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GeForce RTX 3060 vs GeForce GTX 980

GeForce RTX 3060 vs GeForce GTX 980: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card

Buy for $281.78 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74372 minutes ago

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 4GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 SLI DVI/HDMI/DP Gaming Graphics Card Advanced GPU

Buy for $399 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74373 minutes ago

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card

Buy for $281.78 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74372 minutes ago

vs

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 4GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 SLI DVI/HDMI/DP Gaming Graphics Card Advanced GPU

Buy for $399 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74373 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3060 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 3060 is 2307 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 980.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

  • Performs up to 76% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than GeForce GTX 980 - 81 vs 46 FPS
  • Up to 29% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 - $281.78 vs $399.0
  • Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 12 vs 4 GB

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

  • Consumes up to 3% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 165 vs 170 Watts
This is a free version of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

81

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$281.78

100%

FPS Winner

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card

Buy for $281.78 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74372 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


FPS

46

56.79012345679012%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$399

70%

Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 4GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 SLI DVI/HDMI/DP Gaming Graphics Card Advanced GPU

Buy for $399 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74373 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


Pixel Fillrate

77.82 GPixel/s

91.23094958968346%

Texel Fillrate

155.6 GTexel/s

78.19095477386935%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

Jan 12th, 2021
Release DateSep 19th, 2014
GeForce 30GenerationGeForce 900
$329
MSRP$549
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aOutputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
1x 12-pinPower Connectors2x 6-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12 GB
Memory4 GB
GDDR6TypeGDDR5
192-bitBus256-bit
360 GB/s
Bandwidth224.4 GB/s
1320 MHz
Base Clock Speed1127 MHz
1777 MHz
Boost Clock Speed1216 MHz
1875 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1753 MHz

Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or GeForce GTX 980

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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