NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 41% higher core clock speed: 1410 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Around 55% higher boost clock speed: 1665 MHz vs 1075 MHz
1438.1x more texture fill rate: 253.1 GTexel/s vs 176 billion / sec
Around 73% higher pipelines: 4864 vs 2816
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 28 nm
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 250 Watt
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 6 GB
250x more memory clock speed: 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) vs 7.0 GB/s
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 20394 vs 13758
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 989 vs 852
2.5x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 109075 vs 42988
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 323.141 vs 145.843
2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 4756.579 vs 1722.98
3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 35.311 vs 11.661
4.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 150.943 vs 37.16
Around 87% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1474.189 vs 788.464
2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 27478 vs 10471
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3717 vs 3695
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3360 vs 3338
2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 27478 vs 10471
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3717 vs 3695
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3360 vs 3338
2x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2671 vs 1321

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 Dec 2020 vs 2 June 2015
Core clock speed	1410 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Boost clock speed	1665 MHz vs 1075 MHz
Texture fill rate	253.1 GTexel/s vs 176 billion / sec
Pipelines	4864 vs 2816
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 250 Watt
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 6 GB
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) vs 7.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	20394 vs 13758
PassMark - G2D Mark	989 vs 852
Geekbench - OpenCL	109075 vs 42988
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	323.141 vs 145.843
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4756.579 vs 1722.98
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	35.311 vs 11.661
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	150.943 vs 37.16
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1474.189 vs 788.464
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	27478 vs 10471
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3717 vs 3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3360 vs 3338
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	27478 vs 10471
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3717 vs 3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3360 vs 3338
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2671 vs 1321

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

20394

13758

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

989

852

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

109075

42988

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

323.141

145.843

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4756.579

1722.98

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

35.311

11.661

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

150.943

37.16

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1474.189

788.464

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

27478

10471

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3717

3695

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3360

3338

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

27478

10471

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3717

3695

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3360

3338

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

2671

1321

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
PassMark - G3D Mark	20394	13758
PassMark - G2D Mark	989	852
Geekbench - OpenCL	109075	42988
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	323.141	145.843
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4756.579	1722.98
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	35.311	11.661
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	150.943	37.16
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1474.189	788.464
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	27478	10471
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3717	3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3360	3338
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	27478	10471
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3717	3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3360	3338
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2671	1321

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Maxwell 2.0
Code name	GA104	GM200
Launch date	1 Dec 2020	2 June 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$649
Place in performance rating	104	310
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$679.99
Value for money (0-100)		23.43
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1665 MHz	1075 MHz
Core clock speed	1410 MHz	1000 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	28 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	253.1 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	16.20 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	16.20 TFLOPS
Pipelines	4864	2816
Pixel fill rate	133.2 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	253.1 GTexel/s	176 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	250 Watt
Transistor count	17400 million	8,000 million
CUDA cores		2816
Floating-point performance		6,060 gflops
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
G-SYNC support
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	242 mm (9.5 inches)	10.5" (26.7 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU)	350 Watt	600 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	6-pin + 8-pin
Width	112 mm (4.4 inches)
Bus support		PCI Express 3.0
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options		4x
API support
DirectX	12.2	12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL	2.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Shader Model	6.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Memory bandwidth	448 GB/s	336.5 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)	7.0 GB/s
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
3D Vision
Adaptive Vertical Sync
CUDA
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
SLI
Surround