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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms GeForce GTX 980 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 980 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3090 is 2174 days newer than GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 86% better value when playing Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than GeForce RTX 3090 - $1.83 vs $13.23 per FPS
- Consumes up to 53% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 - 165 vs 350 Watts
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3090
- Performs up to 87% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than GeForce GTX 980 - 127 vs 68 FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 24 vs 4 GB
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
68
54%
Value, $/FPS
$1.83/FPS
100%
Price, $
$124.5
100%
Value Winner
Epic IT Service Geforce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5, 256 bit, Virtual Reality (VR) Ready, 3 x DisplayPort 1.2, 1 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x DL-DVI, Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11 (Bulk OEM)
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GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
127
100%
Value, $/FPS
$13.23/FPS
14%
Price, $
$1679.99
7%
FPS Winner
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
41%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
28%
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 980 | vs | GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$549 | MSRP | $1499 |
| 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 | 24 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 936.2 GB/s |
| 1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1395 MHz |
| 1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1695 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1219 MHz |
PCs Using GeForce GTX 980 or GeForce RTX 3090
With selected game settings
124 FPS
$21.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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Ryzen 9 5900X
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Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$44.71/FPS
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16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$48.38/FPS
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32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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