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AvailabilityMSRP $549
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3090 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 3090 is 2174 days newer than GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of GeForce GTX 980
- Consumes up to 53% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 - 165 vs 350 Watts
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3090
- Performs up to 54% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than GeForce GTX 980 - 108 vs 70 FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 24 vs 4 GB
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
108
100%
Value, £/FPS
£14.5/FPS
100%
Price, £
£1565.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
41%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
28%
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 980 | vs | GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$549 | MSRP | $1499 |
| 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 | 24 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 936.2 GB/s |
| 1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1395 MHz |
| 1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1695 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1219 MHz |
PCs Using GeForce GTX 980 or GeForce RTX 3090
With selected game settings
82 FPS
£44.02/FPS
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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£3,610
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82 FPS
£42.87/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£3,515
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82 FPS
£44.33/FPS
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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