Comparison

GTX 980 vs RTX 3080

geforce gtx 980
geforce rtx 3080

Release Date

2015

Release Date

2020

Retail Price

$ 390

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Retail Price

$ 609

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+56.2%

MSRP

549 $

MSRP

699 $

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+27.3%

Peformace

4367

Peformace

17656

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+304.3%

Video Memory

4 GB

Video Memory

10 GB

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+150.0%

Power Consumption

165 W

Power Consumption

320 W

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+93.9%

Is GTX 980 better than RTX 3080?

No, in terms of performance, Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 is slower than, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 by -304.3%.

When it comes to power efficiency, GTX 980 falls behind with an efficiency score that is 26.5, -52.0% lower than that of RTX 3080 55.2. Consuming 320 watts, RTX 3080 has better power consumption to peformance ratio. The efficiency score is calculated by comparing the benchmark score with power consumption

GTX 980 price to performance rating is lower than RTX 3080's by -163.6%. Here is more in depth overview of the price and used prices of GTX 980 Price History and RTX 3080 Price History