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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 980 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 2060 is 1571 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 12% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2060 - $199.0 vs $225.98
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
- Performs up to 29% better in Battlefield 2042 than GeForce GTX 980 - 89 vs 69 FPS
- Up to 12% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than GeForce GTX 980 - $2.54 vs $2.88 per FPS
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 160 vs 165 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 6 vs 4 GB
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Gigabyte GV-N980G1 GAMING-4GD G1 Gaming, GeForce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5 PCiE Video Graphics Card
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GeForce RTX 2060
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2019
FPS
89
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$225.98
88%
FPS and Value Winner
KAER Gaming GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDRR6 192-Bit PC Graphics Card HDMI/DP/DVI 1680MHz Dual Fans ray-tracing Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce RTX 2060
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
96%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
77%
GeForce RTX 2060
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
80.64 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
201.6 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2019 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 20 |
| $549 | MSRP | $349 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 6 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 336 GB/s |
| 1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1365 MHz |
| 1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1680 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 980 or GeForce RTX 2060
Battlefield 2042, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
71 FPS
$14.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 7 5700G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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70 FPS
$15.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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73 FPS
$20.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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63 FPS
$20.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
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63 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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64 FPS
$32.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,099
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60 FPS
$14.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$858
In Stock
70 FPS
$17.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$1,229.11
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73 FPS
$21.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,558.71
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69 FPS
$11.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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