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    Radeon RX 5700 XT vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

    Radeon RX 5700 XT
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: 7 Jul 2019
    Radeon RX 5700 XT
    GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 2 Jun 2015
    GeForce GTX 980 Ti

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      166%
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX 5700 XT

    66% higher gaming performance.
    This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports FreeSync
    Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 980 Ti

    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    Radeon RX 5700 XT

    HWBench recommends Radeon RX 5700 XT

    The Radeon RX 5700 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (33 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    Radeon RX 5700 XTGeForce GTX 980 Ti
    GPU NameNavi 10 (Navi 10 XT)vsGM200 (GM200-310-A1)
    Fab Process7 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size254 mm²vs601 mm²
    Transistorsunknownvs8,000 million
    Shaders2560vs2816
    Compute Units40vs22
    Core clock1605 MHzvs1000 MHz
    ROPs64vs96
    TMUs256vs176

    Memory Configuration

    Radeon RX 5700 XTGeForce GTX 980 Ti
    Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR5
    Bus Width256 bitvs384 bit
    Memory Speed1750 MHz
    14000 MHz effective    		vs1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective
    Memory Size8192 Mbvs6144 Mb

    Additional details

    Radeon RX 5700 XTGeForce GTX 980 Ti
    TDP225 wattsvs250 watts
    Release Date7 Jul 2019vs2 Jun 2015

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      112.30 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      96.00 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      449.30 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      176.00 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      448.00 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      337.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      8980.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      5632.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      146
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2018

    Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      132
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      81

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      153
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      87

    FPS (higher is better)

    Destiny 2

    Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      133
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      100

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      117
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      83

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      158
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      113

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      75
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      112
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      73

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      119
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      148
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      95

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      127
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      109
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2018

    Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      100
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      108
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Destiny 2

    Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      106
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      102
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      129
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      86

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      59
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      80
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      78
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      108
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      85
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      61
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2018

    Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      58
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      59
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Destiny 2

    Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      60
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      55
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      62
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      36
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      47
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      40
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      66
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      44
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

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