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GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 4090

GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 4090: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

GeForce GTX 980

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
Zotac ZT-90201 – 10P NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4 GB Grafikkarte (Aktiv, ATX, NVIDIA, GeForce GTX 970, GDDR5, PCI Express x16 3.0)

Buy for 998 on Amazon

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Updated 806 minutes ago

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GeForce RTX 4090

24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
ASUS TUF GeForce RTX 4090 24GB OG OC Edition Gaming Grafikkarte (NVIDIA GeForce RTX4090 DLSS 3, PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6X, 2X HDMI 2.1a, 3X DisplayPort 1.4a, TUF-RTX4090-O24G-OG-GAMING)

Buy for 2,990 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 255 minutes ago

GeForce GTX 980

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
Zotac ZT-90201 – 10P NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4 GB Grafikkarte (Aktiv, ATX, NVIDIA, GeForce GTX 970, GDDR5, PCI Express x16 3.0)

Buy for 998 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 806 minutes ago

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GeForce RTX 4090

24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
ASUS TUF GeForce RTX 4090 24GB OG OC Edition Gaming Grafikkarte (NVIDIA GeForce RTX4090 DLSS 3, PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6X, 2X HDMI 2.1a, 3X DisplayPort 1.4a, TUF-RTX4090-O24G-OG-GAMING)

Buy for 2,990 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 255 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 980 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 980 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 4090 is 2923 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 980.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 980

  • Up to 67% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4090 - €998.00 vs €2990.00
  • Up to 39% better value when playing F1 23 than GeForce RTX 4090 - €5.39 vs €8.79 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 63% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 - 165 vs 450 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 4090

  • Performs up to 84% better in F1 23 than GeForce GTX 980 - 340 vs 185 FPS
  • Up to 500% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 24 vs 4 GB
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F1 23

F1 23

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


FPS

185

54%

Value, €/FPS

€5.39/FPS

100%

Price, €

€998

100%

Value Winner

Zotac ZT-90201 – 10P NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4 GB Grafikkarte (Aktiv, ATX, NVIDIA, GeForce GTX 970, GDDR5, PCI Express x16 3.0)

Buy for 998 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 806 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
GeForce RTX 4090

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022


FPS

340

100%

Value, €/FPS

€8.79/FPS

61%

Price, €

€2990

33%

FPS Winner

ASUS TUF GeForce RTX 4090 24GB OG OC Edition Gaming Grafikkarte (NVIDIA GeForce RTX4090 DLSS 3, PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6X, 2X HDMI 2.1a, 3X DisplayPort 1.4a, TUF-RTX4090-O24G-OG-GAMING)

Buy for 2,990 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 255 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
GeForce RTX 4090

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


Pixel Fillrate

77.82 GPixel/s

18%

Texel Fillrate

155.6 GTexel/s

12%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
GeForce RTX 4090

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

443.5 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

1290 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo

GeForce GTX 980

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo

GeForce RTX 4090

Sep 19th, 2014Release Date
Sep 20th, 2022
GeForce 900GenerationGeForce 40
$549
MSRP$1599
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
2x 6-pinPower Connectors1x 16-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4 GBMemory
24 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6X
256-bitBus384-bit
224.4 GB/sBandwidth
1008 GB/s
1127 MHzBase Clock Speed
2235 MHz
1216 MHzBoost Clock Speed
2520 MHz
1753 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1313 MHz

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