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KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF vs AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF
KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.42 GHz · 165 W Speed index 5/100

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.

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 4 GB GDDR6 · 2.82 GHz · 107 W Speed index 5/100

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.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF is 0.7 % faster than the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT.

KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOFAMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
Speed index
5/100
5/100
FP32
5.81 TFLOPS
5.77 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.42 GHz
2.82 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR5
4 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
144 GB/s
TDP
165 W
107 W
Launch Price
649 $
199 $

GPU

GPUKFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOFAMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
GPU ChipGM204-400-A1Navi 24 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors1616
Shader20481024
Render Output Units6432
Texture Units12864
Raytracing Cores--16
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The KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF has the GM204-400-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT is based on the graphics chip Navi 24 XT, which comes from the RDNA 2 architecture.

Memory

MemoryKFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOFAMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
Memory Size4 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock1.753 GHz2.250 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps18.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s144 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit64 bit
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The graphics memory of the KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT is 18.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.250 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsKFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOFAMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
Base Clock1.304 GHz2.200 GHz
Boost Clock1.418 GHz2.815 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.61 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignKFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOFAMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
TDP165 W107 W
Tjunction max98 °C97 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin
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The KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 165 W.

The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT has 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 107 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansKFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOFAMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 11 x 90 mm--
Fan 22 x 80 mm--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT has 0 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityKFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOFAMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
Max. Displays42
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0--
DisplayPort3x DP 1.2--
DVI1--
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF.

The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT supports the operation of a maximum of 2 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetKFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOFAMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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With the KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsKFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOFAMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9NoDecode
AV1NoNo
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Dimensions

DimensionsKFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOFAMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
Length308 mm--
Height129 mm--
Width49 mm--
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 4 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataKFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOFAMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 4
Release dateQ3/2014Q1/2022
Launch Price649 $199 $
Structure size28 nm6 nm
Part-no98NQH6DND2TX--
Documents--data sheet
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The KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q3/2014.

The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT came on the market in Q1/2022 and will have a structure width of 6 nanometers manufactured.

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 AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT +13.9 %

  1. 1,996
  2. 2,274

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 467

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 141

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)

  1. no data
  2. 14 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 19 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 31 fps (avg)

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 AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT +33.5 %

  1. 37,384
  2. 49,896

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT +22.2 %

  1. 45,058
  2. 55,054

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 50,239

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