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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3080 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 3080 is 2174 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- Performs up to 139% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than GeForce GTX 980 - 91 vs 38 FPS
- Up to 150% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 10 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 81% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3080 - $144.0 vs $748.96
- Up to 54% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than GeForce RTX 3080 - $3.79 vs $8.23 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 165 vs 320 Watts
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
91
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.23/FPS
46.05103280680437%
Price, $
$748.96
19%
FPS Winner
2021 Newst GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition / AllyFlex HDMI
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GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
38
41.75824175824176%
Value, $/FPS
$3.79/FPS
100%
Price, $
$144
100%
Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
47.393422655298416%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
33.45517093098258%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
| $699 | 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 |
10 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6X | Type | GDDR5 |
| 320-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
760.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1440 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
1710 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
| 1188 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3080 or GeForce GTX 980
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
76 FPS
$25.39/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$31.31/FPS
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Core i9-12900
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$19.56/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$19.12/FPS
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Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$22.84/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$22.25/FPS
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Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$23.08/FPS
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