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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: 44.60

Overall Rank:  268

Last Price Change:  $248.45 USD (2026-02-10)

Average G3D Mark
11080

Average G2D Mark: 789
Samples: 14247

Videocard Test Suite Average Results for GeForce GTX 980

DirectX 9164 Frames/Sec
DirectX 1053 Frames/Sec
DirectX 1183 Frames/Sec
DirectX 1246 Frames/Sec
GPU Compute4744 Ops/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest as of 9th of June 2026.

G3D Mark Distribution for GeForce GTX 980

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of May 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of May 2026.

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G3D Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop Videocards
As of 9th of June 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Videocard Average G3D Mark
GeForce RTX 3080
 25,003
GeForce RTX 3070
 22,108
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
 20,250
GeForce RTX 4060
 19,501
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
 16,724
GeForce RTX 2060
 14,093
GeForce GTX 980
 		11,080
GeForce GTX 1650
 7,872
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
 6,364
Intel UHD Graphics 620
 1,040
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Videocard Value (G3D Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of June 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Videocard Average G3D Mark
GeForce RTX 3070
 60.14
GeForce RTX 2060
 59.95
GeForce RTX 4060
 53.06
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
 48.96
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
 48.39
GeForce GTX 980
 		44.60
GeForce RTX 3080
 40.98
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
 36.36
GeForce GTX 1650
 26.24
Intel UHD Graphics 620
 NA
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Last 5 Baselines for GeForce GTX 980
Most recent listed first
Videocard Average G3D Mark
BL3511310 - Jun 06 2026
11535
BL3510946 - Jun 06 2026
12465
BL3509301 - Jun 05 2026
11384
BL3508644 - Jun 05 2026
10185
BL3507665 - Jun 05 2026
11812
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Popular comparisons for GeForce GTX 980
As of 9th of June 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Videocard Average G3D Mark
GeForce GTX 980
 		11,080
GeForce RTX 5090 D vs GeForce GTX 980
 41,588 (+275.3%)
GeForce RTX 5090 vs GeForce GTX 980
 38,951 (+251.5%)
GeForce RTX 4090 vs GeForce GTX 980
 38,072 (+243.6%)
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition vs GeForce GTX 980
 37,990 (+242.9%)
GeForce RTX 5080 vs GeForce GTX 980
 35,689 (+222.1%)
GeForce RTX 4080 vs GeForce GTX 980
 34,457 (+211.0%)
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER vs GeForce GTX 980
 34,259 (+209.2%)
RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell vs GeForce GTX 980
 33,460 (+202.0%)
nVidia L40-48Q vs GeForce GTX 980
 33,270 (+200.3%)
RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell vs GeForce GTX 980
 32,938 (+197.3%)
GeForce RTX 5090 D v2 vs GeForce GTX 980
 32,936 (+197.2%)
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