Comparison

GTX 980 vs GTX 1060 3GB

The GTX 980 is 12.9% faster than GTX 1060 3GB in synthetic benchmark and 66.0% more expensive on the retail market.

Retail Price

$390

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Better Value

Retail Price

$ 235

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Value

11

Value

16

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3DMark Performace

4367

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+12.9%

3DMark Performace

3869

Video Memory

4 GB

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+33.3%

Video Memory

3 GB

Power Consumption

165W

Power Consumption

120W

Efficiency

26

Efficiency

32

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Release Date

2015

Release Date

2016

MSRP

549 $

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+175.9%

MSRP

199 $

AMD Equivalent to GTX 980

NAME3DMARKPRICE
Radeon RX 5904777
Radeon RX 5804346
Radeon RX 5500 XT4857

AMD Equivalent to GTX 1060 3GB

NAME3DMARKPRICE
Radeon RX 64003622

Is GTX 980 better than GTX 1060 3GB?

GTX 980 price to performance rating is lower than GTX 1060 3GB's. GTX 1060 3GB offers 45.5% better value fo money.

When it comes to power efficiency, GTX 980 falls behind with an efficiency score that is 26, lower than that of GTX 1060 3GB 32. Consuming 120 watts, GTX 1060 3GB has 23.1% better power consumption to performance ratio. The efficiency score is calculated by comparing the benchmark score with power consumption