Head to head

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 vs AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is ahead by 6% on our index and meets the recommended card of 15 more games. Below: where each one wins.

Card one Card two

Performance index 17 16

Video memory 4 GB 8 GB

Rated power 165 W 130 W

Launch price $549 $199

Index per $100 3.1 8.0

Games at recommended 210 225

Released20142019

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At 1440p in the heaviest games

Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980; right: AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB.

Is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 faster than the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB?

Yes — the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 scores 17 on our index to the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB's 16, a 6% gap.

Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 meets the recommended graphics card of 210 of 274 games; the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB, 225.