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$2,399.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1599
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MSRP in USD: $1599
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$5,729
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$2,867.16
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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
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$124.5
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$879.85
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$399
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Same as Founder's Edition
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 RTX 4090
- Performs up to 263% better in Borderlands 3 than GeForce GTX 980 - 258 vs 71 FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 24 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 95% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4090 - $124.5 vs $2399.99
- Up to 81% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than GeForce RTX 4090 - $1.75 vs $9.3 per FPS
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 - 165 vs 450 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
GeForce RTX 4090
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
FPS
258
100%
Value, $/FPS
$9.3/FPS
18.817204301075268%
Price, $
$2399.99
5%
FPS Winner
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX™ 4090 OG OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6X, DLSS 3, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a)
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GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
71
27.51937984496124%
Value, $/FPS
$1.75/FPS
100%
Price, $
$124.5
100%
Value Winner
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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In Stock
Updated 5274 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
GeForce RTX 4090
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 4090
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
443.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
1290 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
17.546786922209694%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
12.062015503875969%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 20th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 40 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
| $1599 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 16-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6X | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
1008 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
2235 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
2520 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
| 1313 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 4090 or GeForce GTX 980
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
257 FPS
$13.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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261 FPS
$14.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,899.99
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258 FPS
$15.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,899.99
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258 FPS
$15.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$3,899.95
In Stock
250 FPS
$14.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,599.99
In Stock
261 FPS
$18.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
96 GB, 2 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$4,749.99
In Stock
261 FPS
$16.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$4,399.99
In Stock
261 FPS
$16.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
96 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$4,399.99
In Stock
258 FPS
$17.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
24 GB, 12 TB HDD
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$4,399.99
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258 FPS
$14.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$3,649
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