The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 2 architecture, which has 72 streaming multiprocessors.
The graphics card ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 16 execution units.
Memory
Memory
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980
Memory Size
16 GB
4 GB
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR5
Memory Clock
2.000 GHz
1.753 GHz
Memory Speed
16.0 Gbps
7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
512 GB/s
224 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
256 bit
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is equipped with a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 GHz clocks.
The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 has a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.753GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980
Base Clock
1.825 GHz
1.127 GHz
Boost Clock
2.250 GHz
1.216 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
2.02 GHz
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Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT has a turbo clock of 2.250 GHz. The turbo frequency of the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 is 1.216 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980
TDP
300 W
165 W
TDP (up)
345 W
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Tjunction max
100 °C
98 °C
PCIe-Power
2 x 8-Pin
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT has 2 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 100 °C.
The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 98 °C.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
3 x 80 mm
2 x 90 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
Noise (Load)
37 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT are cooled with a Air cooling.
The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 is cooled by a Air cooling.
Connectivity
Connectivity
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.3
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.1
1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort
2x DP 1.4a
3x DP 1.2
DVI
--
1
USB-C
1
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.
The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.
Featureset
Featureset
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980
Max. resolution
7680x4320
4096x2160
DirectX
12_2 (Ultimate)
12_1
Raytracing
Yes
No
DLSS / FSR
Yes
No
LED
Non addressable LED
No LED lighting
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).
The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
No
VP8
Decode / Encode
Decode
VP9
Decode / Encode
No
AV1
Decode
No
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.
Dimensions
Dimensions
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980
Length
270 mm
288 mm
Height
120 mm
134 mm
Width
--
41 mm
Width (Slots)
3 Slots
2 Slots
Weight
1,503 g
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SFF-Ready
No
No
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.
The width of the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 is -- and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.
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