GeForce RTX 2060 vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

GeForce RTX 2060
Memory: 6144Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 15 Jan 2019
GeForce RTX 2060
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 2 Jun 2015
GeForce GTX 980 Ti

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    129%
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 2060

29% higher gaming performance.
90 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 980 Ti .
This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
Supports PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 980 Ti

Supports PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

GeForce RTX 2060

HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 2060

The GeForce RTX 2060 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (42 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 2060GeForce GTX 980 Ti
GPU NameTU106 (TU106-200A-KA-A1)vsGM200 (GM200-310-A1)
Fab Process12 nmvs28 nm
Die Size445 mm²vs601 mm²
Transistors10,800 millionvs8,000 million
Shaders1920vs2816
Compute Units30vs22
Core clock1365 MHzvs1000 MHz
ROPs48vs96
TMUs120vs176

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 2060GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR5
Bus Width192 bitvs384 bit
Memory Speed1750 MHz
14000 MHz effective
vs1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective
Memory Size6144 Mbvs6144 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 2060GeForce GTX 980 Ti
TDP160 wattsvs250 watts
Release Date15 Jan 2019vs2 Jun 2015

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    80.64 GP/s
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    96.00 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    201.60 GT/s
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    176.00 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    336.00 GB/s
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    337.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    6451.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    5632.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    107
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    103
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    81

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    117
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    87

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    123
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    100

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    103
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    81

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    106
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    83

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    123
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    113

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    89
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    73

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    55
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    93
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    73

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    86
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    66

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    131
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    103

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    115
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    95

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    106
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    76

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    81
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    39

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    79
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    63

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    82
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    62

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    90
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    75

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    76
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    57

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    80
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    62

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    105
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    86

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    57
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    45

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    42
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    33

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    65
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    50

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    57
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    45

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    84
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    74

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    83
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    69

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    76
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    61

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    44
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    48
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    38

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    45
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    50
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    39
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    43
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    56
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    28
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    21

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    26
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    21

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    39
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    29
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    23

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    48
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    38

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    45
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    40

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 2060
    41
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    37

FPS (higher is better)