MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 2X 8G
vs
Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 2X 8G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (Ampere) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 230 GB/s.

GPU

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 2X 8G has the GA104-200-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Ampere architecture.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom is based on the graphics chip GM204-400-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 2X 8G GPU Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
GA104-200-A1 GPU Chip GM204-400-A1
Ampere Architecture Maxwell 2.0
38 Streaming Multiprocessors 16
4864 Shader 2048
80 Render Output Units 64
152 Texture Units 128
38 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 2X 8G clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom is 7.2 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.800 GHz.

8 GB Memory Size 4 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR5
1.750 GHz Memory Clock 1.800 GHz
14.0 Gbps Memory Speed 7.2 Gbps
448 GB/s Memory bandwidth 230 GB/s
256 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

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

1.410 GHz Base Clock 1.203 GHz
1.665 GHz Boost Clock 1.304 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 2X 8G is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 200 W.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom has 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 165 W.

200 W TDP 165 W
220 W TDP (up) --
93 °C Tjunction max 98 °C
2 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 2X 8G is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 100 mm Fan 1 3 x 80 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
34 dB Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 2X 8G.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

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

Featureset

With the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 2X 8G it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom is 4096x2160 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 4096x2160
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_1
Yes Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR No
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
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC No
Decode AV1 No
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 No

Dimensions

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 2X 8G is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface.

232 mm Length 274 mm
124 mm Height 112 mm
52 mm Width --
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 3 PCIe-Slots
827 g Weight --
PCIe 4.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3 x 16

Additional data

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 2X 8G has been manufactured with a structure width of 8 nanometers since Q4/2020.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Phantom came on the market in Q4/2014 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no 426018336-3378
Q4/2020 Release date Q4/2014
429 $ Launch Price 539 $
8 nm Structure size 28 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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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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