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ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3070 vs Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Ti

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3070
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.76 GHz · 220 W Speed index 17/100

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3070 has 5888 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.76 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 20.66 TFLOPS.

Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6 GB GDDR5 · 1.08 GHz · 250 W Speed index 5/100

The Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Ti has 2816 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.08 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 6.06 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3070 is 241 % faster than the Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Ti.

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3070Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Speed index
17/100
5/100
FP32
20.66 TFLOPS
6.06 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.76 GHz
1.08 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
6 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
448 GB/s
337 GB/s
TDP
220 W
250 W
Launch Price
649 $
649 $

GPU

GPUASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3070Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
GPU ChipGA104-300-A1GM200-310-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors4622
Shader58882816
Render Output Units9696
Texture Units184176
Raytracing Cores46--
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3070 is equipped with a graphics chip of the Ampere architecture, which has 46 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Ti is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 22 execution units.

Memory

MemoryASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3070Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Memory Size8 GB6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock1.750 GHz1.753 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth448 GB/s337 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit384 bit
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3070 is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.750 GHz clocks.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Ti has a 6 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.753GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3070Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Base Clock1.500 GHz1.000 GHz
Boost Clock1.755 GHz1.076 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.73 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3070 has a turbo clock of 1.755 GHz. The turbo frequency of the Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Ti is 1.076 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3070Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Ti
TDP220 W250 W
TDP (up)250 W--
Tjunction max93 °C91 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3070 has 2 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 93 °C.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Ti is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 91 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3070Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Fan-TypeAxialRadial
Fan 12 x 100 mm1 x 65 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)43-45 dB--
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3070 are cooled with a Air cooling.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Ti is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3070Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI2x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.2
DVI--1
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3070 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Ti supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3070Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Max. resolution7680x43204096x2160
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesNo
LEDASUS Aura SyncNo LED lighting
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3070 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Ti supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3070Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Ti
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeNo
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeNo
AV1DecodeNo
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3070Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Length267 mm267 mm
Height135 mm112 mm
Width52 mm--
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3070 is 52 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Ti is 52 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3070Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Ti
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 3 x 16
Release dateQ4/2020Q2/2015
Launch Price649 $649 $
Structure size8 nm28 nm
Part-noDUAL-RTX3070-8G426018336-3446
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 8 nanometer process, ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3070 was released in Q4/2020.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Ti published in Q2/2015 is manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3070 +175.1 %

  1. 6,605
  2. 2,401

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 8,209
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 3,446
  2. no data

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 46 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 55 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 82 fps (avg)
  2. no data

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 22 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 51 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 100 fps (avg)
  2. no data

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 79 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 142 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 189 fps (avg)
  2. no data

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3070 +238.2 %

  1. 128,391
  2. 37,964

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3070 +146.0 %

  1. 121,319
  2. 49,314

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