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.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF 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 AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT (RDNA 2) and has 4 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 144 GB/s.
In FP32 performance, the KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF is 0.7 % faster than the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT.
| GPU | KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
| GPU Chip | GM204-400-A1 | Navi 24 XT |
| Streaming Multiprocessors | 16 | 16 |
| Shader | 2048 | 1024 |
| Render Output Units | 64 | 32 |
| Texture Units | 128 | 64 |
| Raytracing Cores | -- | 16 |
| Memory | KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Clock | 1.753 GHz | 2.250 GHz |
| Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps | 18.0 Gbps |
| Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s | 144 GB/s |
| Memory Interface | 256 bit | 64 bit |
| Clock Speeds | KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Base Clock | 1.304 GHz | 2.200 GHz |
| Boost Clock | 1.418 GHz | 2.815 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | -- | 2.61 GHz |
| Overclocking | Yes | Yes |
| Thermal Design | KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 165 W | 107 W |
| Tjunction max | 98 °C | 97 °C |
| PCIe-Power | 2 x 8-Pin | 1 x 6-Pin |
| Cooler & Fans | KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Fan-Type | Axial | Axial |
| Fan 1 | 1 x 90 mm | -- |
| Fan 2 | 2 x 80 mm | -- |
| Cooler-Type | Air cooling | Air cooling |
| Noise (Idle) | 0 dB | 0 dB |
| Connectivity | KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Max. Displays | 4 | 2 |
| HDCP | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | -- |
| DisplayPort | 3x DP 1.2 | -- |
| DVI | 1 | -- |
| Featureset | KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Max. resolution | 4096x2160 | 7680x4320 |
| DirectX | 12_1 | 12_2 (Ultimate) |
| Raytracing | No | Yes |
| DLSS / FSR | No | Yes |
| LED | No LED lighting | No LED lighting |
| Supported Video Codecs | KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| h264 | Decode / Encode | Decode |
| h265 / HEVC | No | Decode |
| VP8 | Decode | Decode |
| VP9 | No | Decode |
| AV1 | No | No |
| Dimensions | KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 308 mm | -- |
| Height | 129 mm | -- |
| Width | 49 mm | -- |
| Width (Slots) | 3 Slots | 2 Slots |
| SFF-Ready | No | No |
| Additional data | KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 | PCIe 4.0 x 4 |
| Release date | Q3/2014 | Q1/2022 |
| Launch Price | 649 $ | 199 $ |
| Structure size | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Part-no | 98NQH6DND2TX | -- |
| Documents | -- | data sheet |
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