Comparison

GTX 970 vs GTX 980

The GTX 980 is 19.7% faster than GTX 970 in synthetic benchmark and 2.3% less expensive on the retail market.

Retail Price

$399

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Better Value

Retail Price

$ 390

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Value

9

Value

11

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3DMark Performace

3648

3DMark Performace

4367

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+19.7%

Video Memory

4 GB

Video Memory

4 GB

Power Consumption

145W

Power Consumption

165W

Efficiency

25

Efficiency

26

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Release Date

2015

Release Date

2015

MSRP

329 $

MSRP

549 $

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+66.9%

AMD Equivalent to GTX 970

NAME3DMARKPRICE
Radeon RX 64003622

AMD Equivalent to GTX 980

NAME3DMARKPRICE
Radeon RX 5904777
Radeon RX 5804346
Radeon RX 5500 XT4857

Is GTX 970 better than GTX 980?

GTX 970 price to performance rating is lower than GTX 980's. GTX 980 offers 22.2% better value fo money.

When it comes to power efficiency, GTX 970 falls behind with an efficiency score that is 25, lower than that of GTX 980 26. Consuming 165 watts, GTX 980 has 4.0% better power consumption to performance ratio. The efficiency score is calculated by comparing the benchmark score with power consumption