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Boost Clock
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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 56% better in Cities: Skylines II than GeForce GTX 980 - 28 vs 18 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 12 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 55% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $144.0 vs $322.15
- Up to 30% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than GeForce RTX 3060 - $8.0 vs $11.51 per FPS
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 165 vs 170 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
28
100%
Value, $/FPS
$11.51/FPS
69.50477845351868%
Price, $
$322.15
44%
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
18
64.28571428571429%
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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
91.23094958968346%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
78.19095477386935%
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
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
$846.99/FPS
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Core i7-10700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$233.62/FPS
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$1589.99/FPS
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$999.99/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$159.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$589.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$93.33/FPS
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$275.6/FPS
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