Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 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 Mobile is 2307 days newer than GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
- Performs up to 32% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than GeForce GTX 980 - 102 vs 77 FPS
- Consumes up to 52% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 80 vs 165 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 6 vs 4 GB
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
88%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
91%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 30 Mobile | Generation | GeForce 900 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $549 |
| None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
6 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
336 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| 900 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
1425 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
