Comparison

GTX 980 vs RTX 3060

The RTX 3060 is 100.1% faster than GTX 980 in synthetic benchmark and 46.1% less expensive on the retail market.

Retail Price

$390

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Better Value

Retail Price

$ 267

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Value

11

Value

33

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3DMark Performace

4367

3DMark Performace

8739

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+100.1%

Video Memory

4 GB

Video Memory

12 GB

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+200.0%

Power Consumption

165W

Power Consumption

170W

Efficiency

26

Efficiency

51

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Release Date

2015

Release Date

2021

MSRP

549 $

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+66.9%

MSRP

329 $

Is GTX 980 better than RTX 3060?

GTX 980 price to performance rating is lower than RTX 3060's. RTX 3060 offers 200.0% 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 RTX 3060 51. Consuming 170 watts, RTX 3060 has 96.2% better power consumption to performance ratio. The efficiency score is calculated by comparing the benchmark score with power consumption