The GeForce GTX 980 is the comparison's loser – it's a much slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's €232.35 more expensive!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 980
- Consumes up to 10% less energy – 165 vs 184 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 29% cheaper – €565.65 vs €798.00
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory – 12 vs 4 GB
GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Dec 7th, 2021
Average FPS
95
100%
Min 1% FPS
52
100%
Price, €
€565.65
100%
Value, €/FPS
€5.95/FPS
100%
GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB in My Games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
33%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
67%
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
98%
Texture Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
69%
FP32
4.981 TFLOPS
69%
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Dec 7th, 2021
Memory
12 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
336 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
79.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
224.4 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
7.181 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 980 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Dec 7th, 2021 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | Not Available |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 20 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
165 W | Power Consumption | 184 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 192-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 336 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 77.82 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 79.2 GPixel/s |
| 155.6 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 224.4 GTexel/s |
| 4.981 TFLOPS | FP32 | 7.181 TFLOPS |
