XFX Radeon RX 5600 XT Thicc III Pro 12Gbps
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the XFX Radeon RX 5600 XT Thicc III Pro 12Gbps and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe XFX Radeon RX 5600 XT Thicc III Pro 12Gbps is based on the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT and has 2304 texture shaders and 36 execution units. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, which has 2048 shaders and 16 execution units. |
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| XFX Radeon RX 5600 XT Thicc III Pro 12Gbps | GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
| AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
| Navi 10 XLE | GPU Chip | GM204-400-A1 |
| RDNA 1 | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 36 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 16 |
| 2304 | Shader | 2048 |
| 64 | Render Output Units | 64 |
| 144 | Texture Units | 128 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe XFX Radeon RX 5600 XT Thicc III Pro 12Gbps has 6 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 288 GB/s. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s. |
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| 6 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.500 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.753 GHz |
| 12.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 288 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 192 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe XFX Radeon RX 5600 XT Thicc III Pro 12Gbps clocks in the base with up to 1.130 GHz. The base frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is 1.127 GHz. |
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| 1.130 GHz | Base Clock | 1.127 GHz |
| 1.750 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.216 GHz |
| 1.62 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the XFX Radeon RX 5600 XT Thicc III Pro 12Gbps is 160 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connector. The NVIDIA 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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| 160 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 195 W | TDP (up) | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 6-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe XFX Radeon RX 5600 XT Thicc III Pro 12Gbps has a total of 3 Axial fans. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Radial |
| 1 x 100 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 65 mm |
| 2 x 90 mm | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 34 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| 36 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 XFX Radeon RX 5600 XT Thicc III Pro 12Gbps. The NVIDIA 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 XFX Radeon RX 5600 XT Thicc III Pro 12Gbps supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the NVIDIA 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 XFX Radeon RX 5600 XT Thicc III Pro 12Gbps is 326 mm long, 148 mm high and 44 mm wide. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is 267 mm long, 111 mm high and 40 mm wide. |
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| 326 mm | Length | 267 mm |
| 148 mm | Height | 111 mm |
| 44 mm | Width | 40 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 4.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
Additional dataThe XFX Radeon RX 5600 XT Thicc III Pro 12Gbps was released in Q1/2020 at a price of 279 $ (Reference). The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 was introduced in Q3/2014 at a price of 499 $. |
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| RX-56XT6TFD8 | Part-no | -- |
| Q1/2020 | Release date | Q3/2014 |
| 279 $ (Reference) | 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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XFX Radeon RX 5600 XT Thicc III Pro 12Gbps
6 GB GDDR6 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
4 GB GDDR5 |
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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.
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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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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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XFX Radeon RX 5600 XT Thicc III Pro 12Gbps
6 GB GDDR6 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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XFX Radeon RX 5600 XT Thicc III Pro 12Gbps
6 GB GDDR6 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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XFX Radeon RX 5600 XT Thicc III Pro 12Gbps
6 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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XFX Radeon RX 5600 XT Thicc III Pro 12Gbps
6 GB GDDR6 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
4 GB GDDR5 |
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