ASUS ROG Matrix GeForce GTX 980 Platinum
vs
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The ASUS ROG Matrix GeForce GTX 980 Platinum is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

The MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (RDNA 2) and has 16 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 512 GB/s.

GPU

The ASUS ROG Matrix GeForce GTX 980 Platinum has the GM204-400-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

The MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G is based on the graphics chip Navi 21, which comes from the RDNA 2 architecture.
ASUS ROG Matrix GeForce GTX 980 Platinum GPU MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Based on AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
GM204-400-A1 GPU Chip Navi 21
Maxwell 2.0 Architecture RDNA 2
16 Streaming Multiprocessors 80
2048 Shader 5120
64 Render Output Units 128
128 Texture Units 320
0 Raytracing Cores 80

Memory

The graphics memory of the ASUS ROG Matrix GeForce GTX 980 Platinum clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G is 16.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.000 GHz.

4 GB Memory Size 16 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR6
1.753 GHz Memory Clock 2.000 GHz
7.0 Gbps Memory Speed 16.0 Gbps
224 GB/s Memory bandwidth 512 GB/s
256 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.241 GHz Base Clock 1.825 GHz
1.342 GHz Boost Clock 2.250 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock 2.02 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The ASUS ROG Matrix GeForce GTX 980 Platinum is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 165 W.

The MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 300 W.

165 W TDP 300 W
-- TDP (up) 345 W
98 °C Tjunction max 100 °C
2 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 2 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The ASUS ROG Matrix GeForce GTX 980 Platinum is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 100 mm Fan 1 3 x 80 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ASUS ROG Matrix GeForce GTX 980 Platinum.

The MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.0 HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.1
3x DP v1.2 DP Ports 2x DP v1.4a
1 DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports 1

Featureset

With the ASUS ROG Matrix GeForce GTX 980 Platinum it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G is 7680x4320 pixels.

4096x2160 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
No Raytracing Yes
No DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED Non addressable LED

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
No h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
No AV1 Decode
Decode VP8 Decode / Encode
No VP9 Decode / Encode

Dimensions

The ASUS ROG Matrix GeForce GTX 980 Platinum is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

297 mm Length 267 mm
152 mm Height 120 mm
41 mm Width 50 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 3 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data

The ASUS ROG Matrix GeForce GTX 980 Platinum has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q4/2014.

The MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G came on the market in Q2/2021 and will have a structure width of 7 nanometers manufactured.

MATRIX-GTX980-P-4GD5 Part-no --
Q4/2014 Release date Q2/2021
649 $ Launch Price 999 $ (Reference)
28 nm Structure size 7 nm
-- Documents data sheet

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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

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

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)

MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G
16 GB GDDR6
64 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G
16 GB GDDR6
75 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G
16 GB GDDR6
114 fps (avg)

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)

MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G
16 GB GDDR6
38 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G
16 GB GDDR6
74 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G
16 GB GDDR6
126 fps (avg)

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)

MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G
16 GB GDDR6
110 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G
16 GB GDDR6
200 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G
16 GB GDDR6
200 fps (avg)

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

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

Geekbench 6 - Metal

MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G
16 GB GDDR6
235478

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

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