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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 vs ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GDDR6 · 1.78 GHz · 170 W Speed index 11/100
In the gpu comparison between the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is 67 % faster than the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme
Speed index
11/100
6/100
FP32
12.72 TFLOPS
7.63 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.78 GHz
1.36 GHz
Memory Size
12 GB GDDR6
6 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
360 GB/s
347 GB/s
TDP
170 W
250 W
Launch Price
329 $
799 $

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
GPU ChipGA106-300-A1GM200-310-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors2822
Shader35842816
Render Output Units4896
Texture Units112176
Raytracing Cores28--
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and has 3584 texture shaders and 28 execution units.

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti, which has 2816 shaders and 22 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme
Memory Size12 GB6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock1.875 GHz1.805 GHz
Memory Speed15.0 Gbps7.2 Gbps
Memory bandwidth360 GB/s347 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit384 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 has 12 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 360 GB/s.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme can access 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 347 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme
Base Clock1.320 GHz1.253 GHz
Boost Clock1.777 GHz1.355 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 clocks in the base with up to 1.320 GHz. The base frequency of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme is 1.253 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme
TDP170 W250 W
Tjunction max93 °C91 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is 170 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme has a TDP of 250 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 1--3 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 has a total of 0 Axial fans.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.2
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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme
Max. resolution7680x43204096x2160
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesNo
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme is 4096x2160 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeNo
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeNo
AV1DecodeNo
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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

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme
Length--328 mm
Height--133 mm
Width (Slots)--3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is -- long, -- high and -- wide.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme is 328 mm long, 133 mm high and -- wide.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 3 x 16
Release dateQ1/2021Q2/2015
Launch Price329 $799 $
Structure size8 nm28 nm
Part-no--ZT-90505-10P
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 was released in Q1/2021 at a price of 329 $.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme was introduced in Q2/2015 at a price of 799 $.

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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 +48.5 %

  1. 4,026
  2. 2,712

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 5,068
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 2,177
  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. 29 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 35 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 55 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. 9 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 24 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 58 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. 51 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 94 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 130 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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 +86.4 %

  1. 89,106
  2. 47,800

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 +44.2 %

  1. 89,506
  2. 62,090

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