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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 980 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 980 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 2307 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 23% better in Grand Theft Auto V than GeForce GTX 980 - 113 vs 92 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 12 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 32% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $199.0 vs $291.71
- Up to 16% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than GeForce RTX 3060 - $2.16 vs $2.58 per FPS
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 165 vs 170 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
113
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.58/FPS
83%
Price, $
$291.71
68%
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
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GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
92
81%
Value, $/FPS
$2.16/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199
100%
Value Winner
Gigabyte GV-N980G1 GAMING-4GD G1 Gaming, GeForce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5 PCiE Video Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
91%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
78%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$329 | 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 |
12 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or GeForce GTX 980
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
105 FPS
$11.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$12.61/FPS
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Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$10.55/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$10.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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99 FPS
$11.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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88 FPS
$12.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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87 FPS
$9.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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95 FPS
$11.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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96 FPS
$10.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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95 FPS
$9.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
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