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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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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 - $124.5 vs $499.99
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 - 165 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
- Performs up to 75% better in Ready or Not than GeForce GTX 980 - 192 vs 110 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 12 vs 4 GB
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
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
Epic
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 |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 980 or GeForce RTX 4070
Ready or Not, 1920 x 1080, Epic
190 FPS
$8.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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191 FPS
$10.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900KF
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999.99
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194 FPS
$10.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,099.99
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194 FPS
$10.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,999.99
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190 FPS
$8.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,556.99
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189 FPS
$10.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,928
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187 FPS
$10.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,041
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188 FPS
$7.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-14700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,499.99
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173 FPS
$7.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,349.99
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191 FPS
$11.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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