The GeForce GTX 980 is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, however, it's a better value for money, as it's $337.59 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 75% cheaper – $112.16 vs $449.75
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 43% less energy – 165 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 3070 Ti for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
70
51%
Min 1% FPS
35
43%
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 3070 Ti
May 31st, 2021
Average FPS
136
100%
Min 1% FPS
81
100%
Price, €
€449.75
24%
Value, €/FPS
€3.3/FPS
48%
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€449.75
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€700.59
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GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 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 3070 Ti in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 3070 Ti in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
37%
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
46%
Texture Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
46%
FP32
4.981 TFLOPS
23%
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
May 31st, 2021
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
608.3 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
169.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
339.8 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
21.75 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 980 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | May 31st, 2021 |
$549.00 | MSRP | $599.00 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
165 W | Power Consumption | 290 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6X |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 608.3 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 77.82 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 169.9 GPixel/s |
| 155.6 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 339.8 GTexel/s |
| 4.981 TFLOPS | FP32 | 21.75 TFLOPS |
