GeForce GTX 980 Ti vs Radeon RX 5600 XT

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 980 Ti and Radeon RX 5600 XT. 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 RX 5600 XT. 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.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 980 Ti	Radeon RX 5600 XT
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	150 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin + 8-pin	1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	6 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU)	600 Watt
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GeForce GTX 980 Ti has 66% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 5600 XT.
GeForce GTX 980 Ti is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 5600 XT uses PCIe 4.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 980 Ti and Radeon RX 5600 XT have maximum RAM of 6 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 980 Ti is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 5600 XT - with RDNA 1.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 5600 XT is 235 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980 Ti.
GeForce GTX 980 Ti is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5600 XT - by 7 nm process technology.
Radeon RX 5600 XT is 257 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 980 Ti.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5600 XT is 11993 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980 Ti.

Game benchmarks


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 RX 5600 XT 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 RX 5600 XT have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
GeForce GTX 980 Ti and Radeon RX 5600 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 Ti and Radeon RX 5600 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 Ti and Radeon RX 5600 XT 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 RX 5600 XT have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	85−90	85−90
ultra / 1080p	80−85	80−85
QHD / 1440p	60−65	55−60
4K / 2160p	30−35	30−35
low / 720p	110−120	110−120
medium / 1080p	90−95	85−90
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 Ti in Far Cry 5 is 1% more, than Radeon RX 5600 XT.
high / 1080p	130−140	120−130
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
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 Ti in Fortnite is 0% more, than Radeon RX 5600 XT.
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 RX 5600 XT.
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 RX 5600 XT 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	30−35
4K / 2160p	21−24	21−24
low / 720p	120−130	110−120
medium / 1080p	75−80	70−75
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 Ti in Metro Exodus is 7% more, than Radeon RX 5600 XT.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
GeForce GTX 980 Ti and Radeon RX 5600 XT 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	120−130
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 Ti in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 2% more, than Radeon RX 5600 XT.
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	75−80
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 Ti in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 1% more, than Radeon RX 5600 XT.
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 RX 5600 XT have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p	190−200	180−190
ultra / 1080p	95−100	90−95
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 Ti in World of Tanks is 5% more, than Radeon RX 5600 XT.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 980 Ti	Radeon RX 5600 XT
Architecture	Maxwell	RDNA 1.0
Code name	GM200	Navi 10
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	2 June 2015	21 January 2020
Pipelines	2816	2304
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	1235 MHz
Boost Clock	1075 MHz	1750 MHz
Transistor count	8,000 million	10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Texture fill rate	176 billion/sec	224.6
Floating-point performance	6,060 gflops
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	267 mm
Memory bus width	384 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	336.5 GB/s	288.0 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	1.2.131
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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