Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms GeForce GTX 980 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3080 is 2174 days newer than GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 165 vs 320 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- Performs up to 40% better in World of Warcraft than GeForce GTX 980 - 214 vs 153 FPS
- Up to 150% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 10 vs 4 GB
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
47.393422655298416%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
33.45517093098258%
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$549 | MSRP | $699 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 10 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 256-bit | Bus | 320-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 760.3 GB/s |
| 1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1440 MHz |
| 1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1710 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1188 MHz |
