Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 980 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 2307 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of GeForce GTX 980
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 165 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 33% better in Battlefield V than GeForce GTX 980 - 163 vs 123 FPS
- Up to 70% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 - €296.81 vs €998.00
- Up to 78% better value when playing Battlefield V than GeForce GTX 980 - €1.82 vs €8.11 per FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 12 vs 4 GB
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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In Stock
Updated 620 minutes ago
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
163
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.82/FPS
100%
Price, €
€296.81
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
91%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
78%
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 980 | vs | GeForce RTX 3060 |
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Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$549 | MSRP | $329 |
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 | 12 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |