Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti vs AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti, vs AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
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 | 112 59 47 28 |
The Witcher 3 | 85 64 45 23 | 94 75 49 29 |
Counter-Strike 2 | 132 94 65 32 | 158 108 73 35 |
Far Cry 6 | 72 61 50 23 | 90 73 55 26 |
Hogwarts Legacy | 46 35 25 14 | 53 43 31 17 |
COD Modern Warfare 3 | 55 46 33 23 | 76 67 45 29 |
Ghost of Tsushima | 44 32 24 12 | 61 44 34 15 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 43 43 25 9 | 55 51 28 13 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 79 71 46 25 | 103 88 57 29 |
| 1080p High | 72 | 89 |
| 1080p Ultra | 55 | 68 |
| 1440p Ultra | 39 | 47 |
| 4K Ultra | 21 | 25 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 5856 | 7633 |
| Port Royal | 3250 | n/a |
| Fire Strike | 19506 | 22310 |
| Night Raid | 70001 | 86630 |
| Background Blur | 134.8 frames/s | 123.2 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 59.8 frames/s | 71.4 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 2.37 Gpix/sec | 2.85 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 3.79 Gpix/sec | 4.1 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 3.46 Gpix/sec | 3.48 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.22 Gpix/sec | 0.62 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 191.9 Gpix/sec | 253.9 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 4183.6 fps | 7670.6 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 853 | 870 |
| DirectX 11 | 106 fps | 96 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 55 fps | 52 fps |
| GPU Compute | 6126 Ops/s | 6338 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 391.3 fps | 533 fps |
| Car Chase | 375.2 fps | 465.4 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 337.9 fps | 387.4 fps |
| T-Rex | 1867.7 fps | 1882.8 fps |
| ALU 2 | 1803.6 fps | 2438.2 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 264 fps | 198.3 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 2238.8 | 2278.9 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | AMD |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | June, 2, 2015 | January, 21, 2020 |
| 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 10 |
| Price | 649 | 279 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1000 MHz | 1130 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1076 MHz | 1560 MHz |
| Shader Units | 2816 | 2304 |
| TMUs | 176 | 144 |
| ROPs | 96 | 64 |
| 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 | 3000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 103 Gpix/sec | 100 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 189 GTex/s | 225 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 6.1 TFLOPS | 7.2 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TGP | 250 W | 150 W |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Transistor Size | 601 mm² | 251 mm² |
| Transistor count | 8 billion | 10 billion |
| Transistor density | 13.31 MTr/mm² | 39.84 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Frequency | 1753 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Bus | 384 bit | 192 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 7000 MB/s | 12000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 6 GB | 6 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
No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.
Survey
Total Votes: 1
Forza Horizon 5
The Witcher 3
Counter-Strike 2
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
COD Modern Warfare 3
Ghost of Tsushima
Cyberpunk 2077
Shadow of the Tomb Raider