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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4070 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 980 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 4070 is 3127 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 75% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4070 - $91.04 vs $365.59
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 - 165 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
- Performs up to 3% better in League of Legends than GeForce GTX 980 - 379 vs 369 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 12 vs 4 GB
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Epic IT Service Geforce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5, 256 bit, Virtual Reality (VR) Ready, 3 x DisplayPort 1.2, 1 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x DL-DVI, Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11 (Bulk OEM)
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MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ventus 3X E1 12G OC Graphics Card (Ada Lovelace Architecture, Extreme Clock: 2520 MHz, Memory Speed: 20 Gbps, 12GB GDDR6, 192-bit, DP/HDMI)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce RTX 4070
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
49.128787878787875%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
34.167764602547216%
GeForce RTX 4070
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 12th, 2023 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 40 |
$549 | MSRP | $599 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 504.2 GB/s |
| 1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1920 MHz |
| 1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2475 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1313 MHz |
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