RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980 Ti with RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, including specs and performance data.

GTX 980 Ti
2015
6 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
34.54

RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell outperforms GTX 980 Ti by a whopping 107% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking16721
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation12.084.81
Power efficiency9.838.46
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGM200GB202
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date2 June 2015 (9 years ago)18 March 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 $8,565

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

GTX 980 Ti has 151% better value for money than RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores281624064
Core clock speed1000 MHz1590 MHz
Boost clock speed1075 MHz2617 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt600 Watt
Texture fill rate189.41,968
Floating-point processing power6.06 TFLOPS126 TFLOPS
ROPs96192
TMUs176752
Tensor Coresno data752
Ray Tracing Coresno data188

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length267 mm304 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 16-pin
SLI options+-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount6 GB96 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.5 GB/s1.79 TB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.24x DisplayPort 2.1b
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.4
CUDA+12.0
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GTX 980 Ti 34.54
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 71.35
+107%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 980 Ti 13743
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 28386
+107%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD100
−100%
200−210
+100%
1440p49
−104%
100−110
+104%
4K51
−96.1%
100−110
+96.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.49
+560%
42.83
−560%
1440p13.24
+547%
85.65
−547%
4K12.73
+573%
85.65
−573%
  • GTX 980 Ti has 560% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GTX 980 Ti has 547% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GTX 980 Ti has 573% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 180−190
−85.2%
350−400
+85.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
−97.4%
150−160
+97.4%
Dead Island 2 140−150
−101%
300−310
+101%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
−100%
240−250
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 180−190
−85.2%
350−400
+85.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
−97.4%
150−160
+97.4%
Dead Island 2 140−150
−101%
300−310
+101%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−104%
220−230
+104%
Fortnite 140−150
−101%
300−310
+101%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−102%
260−270
+102%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
−102%
210−220
+102%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
−103%
270−280
+103%
Valorant 200−210
−97%
400−450
+97%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
−100%
240−250
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 180−190
−85.2%
350−400
+85.2%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
−98.6%
550−600
+98.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
−97.4%
150−160
+97.4%
Dead Island 2 140−150
−101%
300−310
+101%
Dota 2 130−140
−101%
280−290
+101%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−104%
220−230
+104%
Fortnite 140−150
−101%
300−310
+101%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−102%
260−270
+102%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
−102%
210−220
+102%
Grand Theft Auto V 34
−106%
70−75
+106%
Metro Exodus 75−80
−94.8%
150−160
+94.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
−103%
270−280
+103%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
−98.2%
220−230
+98.2%
Valorant 200−210
−97%
400−450
+97%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 94
−102%
190−200
+102%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
−97.4%
150−160
+97.4%
Dead Island 2 140−150
−101%
300−310
+101%
Dota 2 130−140
−101%
280−290
+101%
Far Cry 5 77
−94.8%
150−160
+94.8%
Forza Horizon 4 72
−94.4%
140−150
+94.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 72
−94.4%
140−150
+94.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 59
−103%
120−130
+103%
Valorant 200−210
−97%
400−450
+97%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 88
−105%
180−190
+105%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 80−85
−97.5%
160−170
+97.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
−94.8%
450−500
+94.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
−100%
130−140
+100%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−102%
95−100
+102%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−100%
350−400
+100%
Valorant 230−240
−88.3%
450−500
+88.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
−105%
180−190
+105%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−103%
75−80
+103%
Dead Island 2 65−70
−94%
130−140
+94%
Far Cry 5 75−80
−103%
160−170
+103%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−97.8%
180−190
+97.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
−100%
120−130
+100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 85−90
−100%
170−180
+100%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−103%
75−80
+103%
Dead Island 2 30−35
−103%
65−70
+103%
Grand Theft Auto V 79
−103%
160−170
+103%
Metro Exodus 30−33
−100%
60−65
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
−105%
90−95
+105%
Valorant 200−210
−99%
400−450
+99%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40
−100%
80−85
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−103%
75−80
+103%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−87.5%
30−33
+87.5%
Dead Island 2 30−35
−103%
65−70
+103%
Dota 2 132
−105%
270−280
+105%
Far Cry 5 30
−100%
60−65
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 42
−102%
85−90
+102%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 26
−92.3%
50−55
+92.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 32
−103%
65−70
+103%

This is how GTX 980 Ti and RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell compete in popular games:

  • RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is 100% faster in 1080p
  • RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is 104% faster in 1440p
  • RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is 96% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 34.54 71.35
Recency 2 June 2015 18 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 96 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 600 Watt

GTX 980 Ti has 140% lower power consumption.

RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, on the other hand, has a 106.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 980 Ti in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 980 Ti is a desktop card while RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is a workstation one.

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