Comparison

GTX 980 vs GTX 1080

The GTX 1080 is 73.3% faster than GTX 980 in synthetic benchmark and 89.1% more expensive on the retail market.

Better Value

Retail Price

$248

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Retail Price

$ 469

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Value

18

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Value

16

3DMark Performace

4367

3DMark Performace

7570

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+73.3%

Video Memory

4 GB

Video Memory

8 GB

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+100.0%

Power Consumption

165W

Power Consumption

180W

Efficiency

26

Efficiency

42

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Release Date

2015

Release Date

2016

MSRP

549 $

MSRP

599 $

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+9.1%

Is GTX 980 better than GTX 1080?

When considering value for money, GTX 980 offers a better deal than, GeForce GTX 1080 by 12.5%.

When it comes to power efficiency, GTX 980 falls behind with an efficiency score that is 26, lower than that of GTX 1080 42. Consuming 180 watts, GTX 1080 has 61.5% better power consumption to performance ratio. The efficiency score is calculated by comparing the benchmark score with power consumption