The GeForce GTX 980 is the comparison's loser – it's a much slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3050 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $209.01 more expensive!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 980
The GeForce RTX 3050 is better in every way
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3050
- A much faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 52% cheaper – $189.99 vs $399.00
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 21% less energy – 130 vs 165 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 3050 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
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$399.00
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GeForce RTX 3050
Jan 4th, 2022
Average FPS
83
100%
Min 1% FPS
44
100%
Price, $
$189.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.28/FPS
100%
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$271.08
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GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 3050 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 980 vs GeForce RTX 3050 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 3050 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
4.981 TFLOPS
55%
GeForce RTX 3050
Jan 4th, 2022
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
224 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
73%
Texture Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
91%
FP32
9.098 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 980 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $249.00 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 165 W | Power Consumption | 130 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
77.82 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 56.86 GPixel/s |
155.6 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 142.2 GTexel/s |
| 4.981 TFLOPS | FP32 | 9.098 TFLOPS |
