GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled
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Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled and the Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 and has 2048 texture shaders and 16 execution units. Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G is based on AMD RX Vega 56, which has 3584 shaders and 56 execution units. |
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| GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled | GPU | Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | Based on | AMD RX Vega 56 |
| GM204-400-A1 | GPU Chip | Vega 10 XL |
| Maxwell 2.0 | Architecture | GCN 5 |
| 16 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 56 |
| 2048 | Shader | 3584 |
| 64 | Render Output Units | 64 |
| 128 | Texture Units | 256 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s. The Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G can access 8 GB HBM2 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 410 GB/s. |
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| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | HBM2 |
| 1.753 GHz | Memory Clock | 0.800 GHz |
| 7.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 1.6 Gbps |
| 224 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 410 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 2048 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled clocks in the base with up to 1.304 GHz. The base frequency of the Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G is 1.156 GHz. |
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| 1.304 GHz | Base Clock | 1.156 GHz |
| 1.418 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.471 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled is 165 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector. The Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G has a TDP of 210 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 165 W | TDP | 210 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 98 °C | Tjunction max | 100 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled has a total of 0 -- fans. The Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| -- | Fan-Type | Radial |
| -- | Fan 1 | 1 x 70 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Water cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 37 dB |
| 0 dB | Noise (Load) | 49 dB |
ConnectivityIn the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled. The Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | -- |
| 1x HDMI v2.0 | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 3x DP v1.2 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4 |
| 1 | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels. The maximum resolution of the Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 4096x2160 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12_1 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| No | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| No | VP9 | Decode / Encode |
DimensionsThe GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled is 308 mm long, 129 mm high and -- wide. The Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G is 280 mm long, 127 mm high and 40 mm wide. |
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| 308 mm | Length | 280 mm |
| 129 mm | Height | 127 mm |
| -- | Width | 40 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | 1090 g |
| PCIe 3 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
| No | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataThe GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled was released in Q3/2014 at a price of 649 $. The Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G was introduced in Q3/2017 at a price of 399 $ (Reference). |
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| 98NQH6DNF1WT | Part-no | VAVAL5VM88 |
| Q3/2014 | Release date | Q3/2017 |
| 649 $ | Launch Price | 399 $ (Reference) |
| 28 nm | Structure size | 14 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
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GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
8 GB HBM2 |
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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)
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Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
8 GB HBM2 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
8 GB HBM2 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
8 GB HBM2 |
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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
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GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
8 GB HBM2 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
8 GB HBM2 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
8 GB HBM2 |
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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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GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
8 GB HBM2 |
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