Comparison

GTX 980 vs RX 6500 XT

geforce gtx 980
radeon rx 6500 xt

Release Date

2015

Release Date

2022

Retail Price

$ 390

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+130.8%

Retail Price

$ 169

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MSRP

549 $

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+175.9%

MSRP

199 $

Peformace

4367

Peformace

4973

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+13.9%

Video Memory

4 GB

Video Memory

4 GB

Power Consumption

165 W

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+54.2%

Power Consumption

107 W

Is GTX 980 better than RX 6500 XT?

No, in terms of performance, Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 is slower than, AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT by -13.9%.

When it comes to power efficiency, GTX 980 falls behind with an efficiency score that is 26.5, -43.1% lower than that of RX 6500 XT 46.5. Consuming 107 watts, RX 6500 XT has better power consumption to peformance ratio. The efficiency score is calculated by comparing the benchmark score with power consumption

GTX 980 price to performance rating is lower than RX 6500 XT's by -163.6%. Here is more in depth overview of the price and used prices of GTX 980 Price History and RX 6500 XT Price History