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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1599
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MSRP in USD: $1599
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$1,812.09
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Boost Clock
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$2,379.99
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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 960 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 960 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 4090 is 2798 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 960.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
- Up to 84% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4090 - $290.0 vs $1812.09
- Up to 54% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than GeForce RTX 4090 - $3.97 vs $8.71 per FPS
- Consumes up to 73% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 - 120 vs 450 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
- Performs up to 185% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than GeForce GTX 960 - 208 vs 73 FPS
- Up to 1100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 - 24 vs 2 GB
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
FPS
73
35%
Value, $/FPS
$3.97/FPS
100%
Price, $
$290
100%
Value Winner
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDMI DVI DisplayPort SLI Ready Graphic Card ZT-90301-10M
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GeForce RTX 4090
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
FPS
208
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.71/FPS
45%
Price, $
$1812.09
16%
FPS Winner
GIGABYTE GV-N4090AERO OC-24GD GeForce RTX 4090 AERO OC 24G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 24GB 384-bit GDDR6X, Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
GeForce RTX 4090
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 4090
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
443.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
1290 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 22nd, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 20th, 2022 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 40 |
| $199 | MSRP | $1599 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 24 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 112.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 1008 GB/s |
| 1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2235 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2520 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1313 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 960 or GeForce RTX 4090
Crysis 3 Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
208 FPS
$18.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,899.99
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211 FPS
$18.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,999.99
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211 FPS
$20.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
96 GB, 2 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$4,399.99
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211 FPS
$17.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,699.99
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211 FPS
$15.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,329.99
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211 FPS
$16.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,399.99
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211 FPS
$15.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,299.99
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211 FPS
$19.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
96 GB, 8 TB HDD
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$4,199.99
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202 FPS
$16.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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208 FPS
$19.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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