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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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$455.54
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MSRP in USD: $499
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 GTX 980
- Up to 77% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3070 - $144.0 vs $639.9
- Up to 51% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than GeForce RTX 3070 - $8.0 vs $16.41 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 - 165 vs 220 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- Performs up to 117% better in Cities: Skylines II than GeForce GTX 980 - 39 vs 18 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 8 vs 4 GB
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
18
46.15384615384615%
Value, $/FPS
$8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$144
100%
Value Winner
Epic IT Service Geforce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5, 256 bit, Virtual Reality (VR) Ready, 3 x DisplayPort 1.2, 1 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x DL-DVI, Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11 (Bulk OEM)
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GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
39
100%
Value, $/FPS
$16.41/FPS
48.750761730652044%
Price, $
$639.9
22%
FPS Winner
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card - Dark Platinum and Black
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
46.992753623188406%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
49.02331442974165%
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $549 | MSRP | $499 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
| 1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
| 1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1725 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 980 or GeForce RTX 3070
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
6 FPS
$174.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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39 FPS
$54.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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8 FPS
$131.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,049.99
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8 FPS
$131.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
$1049.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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20 FPS
$97.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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16 FPS
$90.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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20 FPS
$88.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,775.76
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6 FPS
$390.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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16 FPS
$93.75/FPS
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Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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