MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
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EVGA GeForce GTX 980
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G and the EVGA GeForce GTX 980, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT and has 2560 texture shaders and 40 execution units. EVGA GeForce GTX 980 is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, which has 2048 shaders and 16 execution units. |
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| MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G | GPU | EVGA GeForce GTX 980 |
| AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
| Navi 10 XT | GPU Chip | GM204-400-A1 |
| RDNA 1 | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 40 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 16 |
| 2560 | Shader | 2048 |
| 64 | Render Output Units | 64 |
| 160 | Texture Units | 128 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s. The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.750 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.753 GHz |
| 14.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 448 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G clocks in the base with up to 1.605 GHz. The base frequency of the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 is 1.127 GHz. |
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| 1.605 GHz | Base Clock | 1.127 GHz |
| 1.905 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.216 GHz |
| 1.78 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G is 225 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connector. The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 has a TDP of 165 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 225 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 335 W | TDP (up) | -- |
| 99 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 6-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G has a total of 1 Radial fans. The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Radial | Fan-Type | Radial |
| 1 x 80 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 65 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| 47-48 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 MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G. The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
| 3x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.2 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 is 4096x2160 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12_1 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | No |
| 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 |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | No |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G is 270 mm long, 110 mm high and 40 mm wide. The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 is 267 mm long, 111 mm high and 38 mm wide. |
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| 270 mm | Length | 267 mm |
| 110 mm | Height | 111 mm |
| 40 mm | Width | 38 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| 1110 g | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 4.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
Additional dataThe MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G was released in Q3/2019 at a price of 409 $. The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 was introduced in Q3/2014 at a price of 499 $. |
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| -- | Part-no | 04G-P4-2980-KR |
| Q3/2019 | Release date | Q3/2014 |
| 409 $ | Launch Price | 499 $ |
| 7 nm | Structure size | 28 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | -- |
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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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MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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EVGA GeForce GTX 980
4 GB GDDR5 |
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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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2560x1440 (1440p)
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8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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8 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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8 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.
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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8 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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MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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EVGA GeForce GTX 980
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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EVGA GeForce GTX 980
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
8 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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MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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EVGA GeForce GTX 980
4 GB GDDR5 |
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