GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING
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Sapphire Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING and the Sapphire Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 and has 2048 texture shaders and 16 execution units. Sapphire Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition is based on AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, which has 5120 shaders and 80 execution units. |
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| GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING | GPU | Sapphire Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition |
| 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 |
MemoryThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s. The Sapphire Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition can access 16 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 512 GB/s. |
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| 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 SpeedsThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING clocks in the base with up to 1.253 GHz. The base frequency of the Sapphire Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition is 1.825 GHz. |
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| 1.253 GHz | Base Clock | 1.825 GHz |
| 1.354 GHz | Boost Clock | 2.730 GHz |
| 1.33 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | 2.38 GHz |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING is 165 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector. The Sapphire Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition has a TDP of 430 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin, 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 165 W | TDP | 430 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 98 °C | Tjunction max | 100 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin, 2 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING has a total of 1 Axial (Radiator) fans. The Sapphire Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition has 4 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial (Radiator) | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 1 x 120 mm | Fan 1 | 3 x 120 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | 1 x 90 mm |
| AIO water cooling | Cooler-Type | AIO water cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityIn the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING. The Sapphire Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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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 | 3x DP v1.4a |
| 2 | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels. The maximum resolution of the Sapphire Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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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 | Addressable LED |
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 | Decode |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| No | VP9 | Decode / Encode |
DimensionsThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING is 272 mm long, 113 mm high and 37 mm wide. The Sapphire Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition is 270 mm long, 130 mm high and 45 mm wide. |
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| 272 mm | Length | 270 mm |
| 113 mm | Height | 130 mm |
| 37 mm | Width | 45 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 3 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | 1148 g |
| PCIe 3 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 4.0 x 16 |
Additional dataThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING was released in Q3/2015 at a price of 599 $. The Sapphire Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition was introduced in Q1/2021 at a price of 1,499 $. |
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| GV-N980WAOC-4GD | Part-no | 11308-08-20G |
| Q3/2015 | Release date | Q1/2021 |
| 599 $ | Launch Price | 1,499 $ |
| 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 WATERFORCE GAMING
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Sapphire Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition
16 GB GDDR6 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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Sapphire Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition
16 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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Sapphire Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition
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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Sapphire Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition
16 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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Sapphire Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition
16 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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Sapphire Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition
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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Sapphire Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition
16 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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Sapphire Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition
16 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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Sapphire Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition
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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Sapphire Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition
16 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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Sapphire Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition
16 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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Sapphire Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition
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 WATERFORCE GAMING
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Sapphire Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition
16 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE GAMING
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Sapphire Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition
16 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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Sapphire Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition
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 WATERFORCE GAMING
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Sapphire Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition
16 GB GDDR6 |
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