The GeForce GTX 980 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3070 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's €252.58 more expensive!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 980
- Consumes up to 25% less energy – 165 vs 220 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3070
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 32% cheaper – €545.42 vs €798.00
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 3070 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce RTX 3070
Sep 1st, 2020
Average FPS
129
100%
Min 1% FPS
76
100%
Price, €
€545.42
100%
Value, €/FPS
€4.22/FPS
100%
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€424.97
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€586.00
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GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 3070 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 3070 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 3070 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
50%
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
47%
Texture Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
49%
FP32
4.981 TFLOPS
25%
GeForce RTX 3070
Sep 1st, 2020
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
448 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
20.31 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 980 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 3070 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $499.00 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
165 W | Power Consumption | 220 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 77.82 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 165.6 GPixel/s |
| 155.6 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 317.4 GTexel/s |
| 4.981 TFLOPS | FP32 | 20.31 TFLOPS |
