G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

Head-to-Head Verdict, Benchmarks, Value & Long-Term Outlook

This comparison brings together gaming FPS, raw graphics performance, VRAM, feature set, power efficiency, pricing context, and long-term value so you can see which GPU actually makes more sense.

GeForce GTX 980 Ti

2015

Why buy it

✅Competitive enough if your priority is price, power, or specific feature preference.

Trade-offs

❌Lower average FPS than Radeon RX 6600 LE across 49 tracked games in our benchmark data.
❌Less VRAM, with 6 GB vs 8 GB for high-resolution textures and newer games.
❌No equivalent frame-generation stack like FSR Frame Generation + AFMF (2023).
❌Poor future-proofing: 2015-era hardware with 6 GB of VRAM is already a legacy-tier option for modern games.
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97.3% HIGHER MSRP
$649 MSRPvs$329 MSRP

Radeon RX 6600 LE

2023

Why buy it

✅22.2% more average FPS across 49 tracked games in our benchmark data.
✅Costs $320 less on MSRP ($329 MSRP vs $649 MSRP).
✅Delivers 97.9% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 41.8 vs 21.1 G3D/$ ($329 MSRP vs $649 MSRP).
✅Access to a newer frame-generation stack with FSR Frame Generation + AFMF (2023).
✅33.3% more VRAM for high-resolution textures and newer games (8 GB vs 6 GB).

Trade-offs

❌Fewer clear downsides in this head-to-head, aside from the usual pricing and availability swings.

GeForce GTX 980 Ti

2015

Radeon RX 6600 LE

2023

Why buy it

✅Competitive enough if your priority is price, power, or specific feature preference.

Why buy it

✅22.2% more average FPS across 49 tracked games in our benchmark data.
✅Costs $320 less on MSRP ($329 MSRP vs $649 MSRP).
✅Delivers 97.9% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 41.8 vs 21.1 G3D/$ ($329 MSRP vs $649 MSRP).
✅Access to a newer frame-generation stack with FSR Frame Generation + AFMF (2023).
✅33.3% more VRAM for high-resolution textures and newer games (8 GB vs 6 GB).

Trade-offs

❌Lower average FPS than Radeon RX 6600 LE across 49 tracked games in our benchmark data.
❌Less VRAM, with 6 GB vs 8 GB for high-resolution textures and newer games.
❌No equivalent frame-generation stack like FSR Frame Generation + AFMF (2023).
❌Poor future-proofing: 2015-era hardware with 6 GB of VRAM is already a legacy-tier option for modern games.
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97.3% HIGHER MSRP
$649 MSRPvs$329 MSRP

Trade-offs

❌Fewer clear downsides in this head-to-head, aside from the usual pricing and availability swings.

Quick Answers

So, is Radeon RX 6600 LE better than GeForce GTX 980 Ti?

Yes. Radeon RX 6600 LE is clearly the better overall GPU here. Radeon RX 6600 LE averages 22.2% more FPS across 49 tracked games in our benchmark data. You are also looking at 13,758 vs 13,711 in G3D Mark. On top of that, Radeon RX 6600 LE is a 2023 card with FSR 3 + AFMF, while GeForce GTX 980 Ti is a 2015 model from an older generation with no meaningful modern upscaling stack. So this is not really a tight same-tier comparison. It is more a modern card against an older, weaker alternative.

Which one is more future-proof for 2026 and beyond?

Radeon RX 6600 LE is the more future-proof choice for 2026 and beyond. You are getting a newer 2023 generation instead of 2015, more VRAM at 8 GB instead of 6 GB, better upscaling support with FSR 3 (2023) instead of no meaningful modern upscaling stack and better frame-generation support with FSR Frame Generation + AFMF (2023) instead of no meaningful modern upscaling stack, and a 7nm process instead of 28nm. That extra memory headroom makes it the safer pick for newer games, heavier textures, and higher settings over time.

Which one is the smarter buy today, not just the cheaper card?

Radeon RX 6600 LE is the smarter buy today, but it is not as lopsided as a simple winner label makes it sound. Radeon RX 6600 LE is about $320 cheaper on MSRP at $329 MSRP versus $649 MSRP, and you are getting 22.2% more estimated average FPS across 49 tracked games in our benchmark data and 0.3% higher G3D Mark. It also leads G3D-per-dollar by 97.9%. That is why the better overall card still comes out as the smarter buy today, not just the faster one.

Is GeForce GTX 980 Ti still worth buying for gaming in 2026?

Yes. GeForce GTX 980 Ti is still a strong modern gaming GPU: it is very strong for 1080p, good for 1440p, and more limited at 4K. It remains a good buy when you can get it meaningfully cheaper than the alternative around $649 MSRP, even if Radeon RX 6600 LE is still the cleaner recommendation on overall value today.

