Radeon RX 6700S vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

Place in performance ranking	123	108
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.29	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GM200	Navi 23
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	2 June 2015 (9 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$649	no data
Current price	$1195 (1.8x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2816	1792
CUDA cores	2816	no data
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	1700 MHz
Boost clock speed	1075 MHz	1890 MHz
Number of transistors	8,000 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	176 billion/sec	224.0
Floating-point performance	6,060 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 980 Ti and Radeon RX 6700S compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Recommended system power (PSU)	600 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin + 8-pin	None
SLI options	+	no data

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	10 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	336.5 GB/s	224.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	No outputs
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	no data
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12.0 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 980 Ti 35.76

RX 6700S 38.64
+8.1%

Radeon RX 6700S outperforms GeForce GTX 980 Ti by 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 980 Ti 13813

RX 6700S 14922
+8%

Radeon RX 6700S outperforms GeForce GTX 980 Ti by 8% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 980 Ti 23057

RX 6700S 32662
+41.7%

Radeon RX 6700S outperforms GeForce GTX 980 Ti by 42% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 980 Ti 48631

RX 6700S 75332
+54.9%

Radeon RX 6700S outperforms GeForce GTX 980 Ti by 55% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 980 Ti 16961

RX 6700S 24135
+42.3%

Radeon RX 6700S outperforms GeForce GTX 980 Ti by 42% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 980 Ti 98958

RX 6700S 153853
+55.5%

Radeon RX 6700S outperforms GeForce GTX 980 Ti by 55% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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 HD	101 −13.9%	115 +13.9%
1440p	52 −28.8%	67 +28.8%
4K	52 −5.8%	55−60 +5.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

60−65

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65	no data
Battlefield 5	110−120	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65	no data
Far Cry 5	75−80	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95	no data
Forza Horizon 4	140−150	no data
Hitman 3	70−75	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150	no data
Metro Exodus	100−110	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65	no data
Battlefield 5	47	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65	no data
Far Cry 5	75−80	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	36	no data
Forza Horizon 4	140−150	no data
Hitman 3	70−75	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150	no data
Metro Exodus	49	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	46	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65	no data
Far Cry 5	75−80	no data
Forza Horizon 4	72	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	59	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

85−90

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	66	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30	no data
Far Cry 5	60−65	no data
Forza Horizon 4	70−75	no data
Hitman 3	45−50	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80	no data
Metro Exodus	65−70	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	29	no data
Hitman 3	27−30	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	23	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12	no data
Far Cry 5	21−24	no data
Forza Horizon 4	42	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45	no data
Metro Exodus	35−40	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18	no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35

no data

This is how GTX 980 Ti and RX 6700S compete in popular games:

RX 6700S is 14% faster in 1080p
RX 6700S is 29% faster in 1440p
RX 6700S is 6% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	35.76	38.64
Recency	2 June 2015	4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	10 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	80 Watt