Comparison

GTX 980 vs GTX 1060

The GTX 980 is 3.6% faster than GTX 1060 in synthetic benchmark and 48.8% less expensive on the retail market.

Better Value

Retail Price

$248

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Retail Price

$ 369

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Value

18

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Value

11

3DMark Performace

4367

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+3.6%

3DMark Performace

4215

Video Memory

4 GB

Video Memory

6 GB

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+50.0%

Power Consumption

165W

Power Consumption

120W

Efficiency

26

Efficiency

35

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Release Date

2015

Release Date

2016

MSRP

549 $

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+83.6%

MSRP

299 $

AMD Equivalent to GTX 980

NAME3DMARKPRICE
Radeon RX 5804346
Radeon RX 5904777
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AMD Equivalent to GTX 1060

NAME3DMARKPRICE
Radeon RX 5804346
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Is GTX 980 better than GTX 1060?

When considering value for money, GTX 980 offers a better deal than, GeForce GTX 1060 by 63.6%.

When it comes to power efficiency, GTX 980 falls behind with an efficiency score that is 26, lower than that of GTX 1060 35. Consuming 120 watts, GTX 1060 has 34.6% better power consumption to performance ratio. The efficiency score is calculated by comparing the benchmark score with power consumption