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.

The PNY GeForce GTX 980 has 2048 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.22 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 4.98 TFLOPS.

The MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G has 5888 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.85 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 21.72 TFLOPS.
In FP32 performance, the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G is 336 % faster than the PNY GeForce GTX 980.
| GPU | PNY GeForce GTX 980 | MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G |
|---|---|---|
| Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 |
| GPU Chip | GM204-400-A1 | GA104-300-A1 |
| Streaming Multiprocessors | 16 | 46 |
| Shader | 2048 | 5888 |
| Render Output Units | 64 | 96 |
| Texture Units | 128 | 184 |
| Raytracing Cores | -- | 46 |
| Memory | PNY GeForce GTX 980 | MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Clock Speeds | PNY GeForce GTX 980 | MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G |
|---|---|---|
| Base Clock | 1.126 GHz | 1.500 GHz |
| Boost Clock | 1.216 GHz | 1.845 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | -- | 1.83 GHz |
| Overclocking | Yes | Yes |
| Thermal Design | PNY GeForce GTX 980 | MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 165 W | 270 W |
| TDP (up) | -- | 280 W |
| Tjunction max | 98 °C | 93 °C |
| PCIe-Power | 2 x 6-Pin | 2 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler & Fans | PNY GeForce GTX 980 | MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G |
|---|---|---|
| Fan-Type | Radial | Axial |
| Fan 1 | 1 x 65 mm | 3 x 100 mm |
| Cooler-Type | Air cooling | Air cooling |
| Noise (Idle) | 0 dB | 0 dB |
| Noise (Load) | -- | 37-41 dB |
| Connectivity | PNY GeForce GTX 980 | MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | -- |
| Featureset | PNY GeForce GTX 980 | MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G |
|---|---|---|
| Max. resolution | 4096x2160 | 7680x4320 |
| DirectX | 12_1 | 12_2 (Ultimate) |
| Raytracing | No | Yes |
| DLSS / FSR | No | Yes |
| LED | No LED lighting | MSI Mystic Light |
| Supported Video Codecs | PNY GeForce GTX 980 | MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G |
|---|---|---|
| h264 | Decode / Encode | Decode / Encode |
| h265 / HEVC | No | Decode / Encode |
| VP8 | Decode | Decode |
| VP9 | No | Decode |
| AV1 | No | Decode |
| Dimensions | PNY GeForce GTX 980 | MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 267 mm | 335 mm |
| Height | 111 mm | 140 mm |
| Width | 38 mm | 61 mm |
| Width (Slots) | 2 Slots | 3 Slots |
| Weight | -- | 1,735 g |
| SFF-Ready | No | No |
| Additional data | PNY GeForce GTX 980 | MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 | PCIe 4.0 x 16 |
| Release date | Q3/2014 | Q4/2020 |
| Launch Price | 499 $ | 699 $ |
| Structure size | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Part-no | GF980GTX4GEPB | -- |
| Documents | -- | data sheet |
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