GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon PRO W7500

Place in the ranking	133	198
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	100.00	11.04
Power efficiency	35.85	12.07
Architecture	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code name	Navi 33	GM204
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	3 August 2023 (1 year ago)	19 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$429	$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

PRO W7500 has 806% better value for money than GTX 980.

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 cores	1792	2048
Core clock speed	1500 MHz	1064 MHz
Boost clock speed	1700 MHz	1216 MHz
Number of transistors	13,300 million	5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	70 Watt	165 Watt
Texture fill rate	190.4	155.6
Floating-point processing power	12.19 TFLOPS	4.981 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	64
TMUs	112	128
Ray Tracing Cores	28	no data

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 support	no data	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	216 mm	267 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)	no data	500 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 6-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 type	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1344 MHz	7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	172.0 GB/s	224 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	4x DisplayPort 2.1	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
Multi monitor support	no data	4 displays
VGA аnalog display support	no data	+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	no data	+
HDMI	-	+
HDCP	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
G-SYNC support	-	+
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	-	+
GeForce ShadowPlay	-	+
GPU Boost	no data	2.0
GameWorks	-	+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	-	+
Optimus	-	+
BatteryBoost	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.7	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	2.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.3	1.1.126
CUDA	-	+

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. 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.

PRO W7500 36.40
+26%

GTX 980 28.90

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.

PRO W7500 13991
+25.9%

GTX 980 11109

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	110−120 +19.6%	92 −19.6%
1440p	60−65 +20%	50 −20%
4K	50−55 +25%	40 −25%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.90 +53%	5.97 −53%
1440p	7.15 +53.6%	10.98 −53.6%
4K	8.58 +60%	13.73 −60%

PRO W7500 has 53% lower cost per frame in 1080p
PRO W7500 has 54% lower cost per frame in 1440p
PRO W7500 has 60% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Elden Ring	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	75 +0%	75 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Valorant	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	77 +0%	77 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Dota 2	48 +0%	48 +0%
Elden Ring	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Fortnite	105 +0%	105 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	72 +0%	72 +0%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	194 +0%	194 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	67 +0%	67 +0%
Valorant	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	67 +0%	67 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Dota 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	69 +0%	69 +0%
Valorant	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Elden Ring	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
World of Tanks	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	47 +0%	47 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Valorant	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Dota 2	59 +0%	59 +0%
Elden Ring	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	59 +0%	59 +0%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70 +0%	70 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	59 +0%	59 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	22 +0%	22 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Dota 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Fortnite	30 +0%	30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Valorant	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

This is how PRO W7500 and GTX 980 compete in popular games:

PRO W7500 is 20% faster in 1080p
PRO W7500 is 20% faster in 1440p
PRO W7500 is 25% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	36.40	28.90
Recency	3 August 2023	19 September 2014
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	6 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	70 Watt	165 Watt

PRO W7500 has a 26% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 135.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon PRO W7500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 980 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon PRO W7500 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 980 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.