Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti vs AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti, vs AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | 89 50 41 26 | 79 45 34 20 |
 The Witcher 3 | 85 64 45 23 | 58 44 27 15 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 132 94 65 32 | 87 64 45 19 |
 Far Cry 6 | 72 61 50 23 | 63 50 37 19 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 46 35 25 14 | 36 26 21 11 |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 55 46 33 23 | 50 43 28 15 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 44 32 24 12 | 33 28 17 9 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 43 43 25 9 | 33 29 15 n/a |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 79 71 46 25 | 65 57 31 19 |
| 1080p High | 72 | 56 |
| 1080p Ultra | 55 | 43 |
| 1440p Ultra | 39 | 28 |
| 4K Ultra | 21 | 15 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 5856 | 4857 |
| Port Royal | 3250 | n/a |
| Fire Strike | 19506 | 14382 |
| Night Raid | 70001 | 60149 |
| Background Blur | 134.8 frames/s | 93.3 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 59.8 frames/s | 48.3 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 2.37 Gpix/sec | 1.68 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 3.79 Gpix/sec | 2.43 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 3.46 Gpix/sec | 1.99 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.22 Gpix/sec | 0.48 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 191.9 Gpix/sec | 144.1 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 4183.6 fps | 5990 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 853 | 775 |
| DirectX 11 | 106 fps | 56 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 55 fps | 40 fps |
| GPU Compute | 6126 Ops/s | 4520 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 391.3 fps | 353.5 fps |
| Car Chase | 375.2 fps | n/a |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 337.9 fps | n/a |
| T-Rex | 1867.7 fps | n/a |
| ALU 2 | 1803.6 fps | n/a |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 264 fps | n/a |
| API | OpenGL | Vulkan |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 2238.8 | n/a |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | AMD |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | June, 2, 2015 | December, 12, 2019 |
| Form Factor | PC use | PC use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | High-end | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 | RDNA 1.0 |
| Codename | GM200 | Navi 14 |
| Price | 649 | 169 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1000 MHz | 1607 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1076 MHz | 1845 MHz |
| Shader Units | 2816 | 1408 |
| TMUs | 176 | 88 |
| ROPs | 96 | 32 |
| Execution Units | 22 | n/a |
| Ray Tracing Cores | No | No |
| Tensor Cores | No | No |
| L1 cache | 48 KB/core | n/a |
| L2 cache | 3000 KB/core | 2000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 103 Gpix/sec | 59 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 189 GTex/s | 162 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 6.1 TFLOPS | 5.2 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| TGP | 250 W | 130 W |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Transistor Size | 601 mm² | 158 mm² |
| Transistor count | 8 billion | 6 billion |
| Transistor density | 13.31 MTr/mm² | 37.97 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Frequency | 1753 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Bus | 384 bit | 128 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 7000 MB/s | 14000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | 5.2 | n/a |
| DisplayPort | 1.2 | 1.4a |
| Ray Tracing | No | No |
| DLSS | No | No |
Results
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