GPU Comparison
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The Radeon RX Vega 56 is significantly faster than the GeForce GTX 980 Ti, leading by roughly 20% in our performance index. The GeForce GTX 980 Ti, however, delivers more performance per dollar — $486 CAD cheaper.
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Radeon RX Vega 56 vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: Radeon RX Vega 56 vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti
The Radeon RX Vega 56 is significantly faster, around 20% ahead of the GeForce GTX 980 Ti. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to entry-level 1080p.
Price & Value
Right now the GeForce GTX 980 Ti starts at $635 CAD against $1,121 CAD for the Radeon RX Vega 56. Despite being slower, the GeForce GTX 980 Ti offers the better performance-per-dollar (~47% better value), so budget-focused buyers should weigh it carefully. The Radeon RX Vega 56 still sits about $722 CAD above its $399 CAD MSRP.
Power & Efficiency
The Radeon RX Vega 56 draws just 210W versus 250W for the GeForce GTX 980 Ti, and it also delivers more performance per watt — so it runs cooler and quieter and needs less PSU headroom. Its more modern GCN 5.0 (Vega) architecture on a GloFo 14nm process is part of why it does more with each watt.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
With 8GB against 6GB, the Radeon RX Vega 56 has more headroom for 4K textures and memory-hungry creative/AI tasks where the GeForce GTX 980 Ti's 6GB can fall short.
Generation & Longevity
The Radeon RX Vega 56 is roughly 2 years newer than the GeForce GTX 980 Ti (GCN 5.0 (Vega) vs Maxwell), so it generally benefits from a more modern architecture and longer driver-support runway.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the GeForce GTX 980 Ti brings NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing, while the Radeon RX Vega 56 offers AMD FSR upscaling and strong rasterization value. If you lean on upscaling or ray tracing, that ecosystem difference can matter as much as the frame-rate gap.
Which should you buy: GeForce GTX 980 Ti or Radeon RX Vega 56?
Choose the Radeon RX Vega 56 if you want the most performance and can absorb the higher price. If you're optimizing for value, the GeForce GTX 980 Ti stretches your money further for only slightly lower performance.