Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 980 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 980 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 2307 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 10% better in Lost Ark than GeForce GTX 980 - 199 vs 181 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 12 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 34% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $145.5 vs $219.35
- Up to 27% better value when playing Lost Ark than GeForce RTX 3060 - $0.89 vs $1.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 165 vs 170 Watts
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
199
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.22/FPS
72%
Price, €
€243.48
66%
FPS Winner
Buy for €243.48 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 19292 minutes ago
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
181
90%
Value, €/FPS
€0.89/FPS
100%
Price, €
€161.51
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €161.51 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 19293 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
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 |