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In short — GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms GeForce GTX 980 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is 2945 days newer than GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
- Performs up to 16% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than GeForce GTX 980 - 148 vs 128 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of GeForce GTX 980
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 165 vs 170 Watts
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
FPS
148
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.57/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$528.58
100%
FPS and Value Winner
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX™ 3060 White OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 (PCIe 4.0, 8GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a)
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
91%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
78%
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB | vs | GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 12th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
PCs Using GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB or GeForce GTX 980
With selected game settings
94 FPS
CA$13.30/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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