Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
89
50
41
26
110
67
60
39
The Witcher 3
85
64
45
23
124
101
75
37
Counter-Strike 2
132
94
65
32
184
131
96
47
Far Cry 6
72
61
50
23
93
85
64
38
Hogwarts Legacy
46
35
25
14
68
56
40
20
COD Modern Warfare 3
55
46
33
23
83
73
50
34
Ghost of Tsushima
44
32
24
12
65
48
37
21
Cyberpunk 2077
43
43
25
9
69
61
36
15
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
79
71
46
25
107
98
68
37
Avg FPS
1080p High72100
1080p Ultra5580
1440p Ultra3958
4K Ultra2132
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti
6010
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
8995
Time Spy58568748
Solar Bayn/a40964
Port Royal32505142
Fire Strike1950622308
Night Raid7000198831
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti
49950
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
91603
Background Blur134.8 frames/s149.6 frames/s
Face Detection59.8 frames/s91 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.37 Gpix/sec4.07 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection3.79 Gpix/sec5.58 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur3.46 Gpix/sec3.92 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.22 Gpix/sec1.01 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching191.9 Gpix/sec372.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics4183.6 fps12226.3 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti
13765
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
16866
G2D Mark853961
DirectX 11106 fps128 fps
DirectX 1255 fps69 fps
GPU Compute6126 Ops/s8428 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti
73.4 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
109.4 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)391.3 fps555.5 fps
Car Chase375.2 fps492.3 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)337.9 fps407.9 fps
T-Rex1867.7 fps1940.6 fps
ALU 21803.6 fps2862.2 fps
Driver Overhead 2264 fps295.2 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2238.82965.4

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced June, 2, 2015 January, 12, 2021
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 Ampere
Codename GM200 GA106
Price 649 329

GPU

GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 1320 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1076 MHz 1777 MHz
Shader Units 2816 3584
TMUs 176 112
ROPs 96 48
Execution Units 22 28
Ray Tracing Cores No 28
Tensor Cores No 112
L1 cache 48 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 3000 KB/core 3000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 103 Gpix/sec 85 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 189 GTex/s 199 GTex/s
FLOPS 6.1 TFLOPS 12.7 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 250 W 170 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 28 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 601 mm² 276 mm²
Transistor count 8 billion 12 billion
Transistor density 13.31 MTr/mm² 43.48 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR5 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1753 MHz 1875 MHz
Bus 384 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 7000 MB/s 15000 MB/s
Memory Size 6 GB 12 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti
336.6 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
360 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 5.2 8.6
DisplayPort 1.2 1.4a
Ray Tracing No Yes
DLSS No DLSS 2

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 the clear winner in this comparison.

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