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ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti vs AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6 GB GDDR5 · 1.08 GHz · 250 W Speed index 5/100

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti (Maxwell 2.0) and has 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 337 GB/s.

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB GDDR6 · 2.40 GHz · 300 W Speed index 43/100

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (RDNA 3) and has 20 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 800 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is 752 % faster than the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti.

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 TiAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Speed index
5/100
43/100
FP32
6.06 TFLOPS
51.61 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.08 GHz
2.40 GHz
Memory Size
6 GB GDDR5
20 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
337 GB/s
800 GB/s
TDP
250 W
300 W
Launch Price
699 $
899 $

GPU

GPUZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 TiAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 TiAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
GPU ChipGM200-310-A1Navi 31
Streaming Multiprocessors2284
Shader28165376
Render Output Units96192
Texture Units176336
Raytracing Cores--84
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti has the GM200-310-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is based on the graphics chip Navi 31, which comes from the RDNA 3 architecture.

Memory

MemoryZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 TiAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Memory Size6 GB20 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock1.753 GHz2.500 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps20.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth337 GB/s800 GB/s
Memory Interface384 bit320 bit
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The graphics memory of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is 20.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.500 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 TiAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Base Clock1.000 GHz1.500 GHz
Boost Clock1.076 GHz2.400 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.00 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 DesignZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 TiAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
TDP250 W300 W
Tjunction max91 °C97 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti is powered by 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 250 W.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 300 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 TiAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Fan-TypeRadialAxial
Fan 11 x 65 mm3 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)--37 dB
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti is equipped with a total of 1 Radial main fans.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 TiAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.22x DP 2.1
DVI1--
USB-C--1
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 TiAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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With the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti 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 7900 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 TiAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9NoDecode / Encode
AV1NoDecode / Encode
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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

DimensionsZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 TiAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Length267 mm276 mm
Height111 mm113 mm
Width38 mm51 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 TiAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 4 x 16
Release dateQ2/2015Q4/2022
Launch Price699 $899 $
Structure size28 nm5 nm
Part-noZT-90501-10P--
Documents--data sheet
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q2/2015.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT came on the market in Q4/2022 and will have a structure width of 5 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 7900 XT +418.7 %

  1. 2,401
  2. 12,453

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 13,969

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 4,529

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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  2. 50 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 106 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 158 fps (avg)

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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  2. 44 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 88 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 138 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 7900 XT +347.9 %

  1. 37,964
  2. 170,054

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +298.4 %

  1. 49,314
  2. 196,447

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