In the gpu comparison between the GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC and the Palit GeForce RTX 3070 GamingPro, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the Palit GeForce RTX 3070 GamingPro is 273 % faster than the GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC.
The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 and has 2048 texture shaders and 16 execution units.
Palit GeForce RTX 3070 GamingPro is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, which has 5888 shaders and 46 execution units.
Memory
Memory
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC
Palit GeForce RTX 3070 GamingPro
Memory Size
4 GB
8 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR6
Memory Clock
1.753 GHz
1.750 GHz
Memory Speed
7.0 Gbps
14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
448 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
256 bit
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.
The Palit GeForce RTX 3070 GamingPro can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC
Palit GeForce RTX 3070 GamingPro
Base Clock
1.228 GHz
1.500 GHz
Boost Clock
1.329 GHz
1.725 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC clocks in the base with up to 1.228 GHz. The base frequency of the Palit GeForce RTX 3070 GamingPro is 1.500 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC
Palit GeForce RTX 3070 GamingPro
TDP
165 W
220 W
Tjunction max
98 °C
93 °C
PCIe-Power
2 x 8-Pin
2 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC is 165 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.
The Palit GeForce RTX 3070 GamingPro has a TDP of 220 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC
Palit GeForce RTX 3070 GamingPro
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
3 x 80 mm
3 x 90 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
Noise (Load)
--
41 dB
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC has a total of 3 Axial fans.
The Palit GeForce RTX 3070 GamingPro has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC
Palit GeForce RTX 3070 GamingPro
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.3
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.2
3x DP 1.4a
DVI
1
--
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC.
The Palit GeForce RTX 3070 GamingPro supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC
Palit GeForce RTX 3070 GamingPro
Max. resolution
4096x2160
7680x4320
DirectX
12_1
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
No
Yes
DLSS / FSR
No
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
Addressable LED
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the Palit GeForce RTX 3070 GamingPro is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC
Palit GeForce RTX 3070 GamingPro
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
No
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
No
Decode
AV1
No
Decode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.
Dimensions
Dimensions
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC
Palit GeForce RTX 3070 GamingPro
Length
281 mm
294 mm
Height
124 mm
112 mm
Width
41 mm
60 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
3 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC is 281 mm long, 124 mm high and 41 mm wide.
The Palit GeForce RTX 3070 GamingPro is 294 mm long, 112 mm high and 60 mm wide.
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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.
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
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