GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 4060 for Gaming

FPS Winner

The GeForce GTX 980 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 4060 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $88.49 cheaper!

Advantages of the GeForce GTX 980

Up to 18% cheaper – $399.00 vs $487.49

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 4060

At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
A much better value for money for gaming
Consumes up to 30% less energy – 115 vs 165 Watts
Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB

GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 4060 for Gaming

The GPU's performance in selected game and settings

GeForce GTX 980

Sep 19th, 2014

Average FPS

63%

Min 1% FPS

56%

Price, $

$399

100%

Value, $/FPS

$5.7/FPS

77%

Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 4GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 SLI DVI/HDMI/DP Gaming Graphics Card Advanced GPU

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)

EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB K|NGP|N ACX 2.0+, Whisper Silent w/Multi-Color LED Cooler, Customized Overclocking Graphics Card 04G-P4-5988-KR

GeForce RTX 4060

May 18th, 2023

Average FPS

111

100%

Min 1% FPS

100%

Price, $

$487.49

81%

Value, $/FPS

$4.39/FPS

100%

MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ventus 2X Black 8G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 8GB GDDR6X, PCI Express Gen 4, 128-bit, 3X DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1a (Supports 4K & 8K HDR)

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4060 Eagle OC ICE 8G Graphics Card - 8GB GDDR6, 128bit, PCI-E 4.0, 2505MHz Core Clock, 2 x DisplayPort 1.4a, 2 x HDMI 2.1a, NVIDIA DLSS 3, GV-N4060EAGLEOC ICE-8GD

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 EVO White OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 Gaming Graphics Card White (Nvidia GeForce RTX4060 DLSS3, 246 AI Tops, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3X DisplayPort 1.4a,

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4060 OC Low Profile 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 128-bit GDDR6, GV-N4060OC-8GL Video Card

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GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 4060 in My Games

The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it

GeForce GTX 980

Sep 19th, 2014

GeForce RTX 4060

May 18th, 2023

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 4060 in synthetic GPU benchmarks

GeForce GTX 980

Sep 19th, 2014

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

4362

41%

GeForce RTX 4060

May 18th, 2023

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

10614

100%

Performance Specifications

The GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 4060 in core GPU performance specifications

GeForce GTX 980

Sep 19th, 2014

Memory

4 GB

50%

Memory Bandwidth

224.4 GB/s

82%

Pixel Fillrate

77.82 GPixel/s

66%

Texture Fillrate

155.6 GTexel/s

66%

FP32

4.981 TFLOPS

33%

GeForce RTX 4060

May 18th, 2023

Memory

8 GB

100%

Memory Bandwidth

272 GB/s

100%

Pixel Fillrate

118.1 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

236.2 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

15.11 TFLOPS

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

GeForce GTX 980	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	GeForce RTX 4060
General
Sep 19th, 2014	Release Date	May 18th, 2023
$549.00	MSRP	$299.00
GeForce 900	Generation	GeForce 40
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
165 W	Power Consumption	115 W
Memory
4 GB	Memory Size	8 GB
GDDR5	Memory Type	GDDR6
256-bit	Memory Bus	128-bit
224.4 GB/s	Bandwidth	272 GB/s
Theoretical Performance
77.82 GPixel/s	Pixel Fillrate	118.1 GPixel/s
155.6 GTexel/s	Texture Fillrate	236.2 GTexel/s
4.981 TFLOPS	FP32	15.11 TFLOPS