The GeForce GTX 960 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3080 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $634.99 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 960
- Up to 71% cheaper – $255.00 vs $889.99
- Consumes up to 62% less energy – 120 vs 320 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3080
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 400% more VRAM memory – 10 vs 2 GB
GeForce GTX 960 vs GeForce RTX 3080 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 960
Jan 22nd, 2015
Average FPS
55
36%
Min 1% FPS
25
27%
Price, $
$255
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.63/FPS
100%
GeForce RTX 3080
Sep 1st, 2020
Average FPS
151
100%
Min 1% FPS
91
100%
Price, $
$889.99
28%
Value, $/FPS
$5.89/FPS
79%
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GeForce GTX 960 vs GeForce RTX 3080 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 960 vs GeForce RTX 3080 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 960 vs GeForce RTX 3080 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 960
Jan 22nd, 2015
Memory
2 GB
20%
Memory Bandwidth
112.2 GB/s
15%
Pixel Fillrate
37.7 GPixel/s
23%
Texture Fillrate
75.39 GTexel/s
16%
FP32
2.413 TFLOPS
8%
GeForce RTX 3080
Sep 1st, 2020
Memory
10 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
760.3 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
29.77 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 960 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 3080 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Jan 22nd, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
$199.00 | MSRP | $699.00 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
120 W | Power Consumption | 320 W |
| Memory | ||
| 2 GB | Memory Size | 10 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6X |
| 128-bit | Memory Bus | 320-bit |
| 112.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 760.3 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 37.7 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 164.2 GPixel/s |
| 75.39 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 465.1 GTexel/s |
| 2.413 TFLOPS | FP32 | 29.77 TFLOPS |
