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Boost Clock
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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the more expensive 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 3060 is 2307 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 165 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 113% better in Metro Exodus than GeForce GTX 980 - 49 vs 23 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 - €289.99 vs €313.0
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 12 vs 4 GB
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
EVGA GTX980 SC ACX 4GB D5 Scheda Grafica Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 1266 MHz 4096 Mo PCI-Express
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC Scheda grafica gaming - 12GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 192-bit, 3x DP (v1.4), HDMI 2.1 (Supporta 4K)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
91.23094958968346%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
78.19095477386935%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $549 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
| 1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| 1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 980 or GeForce RTX 3060
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
43 FPS
€14.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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42 FPS
€22.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€949
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44 FPS
€22.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,009
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39 FPS
€25.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€979.9
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42 FPS
€19.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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44 FPS
€26.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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42 FPS
€26.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,119
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42 FPS
€22.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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47 FPS
€42.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-13900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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43 FPS
€27.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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