GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 3060 for Gaming

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The GeForce GTX 980 is at least much slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3060. We cannot compare value as at least one GPU is out of stock.

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 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 GTX 980

Sep 19th, 2014

Average FPS

71%

Min 1% FPS

64%

Price, £

Out of Stock

Value, £/FPS

Not Available

All items are out of stock.

GeForce RTX 3060

Jan 12th, 2021

Average FPS

100%

Min 1% FPS

100%

Price, £

£249.99

100%

Value, £/FPS

£2.52/FPS

100%

Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING OC V2 Graphics Card - 8GB GDDR6, 128-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1807MHz Core Clock, 2x DP 1.4, 2x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA DLSS - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD V2

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual OC 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card, 3584 Core, 1320 MHz GPU, 1837 MHz Boost, Ampere Architechture, 3 x DisplayPort, HDMI, Dual Fans with 0-dB Tech

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 WINDFORCE OC 12G (rev. 2.0) Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060WF2OC-12GD Rev2.0 Video Card

ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 12G DUAL V2 OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1867MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 1x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x DVI-D (Supports 4K)

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 192-bit, 3x DP (v1.4), HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card, 3584 Core, 1320 MHz GPU, 1777 MHz Boost, Ampere Architecture, 3 x DisplayPort, HDMI, Dual Fans with 0-dB Tech

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

GeForce GTX 980

Sep 19th, 2014

GeForce RTX 3060

Jan 12th, 2021

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 3060 in synthetic GPU benchmarks

GeForce GTX 980

Sep 19th, 2014

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

4362

50%

GeForce RTX 3060

Jan 12th, 2021

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

8747

100%

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	Specifications Comparison 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