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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X outperforms the cheaper 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 3060 Ti GDDR6X is 2952 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 11% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X - $399.0 vs $449.99
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X - 165 vs 225 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
- Performs up to 23% better in Minecraft than GeForce GTX 980 - 719 vs 583 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 8 vs 4 GB
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 4GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 SLI DVI/HDMI/DP Gaming Graphics Card Advanced GPU
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GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2022
FPS
719
100%
Value, $/FPS
Price, $
$449.99
88%
FPS Winner
GIGABYTE GV-N306TXGAMING OC-8GD GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC D6X 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6X, Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
58.42342342342343%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
61.47767680758594%
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
253.1 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2022 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $549 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 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 | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 608.3 GB/s |
| 1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1410 MHz |
| 1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1665 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1188 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 980 or GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
641 FPS
$1.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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