The GeForce GTX 980 is the comparison's loser – it's at least much slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3060 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's €499.00 more expensive!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 980
- Consumes up to 3% less energy – 165 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3060
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 63% cheaper – €299.00 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 3060 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce RTX 3060
Jan 12th, 2021
Average FPS
99
100%
Min 1% FPS
55
100%
Price, €
€299
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.02/FPS
100%
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€292.72
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€327.13
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€309.98
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€297.00
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€649.99
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GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 3060 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 3060 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 3060 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
33%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
62%
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
91%
Texture Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
78%
FP32
4.981 TFLOPS
39%
GeForce RTX 3060
Jan 12th, 2021
Memory
12 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
360 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
12.74 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 980 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $329.00 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
165 W | Power Consumption | 170 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 192-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 77.82 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 85.3 GPixel/s |
| 155.6 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 199 GTexel/s |
| 4.981 TFLOPS | FP32 | 12.74 TFLOPS |
