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ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6 GB GDDR5 · 1.08 GHz · 250 W Speed index 5/100

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti (Maxwell 2.0) and has 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 337 GB/s.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.78 GHz · 130 W Speed index 8/100

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Ampere) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is 50 % faster than the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti.

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Speed index
5/100
8/100
FP32
6.06 TFLOPS
9.10 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.08 GHz
1.78 GHz
Memory Size
6 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
337 GB/s
224 GB/s
TDP
250 W
130 W
Launch Price
699 $
249 $

GPU

GPUZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
GPU ChipGM200-310-A1GA106-150-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors2220
Shader28162560
Render Output Units9648
Texture Units17680
Raytracing Cores--20
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti has the GM200-310-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is based on the graphics chip GA106-150-A1, which comes from the Ampere architecture.

Memory

MemoryZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Memory Size6 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock1.753 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth337 GB/s224 GB/s
Memory Interface384 bit128 bit
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The graphics memory of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Base Clock1.000 GHz1.552 GHz
Boost Clock1.076 GHz1.777 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
TDP250 W130 W
Tjunction max91 °C93 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti is powered by 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 250 W.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 130 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Fan-TypeRadialAxial
Fan 11 x 65 mm--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti is equipped with a total of 1 Radial main fans.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 has 0 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.22x DP 1.4a
DVI1--
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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With the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9NoDecode
AV1NoDecode
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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.

Dimensions

DimensionsZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Length267 mm--
Height111 mm--
Width38 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 needs the space of -- in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ2/2015Q1/2022
Launch Price699 $249 $
Structure size28 nm8 nm
Part-noZT-90501-10P--
Documents--data sheet
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q2/2015.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 came on the market in Q1/2022 and will have a structure width of 8 nanometers manufactured.

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 3050 +16.1 %

  1. 2,401
  2. 2,787

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 3,529

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 1,429

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. no data
  2. 25 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 38 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 41 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)

  1. no data
  2. 5 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 18 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 44 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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 +74.5 %

  1. 37,964
  2. 66,254

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 +31.2 %

  1. 49,314
  2. 64,724

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