Games Benchmarks

Real-world benchmarks and performance projections based on comprehensive hardware analysis and comparative metrics. Values represent expected performance on High/Ultra settings at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K. Modeled using a Ryzen 7 9800X3D reference profile to minimize specific CPU bottlenecks.

Note: Performance behavior can vary per game. Specific architectures may perform better or worse depending on game engine optimizations and API implementation.

GeForce GTX 980 Ti Benchmark Check

Radeon RX 6600 LE Benchmark Check

Path of Exile 2

Preset	GeForce GTX 980 Ti	Radeon RX 6600 LE
1080p
low	80 FPS	167 FPS
medium	69 FPS	147 FPS
high	56 FPS	130 FPS
ultra	37 FPS	110 FPS
1440p
low	70 FPS	140 FPS
medium	62 FPS	114 FPS
high	45 FPS	101 FPS
ultra	28 FPS	91 FPS
4K
low	26 FPS	84 FPS
medium	24 FPS	71 FPS
high	16 FPS	58 FPS
ultra	14 FPS	51 FPS

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Path of Exile 2

Path of Exile 2

Counter-Strike 2

Preset	GeForce GTX 980 Ti	Radeon RX 6600 LE
1080p
low	186 FPS	332 FPS
medium	164 FPS	276 FPS
high	133 FPS	217 FPS
ultra	104 FPS	166 FPS
1440p
low	128 FPS	210 FPS
medium	104 FPS	174 FPS
high	82 FPS	140 FPS
ultra	62 FPS	111 FPS
4K
low	60 FPS	103 FPS
medium	50 FPS	85 FPS
high	46 FPS	73 FPS
ultra	37 FPS	55 FPS

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Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

League of Legends

Preset	GeForce GTX 980 Ti	Radeon RX 6600 LE
1080p
low	617 FPS	619 FPS
medium	494 FPS	495 FPS
high	411 FPS	413 FPS
ultra	308 FPS	310 FPS
1440p
low	463 FPS	464 FPS
medium	370 FPS	371 FPS
high	308 FPS	310 FPS
ultra	231 FPS	232 FPS
4K
low	308 FPS	310 FPS
medium	247 FPS	248 FPS
high	206 FPS	202 FPS
ultra	154 FPS	155 FPS

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League of Legends

League of Legends

Valorant

Preset	GeForce GTX 980 Ti	Radeon RX 6600 LE
1080p
low	232 FPS	535 FPS
medium	197 FPS	468 FPS
high	161 FPS	380 FPS
ultra	136 FPS	310 FPS
1440p
low	177 FPS	408 FPS
medium	156 FPS	349 FPS
high	123 FPS	259 FPS
ultra	102 FPS	211 FPS
4K
low	102 FPS	240 FPS
medium	83 FPS	211 FPS
high	67 FPS	187 FPS
ultra	53 FPS	143 FPS

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Valorant

Valorant

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Technical Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of GeForce GTX 980 Ti and Radeon RX 6600 LE

GeForce GTX 980 Ti

The GeForce GTX 980 Ti is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in June 2 2015. It features the Maxwell 2.0 architecture. The core clock ranges from 1000 MHz to 1075 MHz. It has 2816 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 250W. Manufactured using 28 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 13,711 points. Launch price was $649.

Radeon RX 6600 LE

The Radeon RX 6600 LE is manufactured by AMD. It was released in December 8 2023. It features the RDNA 2.0 architecture. The core clock ranges from 1626 MHz to 2495 MHz. It has 1792 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 132W. Manufactured using 7 nm process technology. It features 28 dedicated ray tracing cores for enhanced lighting effects. G3D Mark benchmark score: 13,758 points.

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Graphics Performance

The GeForce GTX 980 Ti scores 13,711 and the Radeon RX 6600 LE reaches 13,758 in the G3D Mark benchmark — just a 0.3% difference, making them near-identical in rasterization performance. The GeForce GTX 980 Ti is built on Maxwell 2.0 while the Radeon RX 6600 LE uses RDNA 2.0, both on 28 nm vs 7 nm. Shader units: 2,816 (GeForce GTX 980 Ti) vs 1,792 (Radeon RX 6600 LE). Raw compute: 6.06 TFLOPS (GeForce GTX 980 Ti) vs 8.942 TFLOPS (Radeon RX 6600 LE). Boost clocks: 1075 MHz vs 2495 MHz.

