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PNY GeForce GTX 980 vs MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G

PNY GeForce GTX 980
PNY GeForce GTX 980 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.22 GHz · 165 W Speed index 4/100

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.

MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.85 GHz · 270 W Speed index 18/100

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.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G is 336 % faster than the PNY GeForce GTX 980.

PNY GeForce GTX 980MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G
Speed index
4/100
18/100
FP32
4.98 TFLOPS
21.72 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.22 GHz
1.85 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
448 GB/s
TDP
165 W
270 W
Launch Price
499 $
699 $
105 pts
379 pts

GPU

GPUPNY GeForce GTX 980MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
GPU ChipGM204-400-A1GA104-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors1646
Shader20485888
Render Output Units6496
Texture Units128184
Raytracing Cores--46
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The PNY GeForce GTX 980 is equipped with a graphics chip of the Maxwell 2.0 architecture, which has 16 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G is based on the Ampere architecture and is equipped with 46 execution units.

Memory

MemoryPNY GeForce GTX 980MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G
Memory Size4 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock1.753 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s448 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The PNY GeForce GTX 980 is equipped with a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.753 GHz clocks.

The MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G has a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsPNY GeForce GTX 980MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G
Base Clock1.126 GHz1.500 GHz
Boost Clock1.216 GHz1.845 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--1.83 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The PNY GeForce GTX 980 has a turbo clock of 1.216 GHz. The turbo frequency of the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G is 1.845 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignPNY GeForce GTX 980MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G
TDP165 W270 W
TDP (up)--280 W
Tjunction max98 °C93 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 6-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The PNY GeForce GTX 980 has 2 x 6-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 98 °C.

The MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G is equipped with a 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 93 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansPNY GeForce GTX 980MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G
Fan-TypeRadialAxial
Fan 11 x 65 mm3 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)--37-41 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the PNY GeForce GTX 980 are cooled with a Air cooling.

The MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityPNY GeForce GTX 980MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.23x DP 1.4a
DVI1--
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The PNY GeForce GTX 980 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetPNY GeForce GTX 980MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingMSI Mystic Light
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The PNY GeForce GTX 980 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsPNY GeForce GTX 980MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9NoDecode
AV1NoDecode
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsPNY GeForce GTX 980MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G
Length267 mm335 mm
Height111 mm140 mm
Width38 mm61 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
Weight--1,735 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The PNY GeForce GTX 980 is 38 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G is 38 mm and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataPNY GeForce GTX 980MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2014Q4/2020
Launch Price499 $699 $
Structure size28 nm8 nm
Part-noGF980GTX4GEPB--
Documents--data sheet
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Manufactured using the 28 nanometer process, PNY GeForce GTX 980 was released in Q3/2014.

The MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G published in Q4/2020 is manufactured with a structure width of 8 nanometers.

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 MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G +267.9 %

  1. 1,842
  2. 6,776

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 8,422

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 3,536

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)

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  2. 48 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 58 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 87 fps (avg)

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)

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  2. 24 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 53 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 105 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)

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  2. 83 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 150 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 199 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 MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G +321.2 %

  1. 32,043
  2. 134,978

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G +230.2 %

  1. 38,621
  2. 127,544

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