GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Windforce 3X
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AMD Radeon RX 6800
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Windforce 3X has 2816 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.11 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 6.27 TFLOPS.
The AMD Radeon RX 6800 has 3840 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.11 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 16.17 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Windforce 3X is equipped with a graphics chip of the Maxwell 2.0 architecture, which has 22 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card AMD Radeon RX 6800 is based on the RDNA 2 architecture and is equipped with 60 execution units. |
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| GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Windforce 3X | GPU | AMD Radeon RX 6800 |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 6800 |
| GM200-310-A1 | GPU Chip | Navi 21 |
| Maxwell 2.0 | Architecture | RDNA 2 |
| 22 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 60 |
| 2816 | Shader | 3840 |
| 96 | Render Output Units | 96 |
| 176 | Texture Units | 240 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 60 |
MemoryThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Windforce 3X is equipped with a 6 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.753 GHz clocks. The AMD Radeon RX 6800 has a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz. |
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| 6 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 |
| 337 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 512 GB/s |
| 384 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Windforce 3X has a turbo clock of 1.114 GHz. The turbo frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 6800 is 2.105 GHz. |
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| 1.026 GHz | Base Clock | 1.700 GHz |
| 1.114 GHz | Boost Clock | 2.105 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | 1.82 GHz | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Windforce 3X 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 91 °C. The AMD Radeon RX 6800 is equipped with a 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 100 °C. |
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| 250 W | TDP | 250 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | 285 W |
| 91 °C | Tjunction max | 100 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Windforce 3X are cooled with a Air cooling. The AMD Radeon RX 6800 is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 3 x 80 mm | Fan 1 | 3 x 85 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Windforce 3X supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2. The AMD Radeon RX 6800 supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions. |
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| 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 |
| 2 | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | 1 |
FeaturesetThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Windforce 3X supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1. The AMD Radeon RX 6800 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate). |
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| 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 CodecsThis 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. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | Decode |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| No | VP9 | Decode / Encode |
DimensionsThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Windforce 3X is 36 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the AMD Radeon RX 6800 is 36 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 279 mm | Length | 267 mm |
| 116 mm | Height | 120 mm |
| 36 mm | Width | -- |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 4.0 x 16 |
| No | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataManufactured using the 28 nanometer process, GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Windforce 3X was released in Q1/2016. The AMD Radeon RX 6800 published in Q4/2020 is manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers. |
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| GV-N98TWF3-6GD | Part-no | -- |
| Q1/2016 | Release date | Q4/2020 |
| 649 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 579 $ |
| 28 nm | Structure size | 7 nm |
| data sheet | 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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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Windforce 3X
6 GB GDDR5 |
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AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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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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AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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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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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Windforce 3X
6 GB GDDR5 |
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AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Windforce 3X
6 GB GDDR5 |
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AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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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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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti Windforce 3X
6 GB GDDR5 |
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AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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