GeForce GTX 980 Ti vs Radeon PRO W7500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon PRO W7500 with GeForce GTX 980 Ti, including specs and performance data.

PRO W7500
2023
8 GB GDDR6, 70 Watt
36.39
+1.4%

PRO W7500 outperforms GTX 980 Ti by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking134138
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation100.0014.19
Power efficiency35.709.91
ArchitectureRDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameNavi 33GM200
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date3 August 2023 (1 year ago)2 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$429 $649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

PRO W7500 has 605% better value for money than GTX 980 Ti.

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 cores17922816
Core clock speed1500 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speed1700 MHz1075 MHz
Number of transistors13,300 million8,000 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)70 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate190.4189.4
Floating-point processing power12.19 TFLOPS6.06 TFLOPS
ROPs6496
TMUs112176
Ray Tracing Cores28no 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 supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Length216 mm267 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width1-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)no data600 Watt
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1344 MHz7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth172.0 GB/s336.5 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 Connectors4x DisplayPort 2.1Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
Multi monitor supportno data4 displays
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
G-SYNC support-+
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

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

GameStream-+
GeForce ShadowPlay-+
GPU Boostno data2.0
GameWorks-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.76.4
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL2.21.2
Vulkan1.31.1.126
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 36.39
+1.4%
GTX 980 Ti 35.89

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
+1.4%
GTX 980 Ti 13798

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 HD100−110
+1%
99
−1%
1440p50−55
−2%
51
+2%
4K50−55
−6%
53
+6%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.29
+52.8%
6.56
−52.8%
1440p8.58
+48.3%
12.73
−48.3%
4K8.58
+42.7%
12.25
−42.7%
  • PRO W7500 has 53% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • PRO W7500 has 48% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • PRO W7500 has 43% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Elden Ring 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Valorant 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Dota 2 23
+0%
23
+0%
Elden Ring 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Fortnite 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 34
+0%
34
+0%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50
+0%
50
+0%
Valorant 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 73
+0%
73
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Dota 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Valorant 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Elden Ring 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
World of Tanks 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Valorant 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Dota 2 79
+0%
79
+0%
Elden Ring 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 79
+0%
79
+0%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 79
+0%
79
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30
+0%
30
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Dota 2 132
+0%
132
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Fortnite 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Valorant 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

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

  • PRO W7500 is 1% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 980 Ti is 2% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 980 Ti is 6% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 36.39 35.89
Recency 3 August 2023 2 June 2015
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 6 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 70 Watt 250 Watt

PRO W7500 has a 1.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 257.1% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon PRO W7500 and GeForce GTX 980 Ti.

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


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

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