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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 980 is 699 days older than the cheaper GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 6% better in Apex Legends than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 109 vs 103 FPS
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 4 vs 3 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
- Up to 79% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 - €169.0 vs €816.21
- Up to 78% better value when playing Apex Legends than GeForce GTX 980 - €1.64 vs €7.49 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 120 vs 165 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
109
100%
Value, €/FPS
€7.49/FPS
21%
Price, €
€816.21
20%
FPS Winner
EVGA GTX980 SC ACX 4GB D5 Scheda Grafica Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 1266 MHz 4096 Mo PCI-Express
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GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
FPS
103
94%
Value, €/FPS
€1.64/FPS
100%
Price, €
€169
100%
Value Winner
OUTLET COMPUTER GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GDDR5 Scheda Video Doppia Ventola
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In Stock
Updated 19059 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
94%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
81.98 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
123 GTexel/s
79%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Aug 18th, 2016 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 10 |
| $549 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s |
| 1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1506 MHz |
| 1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1708 MHz |
| 1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2002 MHz |
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