GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon Pro 5700 XT

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon Pro 5700 XT, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 980 stacks up against Radeon Pro 5700 XT, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon Pro 5700 XT

Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 980	Radeon Pro 5700 XT
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	130 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pins	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
Recommended system power (PSU)	500 Watt
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GeForce GTX 980 has 26% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 5700 XT.
GeForce GTX 980 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon Pro 5700 XT uses PCIe 4.0 x16 interface.
Radeon Pro 5700 XT has 12 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 980.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 980 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Pro 5700 XT - with RDNA 1.0.
GeForce GTX 980 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 5700 XT - by 7 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 5700 XT is 5 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	35−40	35−40
QHD / 1440p	30−35	30−35
4K / 2160p	18−20	18−20
low / 720p	80−85	80−85
medium / 1080p	65−70	65−70
GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon Pro 5700 XT have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	85−90	85−90
ultra / 1080p	75−80	75−80
QHD / 1440p	60−65	60−65
4K / 2160p	30−35	30−35
low / 720p	140−150	140−150
medium / 1080p	95−100	95−100
GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon Pro 5700 XT have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon Pro 5700 XT 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 and Radeon Pro 5700 XT 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 and Radeon Pro 5700 XT have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	110−120	110−120
GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon Pro 5700 XT have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	70−75	70−75
ultra / 1080p	65−70	65−70
QHD / 1440p	45−50	45−50
4K / 2160p	24−27	24−27
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	75−80	75−80
GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon Pro 5700 XT have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	100−110	100−110
ultra / 1080p	80−85	80−85
QHD / 1440p	50−55	50−55
4K / 2160p	21−24	21−24
low / 720p	230−240	230−240
medium / 1080p	150−160	150−160
GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon Pro 5700 XT have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p	95−100	95−100
ultra / 1080p	75−80	75−80
QHD / 1440p	55−60	55−60
4K / 2160p	35−40	35−40
low / 720p	140−150	140−150
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon Pro 5700 XT have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p	160−170	160−170
medium / 768p	150−160	150−160
high / 1080p	100−110	100−110
ultra / 1080p	55−60	55−60
QHD / 1440p	45−50	45−50
GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon Pro 5700 XT have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	40−45	40−45
ultra / 1080p	35−40	35−40
QHD / 1440p	27−30	27−30
4K / 2160p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	60−65	60−65
GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon Pro 5700 XT have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon Pro 5700 XT have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p	90−95	90−95
ultra / 1080p	65−70	65−70
4K / 2160p	18−20	18−20
low / 720p	130−140	130−140
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon Pro 5700 XT have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	40−45	40−45
ultra / 1080p	27−30	27−30
QHD / 1440p	21−24	21−24
4K / 2160p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	60−65	60−65
GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon Pro 5700 XT have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p	210−220	210−220
medium / 768p	140−150	140−150
high / 1080p	80−85	80−85
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−35
GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon Pro 5700 XT have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p	140−150	140−150
ultra / 1080p	70−75	70−75
GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon Pro 5700 XT have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 980	Radeon Pro 5700 XT
Architecture	Maxwell	RDNA 1.0
Code name	GM204	Navi 10
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	19 September 2014	4 August 2020
Pipelines	2048	2560
Boost Clock	1216 MHz	1499 MHz
Transistor count	5,200 million	10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Texture fill rate	144 billion/sec	239.8
Floating-point performance	4,981 gflops
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	12 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s	384.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-
G-SYNC support	+
DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2
CUDA	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)	0.54 kh/s
CUDA cores	2048
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options	+
Multi monitor support	4 displays
HDMI	+
HDCP	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	579 Mh/s
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+
Optimus	+
Decred / DCR (Decred)	1.74 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	20.28 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)	312.12 Sol/s
GameStream	+
GeForce ShadowPlay	+
GPU Boost	2.0
GameWorks	+
BatteryBoost	+
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GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon Pro 5700 XT

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