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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 2070 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 980 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 2070 is 1489 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Consumes up to 6% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 - 165 vs 175 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
- Performs up to 18% better in HITMAN 2 than GeForce GTX 980 - 146 vs 124 FPS
- Up to 32% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 - $599.0 vs $879.85
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 8 vs 4 GB
HITMAN 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB K|NGP|N ACX 2.0+, Whisper Silent w/Multi-Color LED Cooler, Customized Overclocking Graphics Card 04G-P4-5988-KR
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EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 XC Gaming, 8GB GDDR6, Dual HDB Fans & RGB LED Graphics Card 08G-P4-2172-KR, Real Boost Clock: 1710 MHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce RTX 2070
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
75.0433944069431%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
66.69524217745392%
GeForce RTX 2070
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
103.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
233.3 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2018 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 20 |
| $549 | MSRP | $499 |
| 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 | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
| 1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1410 MHz |
| 1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1620 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 980 or GeForce RTX 2070
HITMAN 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
88 FPS
$21.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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92 FPS
$42.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,899
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