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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 980 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X is 2952 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
- Performs up to 90% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than GeForce GTX 980 - 80 vs 42 FPS
- Up to 49% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 - $449.99 vs $879.85
- Up to 73% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than GeForce GTX 980 - $5.62 vs $20.95 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X - 165 vs 225 Watts
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2022
FPS
80
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.62/FPS
100%
Price, $
$449.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2022
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
253.1 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
58%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
61%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6X | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
608.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1410 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
1665 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
| 1188 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X or GeForce GTX 980
Total War: WARHAMMER III, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
64 FPS
$16.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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