nvidia
Brand4GB GDDR5
Memory2048
Cores224.4 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
VS
amd
Brand8GB HBM2
Memory3584
Cores409.6 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX Vega 56
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
4GB GDDR5 165W $549 Sep 2014
GeForce GTX 980
$549 • Sep 2014
VS
Radeon RX Vega 56
$399 • Aug 2017
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
8GB HBM2 210W $399 Aug 2017
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | HBM2 |
| TDP | 165 W | 210 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1216 MHz | 1471 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s | 409.6 GB/s |
| Process Size | 28nm | 14nm |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 | GCN 5.0 |
| Shading Units | 2048 | 3584 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 128 | 224 |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 2048-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1753 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 77.82 GPixel/s | 94.14 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 224.4 GTexel/s | 409.6 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 4.981 GFLOPS | 10.54 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Die Size | 398 mm² | 495 mm² |
| Transistors | 5200 Million | 12500 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 550 W |
| Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
3574
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
6723 (+88%)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
33492
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
47815 (+43%)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
81.2 FPS
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
11113
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
13099 (+18%)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
Game Benchmarks Comparison (135 benchmarks)
A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA
2018 • CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+50%)
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+47%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+47%)
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
Frostpunk
7.9 2018 • Simulation, Strategy 11 bit studios
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+13%)
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+28%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+33%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Winner
Loser
FINAL FANTASY XV
7 2018 • RPG Square Enix
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+22%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+28%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+144%)
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 9 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
Winner
Loser
Warhammer Vermintide 2
7.4 2018 • Action, Indie, RPG Fatshark
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+50%)
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+55%)
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+78%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
METAL GEAR SURVIVE
7.8 2018 • Action, Adventure, Strategy KONAMI
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+30%)
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+27%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+42%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2
8 2017 • Action TT Games, Feral Interactive (Mac)
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+13%)
AVG 119 FPS
MIN 103 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 96 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+26%)
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+43%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 Wins!
Based on 138 benchmarks across 45 games
45
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 980
VS
+40.1%
63
Avg FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
NVIDIA • 4GB GDDR5
5
Wins
45
Avg FPS
37
Min FPS
4%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
AMD • 8GB HBM2
130
Wins
63
Avg FPS
53
Min FPS
94%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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