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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 980 Ti on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 2051 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 980 Ti.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 27% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than GeForce GTX 980 Ti - 142 vs 112 FPS
- Up to 37% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 Ti - $281.78 vs $449.0
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti - 170 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti - 12 vs 6 GB
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2015
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
82.57502420135528%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
103.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
189.4 GTexel/s
95.17587939698493%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2015 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$329 | MSRP | $649 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 6 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 336.6 GB/s |
1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1076 MHz |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or GeForce GTX 980 Ti
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
118 FPS
$9.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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113 FPS
$7.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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113 FPS
$6.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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123 FPS
$14.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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119 FPS
$6.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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125 FPS
$8.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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107 FPS
$8.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700KF
12 GB, N/A Storage
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119 FPS
$9.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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119 FPS
$8.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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113 FPS
$10.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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