Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms GeForce GTX 980 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 2307 days newer than GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of GeForce GTX 980
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 165 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 31% better in Assassin's Creed Mirage than GeForce GTX 980 - 76 vs 58 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 12 vs 4 GB
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
76
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.36/FPS
100%
Price, £
£254.99
100%
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
91%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
78%
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 980 | vs | GeForce RTX 3060 |
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Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$549 | MSRP | $329 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |