GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon RX Vega 5
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon RX Vega 5, 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 RX Vega 5, check out specs charts below.
Radeon RX Vega 5 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon RX Vega 5 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon RX Vega 5 here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 980
Radeon RX Vega 5
Power consumption (TDP)
165 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pins
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU)
500 Watt
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GeForce GTX 980 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX Vega 5 - in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 980 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 5 - with Vega.
GeForce GTX 980 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 5 - by 7 nm process technology.
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
55−60
12−14
ultra / 1080p
35−40
8−9
QHD / 1440p
30−35
2−3
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
80−85
27−30
medium / 1080p
65−70
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 323% more, than Radeon RX Vega 5.
high / 1080p
85−90
21−24
ultra / 1080p
75−80
18−20
QHD / 1440p
60−65
5−6
4K / 2160p
30−35
4−5
low / 720p
140−150
45−50
medium / 1080p
95−100
24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Battlefield 5 is 315% more, than Radeon RX Vega 5.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon RX Vega 5 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
250−260
190−200
medium / 768p
230−240
160−170
ultra / 1080p
−
85−90
QHD / 1440p
150−160
50−55
4K / 2160p
100−110
30−33
high / 768p
220−230
130−140
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 69% more, than Radeon RX Vega 5.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
−
35−40
medium / 1080p
50−55
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 19% more, than Radeon RX Vega 5.
low / 768p
120−130
100−110
medium / 768p
110−120
85−90
ultra / 1080p
110−120
55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Dota 2 is 42% more, than Radeon RX Vega 5.
high / 1080p
70−75
14−16
ultra / 1080p
65−70
14−16
QHD / 1440p
45−50
−
4K / 2160p
24−27
5−6
low / 720p
100−110
35−40
medium / 1080p
75−80
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Far Cry 5 is 283% more, than Radeon RX Vega 5.
high / 1080p
100−110
21−24
ultra / 1080p
80−85
16−18
QHD / 1440p
50−55
16−18
4K / 2160p
21−24
−
low / 720p
230−240
90−95
medium / 1080p
150−160
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Fortnite is 223% more, than Radeon RX Vega 5.
high / 1080p
95−100
21−24
ultra / 1080p
75−80
18−20
QHD / 1440p
55−60
7−8
4K / 2160p
35−40
−
low / 720p
140−150
45−50
medium / 1080p
100−110
24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Forza Horizon 4 is 300% more, than Radeon RX Vega 5.
low / 768p
160−170
75−80
medium / 768p
150−160
70−75
high / 1080p
100−110
24−27
ultra / 1080p
55−60
10−12
QHD / 1440p
45−50
1−2
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Grand Theft Auto V is 186% more, than Radeon RX Vega 5.
high / 1080p
40−45
8−9
ultra / 1080p
35−40
6−7
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
16−18
2−3
low / 720p
100−110
24−27
medium / 1080p
60−65
10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Metro Exodus is 420% more, than Radeon RX Vega 5.
low / 768p
120−130
100−110
ultra / 1080p
−
100−110
medium / 1080p
−
100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Minecraft is 19% more, than Radeon RX Vega 5.
high / 1080p
90−95
21−24
ultra / 1080p
65−70
16−18
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
130−140
50−55
medium / 1080p
100−110
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 257% more, than Radeon RX Vega 5.
high / 1080p
40−45
12−14
ultra / 1080p
27−30
9−10
QHD / 1440p
21−24
0−1
4K / 2160p
14−16
−
low / 720p
100−110
24−27
medium / 1080p
60−65
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 293% more, than Radeon RX Vega 5.
low / 768p
210−220
45−50
medium / 768p
140−150
30−33
high / 1080p
80−85
16−18
ultra / 1080p
45−50
10−11
4K / 2160p
30−33
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 372% more, than Radeon RX Vega 5.
low / 768p
140−150
95−100
medium / 768p
−
55−60
ultra / 1080p
70−75
30−35
high / 768p
−
50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in World of Tanks is 66% more, than Radeon RX Vega 5.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 980
Radeon RX Vega 5
Architecture
Maxwell
Vega
Code name
GM204
Vega
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
19 September 2014
7 January 2020
Pipelines
2048
320
Boost Clock
1216 MHz
1400 MHz
Transistor count
5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
7 nm
Texture fill rate
144 billion/sec
Floating-point performance
4,981 gflops
Length
10.5" (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
G-SYNC support
+
DirectX
12 (12_1)
DirectX 12_1
Shader Model
6.4
OpenGL
4.5
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
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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