GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs GeForce GTX 980

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB 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 8 GB is 2945 days newer than GeForce GTX 980.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Performs up to 82% better in Overwatch 2 than GeForce GTX 980 - 149 vs 82 FPS
Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 8 vs 4 GB

Advantages of GeForce GTX 980

Consumes up to 3% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 165 vs 170 Watts

This is a free version of Overwatch 2.

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022

FPS

149

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.68/FPS

100%

Price, £

£249.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for £249.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 974 minutes ago

GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

FPS

55%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022

GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

1920 x 1080

Ultra

110

FPS

125

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Epic

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

Very High

341

FPS

346

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Maximum

155

FPS

172

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

High

593

FPS

659

FPS

Valorant

Theoretical Performance

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

Pixel Fillrate

77.82 GPixel/s

91%

Texel Fillrate

155.6 GTexel/s

78%

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB	vs	GeForce GTX 980
Oct 12th, 2022	Release Date	Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce 30	Generation	GeForce 900
Not Available	MSRP	$549
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	Outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
1x 12-pin	Power Connectors	2x 6-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8 GB	Memory	4 GB
GDDR6	Type	GDDR5
128-bit	Bus	256-bit
240 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