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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
- Performs up to 90% better in Forza Horizon 4 than GeForce GTX 980 - 344 vs 181 FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 24 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 60% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4090 - €998.0 vs €2503.68
- Up to 24% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than GeForce RTX 4090 - €5.51 vs €7.28 per FPS
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 - 165 vs 450 Watts
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
FPS
344
100%
Value, €/FPS
€7.28/FPS
75.68681318681318%
Price, €
€2503.68
39%
FPS Winner
Buy for €2,503.68 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5960 minutes ago
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
181
52.616279069767444%
Value, €/FPS
€5.51/FPS
100%
Price, €
€998
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €998 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5961 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
443.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
1290 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
17.546786922209694%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
12.062015503875969%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
---|---|---|
Sep 20th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
GeForce 40 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$1599 | MSRP | $549 |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
1x 16-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR6X | Type | GDDR5 |
384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
1008 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
2235 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
2520 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
1313 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |