Comparison

GTX 980 vs RX 6500 XT

The RX 6500 XT is 13.9% faster than GTX 980 in synthetic benchmark and 180.6% less expensive on the retail market.

Retail Price

$390

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Better Value

Retail Price

$ 139

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Value

11

Value

36

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3DMark Performace

4367

3DMark Performace

4973

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+13.9%

Video Memory

4 GB

Video Memory

4 GB

Power Consumption

165W

Power Consumption

107W

Efficiency

26

Efficiency

46

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Release Date

2015

Release Date

2022

MSRP

549 $

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+175.9%

MSRP

199 $

Is GTX 980 better than RX 6500 XT?

GTX 980 price to performance rating is lower than RX 6500 XT's. RX 6500 XT offers 227.3% better value fo money.

When it comes to power efficiency, GTX 980 falls behind with an efficiency score that is 26, lower than that of RX 6500 XT 46. Consuming 107 watts, RX 6500 XT has 76.9% better power consumption to performance ratio. The efficiency score is calculated by comparing the benchmark score with power consumption