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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Review

4321

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Graphics Score

Performance
3DMark rank
124
MSRP Price
$549
DirectX
12.0
TDP
165 W
3DMark score per Watt
26

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The popularity rating is based on the total number of benchmark results submitted across all tests in the last 30 days. This page is updated daily.


NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 popularity rank N/A

Is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 good value for money?

This chart compares the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with the most popular Graphics Cards over the last 30 days. Components that offer the best value for money have great performance (yellow) and a low price (green). The smaller the overlap between the yellow and green bars, the better the value for money.

3DMark score
MSRP Price

Highest score:    36466

Highest price:    $2000
Name MSRP Price 3DMark Time Spy Graphics Score Price vs performance comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 $1599 36466
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX $999 30727
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 $1199 28260
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti $799 22839
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER $599 20945
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 $600 17857
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 $549 4321

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 performance comparison

Name MSRP Price 3DMark Time Spy Graphics Score Value for Money
AMD Radeon RX 590 GME N/A
4431
0
AMD Radeon RX 580 $229
4362
19
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 $549
4321
7
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060-6GB $299
4208
14
AMD Radeon RX 480 $229
4165
18