The GeForce GTX 980 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and it's also a slightly worse value for money, as it's only $604.90 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 60% cheaper – $399.00 vs $1003.90
- Consumes up to 18% less energy – 165 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A slightly better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
70
59%
Min 1% FPS
35
51%
Price, $
$399
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.7/FPS
100%
Buy on Amazon
$399.00
In Stock
Buy on Amazon
$422.98
In Stock
Buy on Amazon
N/A
Out of Stock
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Dec 1st, 2020
Average FPS
118
100%
Min 1% FPS
68
100%
Price, $
$1003.9
39%
Value, $/FPS
$8.5/FPS
67%
Buy on Amazon
$1,003.90
In Stock
Buy on Amazon
$479.97
In Stock
Buy on Amazon
$671.22
In Stock
Buy on Amazon
$735.00
In Stock
GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 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 3060 Ti in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
50%
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
58%
Texture Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
61%
FP32
4.981 TFLOPS
31%
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Dec 1st, 2020
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
448 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
253.1 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
16.2 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 980 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Dec 1st, 2020 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $399.00 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
165 W | Power Consumption | 200 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 77.82 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 133.2 GPixel/s |
| 155.6 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 253.1 GTexel/s |
| 4.981 TFLOPS | FP32 | 16.2 TFLOPS |
