NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
nvidia
Brand4GB GDDR5
Memory2048
Cores224.4 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce GTX 980
VS
nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR6
Memory1920
Cores336 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 2060
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
4GB GDDR5 165W N/A Sep 2014
GeForce GTX 980
$549 • Sep 2014
VS
GeForce RTX 2060
$349 • Jan 2019
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
6GB GDDR6 160W $229.99 Jan 2019
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 165 W | 160 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1216 MHz | 1680 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s | 336 GB/s |
| Process Size | 28nm | 12nm |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 | Turing |
| Shading Units | 2048 | 1920 |
| RT Cores | N/A | 30 |
| TMUs | 128 | 120 |
| ROPs | 64 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1753 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 77.82 GPixel/s | 80.64 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 224.4 GTexel/s | 336 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 4.981 GFLOPS | 6.451 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 3.00 MB |
| Die Size | 398 mm² | 445 mm² |
| Transistors | 5200 Million | 10800 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
3574
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
7379 (+106%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
33492
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
78934 (+136%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
89.8 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
11113
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
14122 (+27%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
Game Benchmarks Comparison (51 benchmarks)
Trine 4 The Nightmare Prince
7 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie Frozenbyte
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 2060 (+85%)
AVG 131 FPS
MIN 115 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060 (+82%)
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060 (+91%)
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
Chernobylite Complete Edition
8 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation The Farm 51
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060 (+55%)
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060 (+65%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060 (+136%)
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 5 FPS
Winner
Loser
Devil's Hunt
8.1 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie Layopi Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060 (+60%)
AVG 96 FPS
MIN 76 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060 (+57%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060 (+67%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
Beyond Two Souls
7 2020 • Action, Adventure Quantic Dream
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 2060 (+0%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce GTX 980 (+0%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 2060 (+0%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce GTX 980 (+0%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 2060 (+30%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
Winner
Loser
Wolfenstein Youngblood
7.3 2019 • Action Machine Games, Arkane Studios
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 2060 (+208%)
AVG 151 FPS
MIN 115 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 2060 (+178%)
AVG 103 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 2060 (+216%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Sinking City
7 2021 • Action, Adventure Frogwares
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060 (+62%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060 (+55%)
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060 (+58%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Wins!
Based on 54 benchmarks across 17 games
41
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 980
VS
+61.3%
66
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
NVIDIA • 4GB GDDR5
0
Wins
41
Avg FPS
33
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR6
51
Wins
66
Avg FPS
55
Min FPS
94%
Win Rate
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