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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3070 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 3070 is 2174 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- Performs up to 154% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than GeForce GTX 980 - 71 vs 28 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 64% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3070 - $199.0 vs $559.0
- Up to 10% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than GeForce RTX 3070 - $7.11 vs $7.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 - 165 vs 220 Watts
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 256-Bit GDDR6, GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD Video Card
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GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
28
39%
Value, $/FPS
$7.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199
100%
Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
46%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
49%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$499 | 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 |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
448 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1500 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
1725 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3070 or GeForce GTX 980
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
66 FPS
$14.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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69 FPS
$20.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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64 FPS
$10.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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71 FPS
$26.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$14.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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69 FPS
$19.09/FPS
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Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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71 FPS
$32.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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70 FPS
$34.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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67 FPS
$19.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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68 FPS
$14.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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