GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WINDFORCE 3X OC
vs
Palit GeForce RTX 2060 Dual 12GB


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WINDFORCE 3X OC is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

The Palit GeForce RTX 2060 Dual 12GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB (Turing) and has 12 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 336 GB/s.

GPU

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WINDFORCE 3X OC has the GM204-400-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

The Palit GeForce RTX 2060 Dual 12GB is based on the graphics chip TU106, which comes from the Turing architecture.
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WINDFORCE 3X OC GPU Palit GeForce RTX 2060 Dual 12GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
GM204-400-A1 GPU Chip TU106
Maxwell 2.0 Architecture Turing
16 Streaming Multiprocessors 34
2048 Shader 2176
64 Render Output Units 48
128 Texture Units 136
0 Raytracing Cores 34

Memory

The graphics memory of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WINDFORCE 3X OC clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the Palit GeForce RTX 2060 Dual 12GB is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

4 GB Memory Size 12 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR6
1.753 GHz Memory Clock 1.750 GHz
7.0 Gbps Memory Speed 14.0 Gbps
224 GB/s Memory bandwidth 336 GB/s
256 bit Memory Interface 192 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.203 GHz Base Clock 1.470 GHz
1.304 GHz Boost Clock 1.650 GHz
1.28 GHz Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WINDFORCE 3X OC is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 165 W.

The Palit GeForce RTX 2060 Dual 12GB has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 185 W.

165 W TDP 185 W
-- TDP (up) --
98 °C Tjunction max 88 °C
2 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WINDFORCE 3X OC is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

The Palit GeForce RTX 2060 Dual 12GB has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
3 x 80 mm Fan 1 2 x 90 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WINDFORCE 3X OC.

The Palit GeForce RTX 2060 Dual 12GB supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.2
1x HDMI v2.0 HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.0b
3x DP v1.2 DP Ports 1x DP v1.4a
2 DVI Ports 1
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WINDFORCE 3X OC it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the Palit GeForce RTX 2060 Dual 12GB is 7680x4320 pixels.

4096x2160 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
No Raytracing Yes
No DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
No h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
No AV1 No
Decode VP8 Decode
No VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WINDFORCE 3X OC is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The Palit GeForce RTX 2060 Dual 12GB needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

299 mm Length 235 mm
114 mm Height 115 mm
36 mm Width 40 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WINDFORCE 3X OC has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q4/2014.

The Palit GeForce RTX 2060 Dual 12GB came on the market in Q4/2021 and will have a structure width of 12 nanometers manufactured.

GV-N980WF3OC-4GD Part-no NE62060018K9-1160C
Q4/2014 Release date Q4/2021
599 $ Launch Price 289 $ (Reference)
28 nm Structure size 12 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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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

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

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)

Palit GeForce RTX 2060 Dual 12GB Palit GeForce RTX 2060 Dual 12GB
12 GB GDDR6
27 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

Palit GeForce RTX 2060 Dual 12GB Palit GeForce RTX 2060 Dual 12GB
12 GB GDDR6
34 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

Palit GeForce RTX 2060 Dual 12GB Palit GeForce RTX 2060 Dual 12GB
12 GB GDDR6
48 fps (avg)

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)

Palit GeForce RTX 2060 Dual 12GB Palit GeForce RTX 2060 Dual 12GB
12 GB GDDR6
45 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

Palit GeForce RTX 2060 Dual 12GB Palit GeForce RTX 2060 Dual 12GB
12 GB GDDR6
85 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

Palit GeForce RTX 2060 Dual 12GB Palit GeForce RTX 2060 Dual 12GB
12 GB GDDR6
124 fps (avg)

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

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

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.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

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