Comparison

GTX 980 vs GTX 1080

The GTX 1080 is 73.3% faster than GTX 980 in synthetic benchmark and 9.7% more expensive on the retail market.

Retail Price

$390

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Better Value

Retail Price

$ 428

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Value

11

Value

18

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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%

AMD Equivalent to GTX 980

NAME3DMARKPRICE
Radeon RX 5904777
Radeon RX 5804346
Radeon RX 5500 XT4857

AMD Equivalent to GTX 1080

NAME3DMARKPRICE
Radeon RX 66008158
Radeon RX 5600 XT7602
Radeon RX Vega 647367

Is GTX 980 better than GTX 1080?

GTX 980 price to performance rating is lower than GTX 1080's. GTX 1080 offers 63.6% 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 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