980 Ti and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
90−95
90−95
QHD / 1440p
70−75
70−75
4K / 2160p
45−50
45−50
low / 720p
160−170
150−160
medium / 1080p
110−120
110−120
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 Ti in Forza Horizon 4 is 2% more, than Radeon Vega Frontier Edition.
low / 768p
170−180
170−180
medium / 768p
160−170
160−170
high / 1080p
120−130
120−130
ultra / 1080p
65−70
65−70
QHD / 1440p
60−65
60−65
GeForce GTX 980 Ti and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
35−40
35−40
4K / 2160p
21−24
21−24
low / 720p
120−130
120−130
medium / 1080p
75−80
75−80
GeForce GTX 980 Ti and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
GeForce GTX 980 Ti and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
85−90
85−90
4K / 2160p
18−20
18−20
low / 720p
140−150
140−150
medium / 1080p
130−140
130−140
GeForce GTX 980 Ti and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p
50−55
50−55
ultra / 1080p
30−35
30−35
QHD / 1440p
27−30
27−30
4K / 2160p
18−20
18−20
low / 720p
120−130
120−130
medium / 1080p
80−85
80−85
GeForce GTX 980 Ti and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p
240−250
240−250
medium / 768p
170−180
170−180
high / 1080p
100−110
100−110
ultra / 1080p
55−60
55−60
4K / 2160p
35−40
35−40
GeForce GTX 980 Ti and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p
190−200
190−200
ultra / 1080p
95−100
90−95
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 Ti in World of Tanks is 2% more, than Radeon Vega Frontier Edition.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN 5.0
Code name
GM200
Vega 10
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
2 June 2015
27 June 2017
Pipelines
2816
4096
Core clock speed
1000 MHz
1382 MHz
Boost Clock
1075 MHz
1600 MHz
Transistor count
8,000 million
12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
176 billion/sec
409.6
Floating-point performance
6,060 gflops
13,107 gflops
Length
10.5" (26.7 cm)
267 mm
Memory bus width
384 Bit
2048 Bit
Memory clock speed
7.0 GB/s
1890 MHz
Memory bandwidth
336.5 GB/s
483.8 GB/s
Shared memory
-
G-SYNC support
+
DirectX
12 (12_1)
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
6.4
6.4
OpenGL
4.5
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
1.1.126
1.1.125
CUDA
+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.7 kh/s
CUDA cores
2816
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
Height
4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
4 displays
HDCP
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
784 Mh/s
Decred / DCR (Decred)
2.4 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
21.57 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
461 Sol/s
GameStream
+
GeForce ShadowPlay
+
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
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