Comparison

GTX 980 vs RTX 3070

The RTX 3070 is 212.9% faster than GTX 980 in synthetic benchmark and 25.4% more expensive on the retail market.

Retail Price

$390

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Better Value

Retail Price

$ 489

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Value

11

Value

28

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3DMark Performace

4367

3DMark Performace

13663

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+212.9%

Video Memory

4 GB

Video Memory

8 GB

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+100.0%

Power Consumption

165W

Power Consumption

220W

Efficiency

26

Efficiency

62

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Release Date

2015

Release Date

2020

MSRP

549 $

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+10.0%

MSRP

499 $

Is GTX 980 better than RTX 3070?

GTX 980 price to performance rating is lower than RTX 3070's. RTX 3070 offers 154.5% 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 RTX 3070 62. Consuming 220 watts, RTX 3070 has 138.5% better power consumption to performance ratio. The efficiency score is calculated by comparing the benchmark score with power consumption