AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 61% higher core clock speed: 1607 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Around 72% higher boost clock speed: 1845 MHz vs 1075 MHz
922.7x more texture fill rate: 162.4 GTexel/s vs 176 billion / sec
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 7 nm vs 28 nm
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 250 Watt
2000x more memory clock speed: 14000 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 44611 vs 42843
Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 2024.814 vs 1722.98
Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 13.328 vs 11.661
3.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 125.474 vs 37.16
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 11075 vs 10471
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3722 vs 3695
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3367 vs 3338
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 11075 vs 10471
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3722 vs 3695
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3367 vs 3338

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Dec 2019 vs 2 June 2015
Core clock speed	1607 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Boost clock speed	1845 MHz vs 1075 MHz
Texture fill rate	162.4 GTexel/s vs 176 billion / sec
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 250 Watt
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	44611 vs 42843
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	2024.814 vs 1722.98
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	13.328 vs 11.661
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	125.474 vs 37.16
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	11075 vs 10471
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3722 vs 3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3367 vs 3338
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	11075 vs 10471
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3722 vs 3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3367 vs 3338

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti

2x more pipelines: 2816 vs 1408
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 4 GB
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 13813 vs 9149
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 852 vs 778
Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 145.843 vs 128.135
Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 788.464 vs 742.778
Around 17% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 5754 vs 4915

Specifications (specs)
Pipelines	2816 vs 1408
Maximum memory size	6 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	13813 vs 9149
PassMark - G2D Mark	852 vs 778
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	145.843 vs 128.135
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	788.464 vs 742.778
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	5754 vs 4915

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

9149

13813

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

778

852

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

44611

42843

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

128.135

145.843

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2024.814

1722.98

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

13.328

11.661

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

125.474

37.16

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

742.778

788.464

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

11075

10471

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3722

3695

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3367

3338

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

11075

10471

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3722

3695

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3367

3338

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

4915

5754

Name	AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
PassMark - G3D Mark	9149	13813
PassMark - G2D Mark	778	852
Geekbench - OpenCL	44611	42843
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	128.135	145.843
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	2024.814	1722.98
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	13.328	11.661
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	125.474	37.16
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	742.778	788.464
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	11075	10471
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3722	3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3367	3338
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	11075	10471
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3722	3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3367	3338
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	4915	5754

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Essentials
Architecture	RDNA 1.0	Maxwell 2.0
Code name	Navi 14	GM200
Launch date	12 Dec 2019	2 June 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$169	$649
Place in performance rating	303	305
Type	Desktop, Laptop	Desktop
Price now		$679.99
Value for money (0-100)		23.43
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1845 MHz	1075 MHz
Compute units	22
Core clock speed	1607 MHz	1000 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	324.7 GFLOPS (1:16)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	10.39 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	5.196 TFLOPS
Pipelines	1408	2816
Pixel fill rate	59.04 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	162.4 GTexel/s	176 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	250 Watt
Transistor count	6400 million	8,000 million
CUDA cores		2816
Floating-point performance		6,060 gflops
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
G-SYNC support
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	7.09 inches (180 mm)	10.5" (26.7 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU)	450 Watt	600 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	6-pin + 8-pin
Width	Dual-slot
Bus support		PCI Express 3.0
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options		4x
API support
DirectX	12.1	12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL	2.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Shader Model	6.4
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s	336.5 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	7.0 GB/s
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
3D Vision
Adaptive Vertical Sync
CUDA
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
SLI
Surround