Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms GeForce GTX 980 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3070 is 2174 days newer than GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- Performs up to 106% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than GeForce GTX 980 - 111 vs 54 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 - 165 vs 220 Watts
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
111
100%
Value, £/FPS
£5.08/FPS
100%
Price, £
£563.91
100%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
46.992753623188406%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
49.02331442974165%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$499 | MSRP | $549 |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
448 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1500 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
1725 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |