GPU comparison with benchmarks

AMD Radeon RX 6800 vs Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream

AMD Radeon RX 6800
AMD Radeon RX 6800 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.11 GHz · 250 W Speed index 13/100
In the gpu comparison between the AMD Radeon RX 6800 and the Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 6800 is 203 % faster than the Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream.

AMD Radeon RX 6800Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream
Speed index
13/100
4/100
FP32
16.17 TFLOPS
5.34 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.11 GHz
1.30 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR6
4 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
512 GB/s
230 GB/s
TDP
250 W
165 W
Launch Price
579 $
549 $
443 pts
112 pts

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 6800Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6800NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
GPU ChipNavi 21GM204-400-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors6016
Shader38402048
Render Output Units9664
Texture Units240128
Raytracing Cores60--
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6800 and has 3840 texture shaders and 60 execution units.

Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, which has 2048 shaders and 16 execution units.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 6800Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream
Memory Size16 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock2.000 GHz1.800 GHz
Memory Speed16.0 Gbps7.2 Gbps
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s230 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 has 16 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 512 GB/s.

The Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 230 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 6800Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream
Base Clock1.700 GHz1.203 GHz
Boost Clock2.105 GHz1.304 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.82 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 clocks in the base with up to 1.700 GHz. The base frequency of the Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream is 1.203 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 6800Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream
TDP250 W165 W
TDP (up)285 W--
Tjunction max100 °C98 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the AMD Radeon RX 6800 is 250 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.

The Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream has a TDP of 165 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 6800Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 85 mm2 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 has a total of 3 Axial fans.

The Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 6800Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort2x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.2
DVI--1
USB-C1--
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the AMD Radeon RX 6800.

The Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 6800Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream
Max. resolution7680x43204096x2160
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesNo
LEDNon addressable LEDNo LED lighting
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream is 4096x2160 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 6800Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeNo
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeNo
AV1DecodeNo
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsAMD Radeon RX 6800Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream
Length267 mm280 mm
Height120 mm133 mm
Width--50 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 is 267 mm long, 120 mm high and -- wide.

The Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream is 280 mm long, 133 mm high and 50 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 6800Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 3 x 16
Release dateQ4/2020Q4/2014
Launch Price579 $549 $
Structure size7 nm28 nm
Part-no--NE5X980H14G2J
Documentsdata sheet--
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 was released in Q4/2020 at a price of 579 $.

The Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream was introduced in Q4/2014 at a price of 549 $.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score AMD Radeon RX 6800 +301.8 %

  1. 7,671
  2. 1,909

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 7,867
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 2,931
  2. no data

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 51 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 59 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 87 fps (avg)
  2. no data

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 30 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 60 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 104 fps (avg)
  2. no data

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 91 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 178 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 195 fps (avg)
  2. no data

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL AMD Radeon RX 6800 +267.8 %

  1. 126,364
  2. 34,359

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 6800 +210.2 %

  1. 128,479
  2. 41,413

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 165,447
  2. no data

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