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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 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 is 2307 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 177% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than GeForce GTX 980 - 36 vs 13 FPS
- Up to 62% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 - €306.44 vs €816.21
- Up to 86% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than GeForce GTX 980 - €8.51 vs €62.79 per FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 12 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 165 vs 170 Watts
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
36
100%
Value, €/FPS
€8.51/FPS
100%
Price, €
€306.44
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
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%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$329 | 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 |
12 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
360 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 |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or GeForce GTX 980
Dying Light 2: Stay Human, 1920 x 1080, High Quality Raytracing
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€35.13/FPS
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