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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms the cheaper 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 3070 is 2174 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- Performs up to 83% better in Dead Island 2 than GeForce GTX 980 - 141 vs 77 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 77% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3070 - $124.5 vs $542.14
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 - 165 vs 220 Watts
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6, GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD Video Card
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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
46.992753623188406%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
49.02331442974165%
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
Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
97 FPS
$9.54/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$9.19/FPS
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Core i7-11700KF
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$15.96/FPS
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Core i9-13900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$12.38/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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105 FPS
$11.43/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$10.64/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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120 FPS
$14.99/FPS
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Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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120 FPS
$13.94/FPS
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Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$9.33/FPS
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Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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120 FPS
$15.82/FPS
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Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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