Feature	GeForce GTX 980 Ti	Radeon RX 6600 LE
G3D Mark Score	13,711	13,758
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0	RDNA 2.0
Process Node	28 nm	7 nm
Shading Units	2816+57%	1792
Compute (TFLOPS)	6.06 TFLOPS	8.942 TFLOPS+48%
Boost Clock	1075 MHz	2495 MHz+132%
ROPs	96+50%	64
TMUs	176+57%	112
L1 Cache	1 MB+100%	0.5 MB
L2 Cache	3 MB+50%	2 MB

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Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

A critical advantage for the Radeon RX 6600 LE is support for FSR Frame Generation + AFMF. This allows it to generate entire frames using AI/Algorithms, essentially doubling the frame rate in CPU-bound scenarios or heavy ray-tracing titles. The GeForce GTX 980 Ti lacks specific hardware/driver support for this native frame generation tier.The GeForce GTX 980 Ti gives access to NVIDIA DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling), widely regarding as the superior upscaling method for image quality. The Radeon RX 6600 LE relies on FSR (FidelityFX Super Resolution), which is capable but generally slightly noisier than DLSS in motion.

Feature	GeForce GTX 980 Ti	Radeon RX 6600 LE
Upscaling Tech	Upscaling support	FSR 3
Frame Generation	Not Supported	FSR Frame Generation + AFMF
Ray Reconstruction	No	No
Low Latency	NVIDIA Reflex	AMD Anti-Lag

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Video Memory (VRAM)

The GeForce GTX 980 Ti comes with 6 GB of VRAM, while the Radeon RX 6600 LE has 8 GB. The Radeon RX 6600 LE offers 33.3% more capacity, crucial for higher resolutions and texture-heavy games. Memory bandwidth: 336 GB/s (GeForce GTX 980 Ti) vs 224 GB/s (Radeon RX 6600 LE) — a 50% advantage for the GeForce GTX 980 Ti. Bus width: 384-bit vs 128-bit. L2 Cache: 3 MB (GeForce GTX 980 Ti) vs 2 MB (Radeon RX 6600 LE) — the GeForce GTX 980 Ti has significantly larger on-die cache to reduce VRAM reliance.

Feature	GeForce GTX 980 Ti	Radeon RX 6600 LE
VRAM Capacity	6 GB	8 GB+33%
Memory Type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Memory Bandwidth	336 GB/s+50%	224 GB/s
Bus Width	384-bit+200%	128-bit
L2 Cache	3 MB+50%	2 MB

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Display & API Support

DirectX support: 12.1 (GeForce GTX 980 Ti) vs 12.2 (Radeon RX 6600 LE). Vulkan: 1.1 vs 1.4. OpenGL: 4.5 vs 4.6. Maximum simultaneous displays: 4 vs 4.

Feature	GeForce GTX 980 Ti	Radeon RX 6600 LE
DirectX	12.1	12.2
Vulkan	1.1	1.4+27%
OpenGL	4.5	4.6+2%
Max Displays	4	4

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Media & Encoding

Hardware encoder: NVENC 3.0 (GeForce GTX 980 Ti) vs VCN 3.0 (Radeon RX 6600 LE). Decoder: PureVideo HD VP6 vs VCN 3.0. Supported codecs: MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC (GeForce GTX 980 Ti) vs MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9,AV1 (Radeon RX 6600 LE).

Feature	GeForce GTX 980 Ti	Radeon RX 6600 LE
Encoder	NVENC 3.0	VCN 3.0
Decoder	PureVideo HD VP6	VCN 3.0
Codecs	MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC	MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9,AV1

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Power & Dimensions

The GeForce GTX 980 Ti draws 250W versus the Radeon RX 6600 LE's 132W — a 61.8% difference. The Radeon RX 6600 LE is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 600W (GeForce GTX 980 Ti) vs 450W (Radeon RX 6600 LE). Power connectors: 6-pin + 8-pin vs 8-pin. Card length: 267mm vs 190mm, occupying 2 vs 2 slots. Typical load temperature: 85°C vs 75°C.

Feature	GeForce GTX 980 Ti	Radeon RX 6600 LE
TDP	250W	132W-47%
Recommended PSU	600W	450W-25%
Power Connector	6-pin + 8-pin	8-pin
Length	267mm	190mm
Height	111mm	110mm
Slots	2	2
Temp (Load)	85°C	75°C-12%
Perf/Watt	54.8	104.2+90%

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Value Analysis

The GeForce GTX 980 Ti launched at $649 MSRP, while the Radeon RX 6600 LE launched at $329. The Radeon RX 6600 LE costs 49.3% less ($320 savings) on MSRP. Performance per dollar on MSRP (G3D Mark / MSRP): 21.1 (GeForce GTX 980 Ti) vs 41.8 (Radeon RX 6600 LE) — the Radeon RX 6600 LE offers 98.1% better value. The Radeon RX 6600 LE is the newer GPU (2023 vs 2015).