KFA2 GeForce GTX 980
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XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 and the XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 and has 2048 texture shaders and 16 execution units. XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan is based on AMD RX Vega 64, which has 4096 shaders and 64 execution units. |
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| KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 | GPU | XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | Based on | AMD RX Vega 64 |
| GM204-400-A1 | GPU Chip | Vega 10 XT |
| Maxwell 2.0 | Architecture | GCN 5 |
| 16 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 64 |
| 2048 | Shader | 4096 |
| 64 | Render Output Units | 64 |
| 128 | Texture Units | 256 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s. The XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan can access 8 GB HBM2 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 484 GB/s. |
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| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | HBM2 |
| 1.753 GHz | Memory Clock | 0.945 GHz |
| 7.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 1.9 Gbps |
| 224 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 484 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 2048 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 clocks in the base with up to 1.126 GHz. The base frequency of the XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan is 1.247 GHz. |
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| 1.126 GHz | Base Clock | 1.247 GHz |
| 1.216 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.546 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 is 165 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 6-Pin connector. The XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan has a TDP of 295 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 165 W | TDP | 295 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 98 °C | Tjunction max | 100 °C |
| 2 x 6-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 has a total of 1 Radial fans. The XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Radial | Fan-Type | Radial |
| 1 x 65 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 70 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 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 KFA2 GeForce GTX 980. The XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 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 KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels. The maximum resolution of the XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan 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 KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 is 281 mm long, 124 mm high and 41 mm wide. The XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan is 280 mm long, 127 mm high and 40 mm wide. |
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| 281 mm | Length | 280 mm |
| 124 mm | Height | 127 mm |
| 41 mm | Width | 40 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
| No | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataThe KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 was released in Q4/2014 at a price of 499 $. The XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan was introduced in Q3/2017 at a price of 499 $ (Reference). |
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| 98NQH6DHC8XX | Part-no | RX-VEGMTBFX6 |
| Q4/2014 | Release date | Q3/2017 |
| 499 $ | Launch Price | 499 $ (Reference) |
| 28 nm | Structure size | 14 nm |
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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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KFA2 GeForce GTX 980
4 GB GDDR5 |
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XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan
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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XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan
8 GB HBM2 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan
8 GB HBM2 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan
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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KFA2 GeForce GTX 980
4 GB GDDR5 |
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XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan
8 GB HBM2 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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KFA2 GeForce GTX 980
4 GB GDDR5 |
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XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan
8 GB HBM2 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan
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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KFA2 GeForce GTX 980
4 GB GDDR5 |
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XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan
8 GB HBM2 |
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