Comparison

GTX 980 vs GTX 1060 5GB

The GTX 980 is 11.7% faster than GTX 1060 5GB in synthetic benchmark and 2.1% less expensive on the retail market.

Better Value

Retail Price

$390

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Retail Price

$ 398

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Value

11

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Value

10

3DMark Performace

4367

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+11.7%

3DMark Performace

3908

Video Memory

4 GB

Video Memory

5 GB

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+25.0%

Power Consumption

165W

Power Consumption

120W

Efficiency

26

Efficiency

33

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Release Date

2015

Release Date

2017

MSRP

549 $

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MSRP

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AMD Equivalent to GTX 980

NAME3DMARKPRICE
Radeon RX 5904777
Radeon RX 5804346
Radeon RX 5500 XT4857

AMD Equivalent to GTX 1060 5GB

NAME3DMARKPRICE
Radeon RX 5804346
Radeon RX 64003622

Is GTX 980 better than GTX 1060 5GB?

When considering value for money, GTX 980 offers a better deal than, GeForce GTX 1060 5GB by 10.0%.

When it comes to power efficiency, GTX 980 falls behind with an efficiency score that is 26, lower than that of GTX 1060 5GB 33. Consuming 120 watts, GTX 1060 5GB has 26.9% better power consumption to performance ratio. The efficiency score is calculated by comparing the benchmark score with power consumption