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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

165 W · Launched Sept 2014
Compare with rivalsGPU overall rankings

GPU overall vs rivals

GeForce RTX 4060 (ref)Radeon RX 5600Arc A730MGeForce GTX 980 ◂Arc Pro A60GeForce RTX 3050 6GBArc Pro B3900102030405028.029.028.027.727.750.028.1NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 This chip Desktop GPU Index 28.0AMD Radeon RX 5600 Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 29.0 1.04× GeForce GTX 980Intel Arc Pro A60 Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 28.0 1.00× GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Just below in its segment Desktop GPU Index 27.7 0.99× GeForce GTX 980Intel Arc Pro B390 Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 27.7 0.99× GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Reference chip Desktop GPU Index 50.0 1.79× GeForce GTX 980Intel Arc A730M Nearest laptop chip Laptop GPU Index 28.1 1.00× GeForce GTX 980
GeForce RTX 4060 (…Radeon RX 5600Arc A730MGeForce GTX 980 ◂Arc Pro A60GeForce RTX 3050 6…Arc Pro B3900102030405028.029.028.027.727.750.028.1NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 This chip Desktop GPU Index 28.0AMD Radeon RX 5600 Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 29.0 1.04× GeForce GTX 980Intel Arc Pro A60 Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 28.0 1.00× GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Just below in its segment Desktop GPU Index 27.7 0.99× GeForce GTX 980Intel Arc Pro B390 Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 27.7 0.99× GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Reference chip Desktop GPU Index 50.0 1.79× GeForce GTX 980Intel Arc A730M Nearest laptop chip Laptop GPU Index 28.1 1.00× GeForce GTX 980
GPU overall
28.0
0.56× refest.
GPU raster
28.3
0.57× reflow conf.
GPU compute
7.8
0.16× ref
Street price
$342
GPU overall per $100
8.2
TDP
165 W
GPU overall per watt
0.17

GPU raster, by benchmark

PassMark G3D Mark0102030405028.3PassMark G3D Mark Index 28.3 Median 11.1k points Source average of 14422 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 PassMark
PassMark G3D Mark0102030405028.3PassMark G3D Mark Index 28.3 Median 11.1k points Source average of 14422 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 PassMark
Results table
BenchmarkVersionMedianp10–p90UnitSamplesIndexDates
PassMark G3D Markcurrent11.1k–points14422 avg.28.36 Nov 2026

GPU compute, by benchmark

Blender (GPU) 4Blender (GPU) 5Geekbench MetalGeekbench OpenCL010203040506.44.96.213.9Blender (GPU), version 4 Index 6.4 (p10 5.8 – p90 7.7) Median 293 samples/min (p10 267 – p90 353) 5 runs, 18 Jul 2025 – 7 Jan 2026 Blender Open DataBlender (GPU), version 5 Index 4.9 (p10 4.6 – p90 5.0) Median 228 samples/min (p10 217 – p90 236) 5 runs, 3 Apr 2026 – 16 Oct 2026 Blender Open DataGeekbench Metal, version unknown Index 6.2 Median 15.2k points Source average, fetched 6 Nov 2026 Geekbench BrowserGeekbench OpenCL, version unknown Index 13.9 Median 35.4k points Source average, fetched 6 Nov 2026 Geekbench Browser
Blender (GPU) 4Blender (GPU) 5GB MetalGB OpenCL010203040506.44.96.213.9Blender (GPU), version 4 Index 6.4 (p10 5.8 – p90 7.7) Median 293 samples/min (p10 267 – p90 353) 5 runs, 18 Jul 2025 – 7 Jan 2026 Blender Open DataBlender (GPU), version 5 Index 4.9 (p10 4.6 – p90 5.0) Median 228 samples/min (p10 217 – p90 236) 5 runs, 3 Apr 2026 – 16 Oct 2026 Blender Open DataGeekbench Metal, version unknown Index 6.2 Median 15.2k points Source average, fetched 6 Nov 2026 Geekbench BrowserGeekbench OpenCL, version unknown Index 13.9 Median 35.4k points Source average, fetched 6 Nov 2026 Geekbench Browser
Results table
BenchmarkVersionMedianp10–p90UnitSamplesIndexDates
Blender (GPU)4293267–353samples/min5 runs6.418 Jul 2025 – 7 Jan 2026
Blender (GPU)5228217–236samples/min5 runs4.93 Apr 2026 – 16 Oct 2026
Geekbench Metalunknown15.2k–pointsavg.6.26 Nov 2026
Geekbench OpenCLunknown35.4k–pointsavg.13.96 Nov 2026

Sources

Blender Open Data10 runs16 Oct 2026Geekbench Browser2 averages6 Nov 2026PassMark1 average6 Nov 2026PCPartPicker1 average6 Nov 2026