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$144
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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$199
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$179.99
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
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$314.99
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Boost Clock
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$289.99
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4060 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 4060 is 3163 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 54% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4060 - $144.0 vs $314.99
- Up to 19% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than GeForce RTX 4060 - $8.0 vs $9.84 per FPS
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
- Performs up to 78% better in Cities: Skylines II than GeForce GTX 980 - 32 vs 18 FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 115 vs 165 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 8 vs 4 GB
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
18
56.25%
Value, $/FPS
$8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$144
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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GeForce RTX 4060
Desktop • May 18th, 2023
FPS
32
100%
Value, $/FPS
$9.84/FPS
81.30081300813008%
Price, $
$314.99
45%
FPS Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4060 Gaming OC 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 128-bit GDDR6, GV-N4060GAMING OC-8GD Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce RTX 4060
Desktop • May 18th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
65.89331075359864%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
65.87637595258255%
GeForce RTX 4060
Desktop • May 18th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | May 18th, 2023 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 40 |
| $549 | MSRP | $299 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 272 GB/s |
| 1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1830 MHz |
| 1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2460 MHz |
| 1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2125 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 980 or GeForce RTX 4060
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
19 FPS
$68.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-13700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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3 FPS
$350/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049.99
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23 FPS
$43.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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9 FPS
$133.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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27 FPS
$46.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249
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1 FPS
$1049.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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3 FPS
$299.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899
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9 FPS
$142.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,279.99
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28 FPS
$46.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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19 FPS
$89.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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