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GeForce RTX 4090 vs GeForce GTX 980

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

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX™ 4090 OG OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6X, DLSS 3, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a)

Buy for 1,947.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 5944 minutes ago

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
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)

Buy for 101.05 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 5945 minutes ago

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX™ 4090 OG OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6X, DLSS 3, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a)

Buy for 1,947.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 5944 minutes ago

vs

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
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)

Buy for 101.05 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 5945 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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

  • Performs up to 256% better in Monster Hunter: World than GeForce GTX 980 - 285 vs 80 FPS
  • Up to 500% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 24 vs 4 GB

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

  • Up to 95% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4090 - $91.04 vs $1754.85
  • Up to 82% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than GeForce RTX 4090 - $1.26 vs $6.83 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 63% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 - 165 vs 450 Watts
This is a free version of Monster Hunter: World.
Monster Hunter: World

Monster Hunter: World

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
GeForce RTX 4090

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022


FPS

285

100%

Value, €/FPS

€6.83/FPS

18.448023426061493%

Price, €

€1947.88

5%

FPS Winner

ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX™ 4090 OG OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6X, DLSS 3, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a)

Buy for 1,947.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 5944 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


FPS

80

28.07017543859649%

Value, €/FPS

€1.26/FPS

100%

Price, €

€101.05

100%

Value Winner

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)

Buy for 101.05 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 5945 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
GeForce RTX 4090

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

Theoretical Performance

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

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 DateSep 19th, 2014
GeForce 40GenerationGeForce 900
$1599MSRP
$549
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aOutputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
1x 16-pinPower Connectors2x 6-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
24 GB
Memory4 GB
GDDR6XTypeGDDR5
384-bitBus256-bit
1008 GB/s
Bandwidth224.4 GB/s
2235 MHz
Base Clock Speed1127 MHz
2520 MHz
Boost Clock Speed1216 MHz
1313 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1753 MHz

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