The GeForce GTX 980 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti and it's also a slightly worse value for money, as it's only $1450.99 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 78% cheaper – $399.00 vs $1849.99
- Consumes up to 63% less energy – 165 vs 450 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A slightly better value for money for gaming
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory – 24 vs 4 GB
GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 3090 Ti for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
70
41%
Min 1% FPS
35
33%
Price, $
$399
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.7/FPS
100%
Buy on Amazon
$399.00
In Stock
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$124.50
In Stock
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$422.98
In Stock
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
Jan 27th, 2022
Average FPS
171
100%
Min 1% FPS
106
100%
Price, $
$1849.99
21%
Value, $/FPS
$10.81/FPS
53%
Buy on Amazon
$1,849.99
In Stock
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$2,998.00
In Stock
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$2,750.00
In Stock
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$3,498.00
In Stock
GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 3090 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 3090 Ti in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 3090 Ti in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
17%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
22%
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
37%
Texture Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
25%
FP32
4.981 TFLOPS
12%
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
Jan 27th, 2022
Memory
24 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
1010 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
208.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
625 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
40 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 980 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 3090 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 27th, 2022 |
$549.00 | MSRP | $1,999.00 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
165 W | Power Consumption | 450 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 24 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6X |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 384-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 1010 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 77.82 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 208.3 GPixel/s |
| 155.6 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 625 GTexel/s |
| 4.981 TFLOPS | FP32 | 40 TFLOPS |
