GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs GeForce GTX 980

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms GeForce GTX 980 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! 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 14% better in Rust than GeForce GTX 980 - 123 vs 108 FPS
Up to 64% better value when playing Rust than GeForce GTX 980 - €2.64 vs €7.39 per 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

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Rust

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022

FPS

123

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.64/FPS

100%

Price, €

€324.97

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

FPS

108

88%

Value, €/FPS

€7.39/FPS

36%

Price, €

€798

40%

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In Stock

Updated 405 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022

GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

1920 x 1080

Maximum

158

FPS

175

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

High

108

FPS

123

FPS

Rust

1920 x 1080

Ultra

FPS

110

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

High

611

FPS

676

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

178

FPS

198

FPS

Dota 2

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, 3x DisplayPort
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

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs GeForce GTX 980