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GeForce GTX 980

Price and performance details for the GeForce GTX 980 can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the videocard compared to the 10 other common videocards in terms of PassMark G3D Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the G3DMark per dollar.

GeForce GTX 980

Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16

Max Memory Size: 4096 MB

Core Clock(s): 1126 MHz

Memory Clock(s): 1752.5 MHz

DirectX: 12

OpenGL: 4.5

Max TDP: 165 W

Videocard Category: Desktop

Other names: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Mobile)

Videocard First Benchmarked: 2014-09-19

G3DMark/Price: 44.94

Overall Rank:  211

Last Price Change:  $247.35 USD (2022-04-15)

Average G3D Mark
11116

Average G2D Mark: 791
Samples: 13533

Videocard Test Suite Average Results for GeForce GTX 980

DirectX 9165 Frames/Sec
DirectX 1053 Frames/Sec
DirectX 1183 Frames/Sec
DirectX 1246 Frames/Sec
GPU Compute4756 Ops/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest as of 3rd of April 2025.

G3D Mark Distribution for GeForce GTX 980

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 24th of November 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of November 2024.

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Pricing History

G3D Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop Videocards
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Videocard Average G3D Mark
GeForce RTX 3080
 25,180
GeForce RTX 3070
 22,291
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
 20,414
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
 16,894
GeForce RTX 2060
 14,125
GeForce GTX 980
 		11,116
GeForce GTX 1060
 10,083
GeForce GTX 1650
 7,878
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
 6,323
Intel UHD Graphics 620
 1,043
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Videocard Value (G3D Mark / $Price )
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Videocard Average G3D Mark
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
 56.32
GeForce GTX 1650
 52.52
GeForce GTX 980
 		44.94
GeForce RTX 2060
 44.74
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
 40.91
GeForce RTX 3070
 30.22
GeForce GTX 1060
 29.66
GeForce RTX 3080
 25.68
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
 12.99
Intel UHD Graphics 620
 NA
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Last 5 Baselines for GeForce GTX 980
Most recent listed first
Videocard Average G3D Mark
BL2527187 - Apr 02 2025
12961
BL2525367 - Apr 02 2025
12632
BL2521832 - Mar 31 2025
13040
BL2516378 - Mar 29 2025
12962
BL2515223 - Mar 28 2025
9308
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Popular comparisons for GeForce GTX 980
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Videocard Average G3D Mark
GeForce GTX 980
 		11,116
GeForce RTX 5090 D vs GeForce GTX 980
 41,811 (+276.1%)
GeForce RTX 5090 vs GeForce GTX 980
 40,148 (+261.2%)
GeForce RTX 4090 vs GeForce GTX 980
 38,307 (+244.6%)
GeForce RTX 5080 vs GeForce GTX 980
 36,097 (+224.7%)
GeForce RTX 4080 vs GeForce GTX 980
 34,507 (+210.4%)
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER vs GeForce GTX 980
 34,299 (+208.5%)
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti vs GeForce GTX 980
 32,896 (+195.9%)
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER vs GeForce GTX 980
 31,747 (+185.6%)
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti vs GeForce GTX 980
 31,673 (+184.9%)
Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs GeForce GTX 980
 31,112 (+179.9%)
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs GeForce GTX 980
 29,955 (+169.5%)
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