The GeForce GTX 980 is the comparison's loser – it's a much slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 2060 and it's also a slightly worse value for money, as it's only $77.02 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 41% cheaper – $112.16 vs $189.18
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 2060
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A slightly better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 3% less energy – 160 vs 165 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory – 6 vs 4 GB
GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 2060 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
70
76%
Min 1% FPS
35
70%
Price, €
€112.16
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.6/FPS
100%
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€112.16
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€359.46
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€792.66
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GeForce RTX 2060
Jan 7th, 2019
Average FPS
92
100%
Min 1% FPS
50
100%
Price, €
€189.18
59%
Value, €/FPS
€2.05/FPS
78%
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€189.18
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€224.52
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€306.31
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€272.42
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€315.31
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€270.26
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GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 2060 in My Games
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 2060 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 2060 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
67%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
67%
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
97%
Texture Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
77%
FP32
4.981 TFLOPS
77%
GeForce RTX 2060
Jan 7th, 2019
Memory
6 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
336 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
80.64 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
201.6 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
6.451 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 980 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2019 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $349.00 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 20 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 165 W | Power Consumption | 160 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 6 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 | 80.64 GPixel/s |
| 155.6 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 201.6 GTexel/s |
| 4.981 TFLOPS | FP32 | 6.451 TFLOPS |
