GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
86%
86%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
116%
116%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 is approximately 30% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GM200 | Vega 10 |
| CoresDifferent | 2816 | 3584 |
| TMUsDifferent | 176 | 224 |
| ROPsDifferent | 96 | 64 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR5 | HBM2 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 384 bit | 2048 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GM200 | Vega 10 |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GM200-310-A1 | Vega 10 XL(215-0894216) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Maxwell 2.0 | GCN 5.0 |
| FoundryDifferent | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |
| Process SizeDifferent | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 8,000 million | 12,500 million |
| DensityDifferent | 13.3M / mm² | 25.3M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 601 mm² | 495 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-2152 | BGA-2013 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Jun 2nd, 2015 | Aug 14th, 2017 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 900 | Vega(RX Vega) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 700 | Polaris |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 10 | Navi |
| ProductionDifferent | End-of-life | Active |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 649 USD | 399 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 169 in our database | 23 in our database |
| Current PriceDifferent | N/A | Amazon/Newegg |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1000 MHz | 1156 MHz |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1076 MHz | 1471 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1753 MHz7 Gbps effective | 800 MHz1600 Mbps effective |
| SOC ClockDifferent | N/A | 960 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR5 | HBM2 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 384 bit | 2048 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 336.6 GB/s | 409.6 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 2816 | 3584 |
| TMUsDifferent | 176 | 224 |
| ROPsDifferent | 96 | 64 |
| SMM CountDifferent | 22 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 48 KB (per SMM) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 3 MB | 4 MB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 56 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 103.3 GPixel/s | 94.14 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 189.4 GTexel/s | 329.5 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 6.060 TFLOPS | 10.54 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 189.4 GFLOPS (1:32) | 659.0 GFLOPS (1:16) |
| FP16 (half)Different | N/A | 21.09 TFLOPS (2:1) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 267 mm10.5 inches | 280 mm11 inches |
| Height | 111 mm4.4 inches | 111 mm4.4 inches |
| Width | 40 mm1.6 inches | 40 mm1.6 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 250 W | 210 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 600 W | 550 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x DVI1x HDMI 2.03x DisplayPort 1.2 | 1x HDMI 2.0b3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | PG600 SKU 30 | 109-D05057-00_02 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| CUDADifferent | 5.2 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.8 | 6.7 |
Comparison Summary
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Radeon RX Vega 64 Performance115%
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GeForce RTX 2060 Performance111%
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