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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 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 3060 is 2307 days newer than GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 21% better in Rust than GeForce GTX 980 - 123 vs 102 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 12 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 165 vs 170 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
123
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.37/FPS
100%
Price, €
€290.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING OC V2 Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 192-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1837MHz Core Clock, RGB, 2x DP 1.4, 2 x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
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%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$329 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
360 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 |
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Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
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