The GeForce GTX 980 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 5090 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only €4691.00 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 85% cheaper – €798.00 vs €5489.00
- Consumes up to 71% less energy – 165 vs 575 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 5090
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory – 32 vs 4 GB
GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 5090 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
70
29%
Min 1% FPS
35
21%
Price, €
€798
100%
Value, €/FPS
€11.4/FPS
100%
GeForce RTX 5090
Jan 30th, 2025
Average FPS
242
100%
Min 1% FPS
166
100%
Price, €
€5489
14%
Value, €/FPS
€22.68/FPS
50%
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€5,489.00
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€4,040.00
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€4,000.00
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€3,699.00
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€5,299.99
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€3,950.00
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GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 5090 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 5090 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 5090 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
12%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
13%
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
18%
Texture Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
10%
FP32
4.981 TFLOPS
5%
GeForce RTX 5090
Jan 30th, 2025
Memory
32 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
1790 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
423.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
1637 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
104.8 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 980 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 30th, 2025 |
$549.00 | MSRP | $1,999.00 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 50 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
165 W | Power Consumption | 575 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 32 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR7 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 512-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 1790 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 77.82 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 423.6 GPixel/s |
| 155.6 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 1637 GTexel/s |
| 4.981 TFLOPS | FP32 | 104.8 TFLOPS |
