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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: 44.56

Overall Rank:  279

Last Price Change:  $248.45 USD (2026-09-22)

Average G3D Mark
11071

Average G2D Mark: 788
Samples: 14395

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 Compute4740 Ops/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest as of 15th of October 2026.

G3D Mark Distribution for GeForce GTX 980

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of October 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of October 2026.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$248.45 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNAVideocard Not Available. See Other Models
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G3D Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop Videocards
As of 15th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Videocard Average G3D Mark
GeForce RTX 3080
 24,973
GeForce RTX 3070
 22,064
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
 20,211
GeForce RTX 4060
 19,481
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
 16,700
GeForce RTX 2060
 14,073
GeForce GTX 980
 		11,071
GeForce GTX 1650
 7,868
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
 6,367
Intel UHD Graphics 620
 1,038
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Videocard Value (G3D Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Videocard Average G3D Mark
GeForce RTX 2060
 50.77
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
 50.53
GeForce RTX 3070
 48.27
GeForce GTX 980
 		44.56
GeForce RTX 3080
 38.70
GeForce RTX 4060
 37.46
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
 36.57
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
 31.77
GeForce GTX 1650
 27.22
Intel UHD Graphics 620
 NA
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Last 5 Baselines for GeForce GTX 980
Most recent listed first
Videocard Average G3D Mark
BL3774971 - Oct 12 2026
12213
BL3774903 - Oct 12 2026
12533
BL3773831 - Oct 12 2026
12497
BL3770961 - Oct 10 2026
11554
BL3768169 - Oct 09 2026
10867
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Popular comparisons for GeForce GTX 980
As of 15th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Videocard Average G3D Mark
GeForce GTX 980
 		11,071
GeForce RTX 5090 D vs GeForce GTX 980
 42,260 (+281.7%)
GeForce RTX 5090 vs GeForce GTX 980
 38,988 (+252.2%)
GeForce RTX 4090 vs GeForce GTX 980
 38,031 (+243.5%)
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition vs GeForce GTX 980
 37,590 (+239.5%)
GeForce RTX 5080 vs GeForce GTX 980
 35,638 (+221.9%)
GeForce RTX 4080 vs GeForce GTX 980
 34,440 (+211.1%)
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER vs GeForce GTX 980
 34,211 (+209.0%)
GeForce RTX 5090 D v2 vs GeForce GTX 980
 34,061 (+207.7%)
RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell vs GeForce GTX 980
 33,370 (+201.4%)
nVidia L40-48Q vs GeForce GTX 980
 33,270 (+200.5%)
nVidia L40-4Q vs GeForce GTX 980
 32,601 (+194.5%)
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