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GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

GeForce GTX 980

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
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Buy for 998 on Amazon

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GeForce GTX 980

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
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Buy for 998 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 71 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 Ti outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 980 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is 2265 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 980.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 980

  • Consumes up to 18% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti - 165 vs 200 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

  • Performs up to 68% better in Apex Legends than GeForce GTX 980 - 185 vs 110 FPS
  • Up to 32% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 - €679.99 vs €998.00
  • Up to 59% better value when playing Apex Legends than GeForce GTX 980 - €3.68 vs €9.07 per FPS
  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 8 vs 4 GB
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Apex Legends

Apex Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


FPS

110

59%

Value, €/FPS

€9.07/FPS

41%

Price, €

€998

68%

Zotac NVIDIA Geforce GTX 980 4GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Scheda video

Buy for 998 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 71 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020


FPS

185

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.68/FPS

100%

Price, €

€679.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GAMING OC D6X 8G

Buy for 679.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


Pixel Fillrate

77.82 GPixel/s

58%

Texel Fillrate

155.6 GTexel/s

61%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020


Pixel Fillrate

133.2 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

253.1 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo

GeForce GTX 980

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Logo

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Sep 19th, 2014Release Date
Dec 1st, 2020
GeForce 900GenerationGeForce 30
$549MSRP
$399
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
2x 6-pinPower Connectors1x 12-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4 GBMemory
8 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
256-bitBus256-bit
224.4 GB/sBandwidth
448 GB/s
1127 MHzBase Clock Speed
1410 MHz
1216 MHzBoost Clock Speed
1665 MHz
1753 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1750 MHz

PCs Using GeForce GTX 980 or GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

With selected game settings

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