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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1599
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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 GTX 980
- Up to 90% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4090 - $199.0 vs $1969.99
- Up to 78% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than GeForce RTX 4090 - $0.57 vs $2.57 per FPS
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 - 165 vs 450 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
- Performs up to 121% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than GeForce GTX 980 - 766 vs 347 FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 24 vs 4 GB
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
347
45%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199
100%
Value Winner
Gigabyte GV-N980G1 GAMING-4GD G1 Gaming, GeForce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5 PCiE Video Graphics Card
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GeForce RTX 4090
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
FPS
766
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.57/FPS
22%
Price, $
$1969.99
10%
FPS Winner
VIPERA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition Graphic Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce RTX 4090
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
17%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
12%
GeForce RTX 4090
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
443.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
1290 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 20th, 2022 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 40 |
| $549 | MSRP | $1599 |
| 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 | 24 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 1008 GB/s |
| 1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2235 MHz |
| 1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2520 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1313 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 980 or GeForce RTX 4090
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
785 FPS
$5.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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766 FPS
$5.16/FPS
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Core i9-13900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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758 FPS
$6.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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766 FPS
$5.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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731 FPS
$4.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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785 FPS
$4.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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717 FPS
$5.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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784 FPS
$4.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,676.85
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785 FPS
$5.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
96 GB, 2 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$4,199.99
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766 FPS
$5.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
24 GB, 12 TB HDD
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