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ASUS GeForce GTX 980 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

ASUS GeForce GTX 980 Ti
ASUS GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6 GB GDDR5 · 1.08 GHz · 250 W Speed index 5/100

The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 Ti is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti (Maxwell 2.0) and has 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 337 GB/s.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.46 GHz · 115 W Speed index 13/100

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (Ada Lovelace) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 272 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is 149 % faster than the ASUS GeForce GTX 980 Ti.

ASUS GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Speed index
5/100
13/100
FP32
6.06 TFLOPS
15.11 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.08 GHz
2.46 GHz
Memory Size
6 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
337 GB/s
272 GB/s
TDP
250 W
115 W
Launch Price
739 $
299 $

GPU

GPUASUS GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
GPU ChipGM200-310-A1AD107
Streaming Multiprocessors2224
Shader28163072
Render Output Units9648
Texture Units17696
Raytracing Cores--24
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 Ti has the GM200-310-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is based on the graphics chip AD107, which comes from the Ada Lovelace architecture.

Memory

MemoryASUS GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Memory Size6 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock1.753 GHz2.125 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps17.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth337 GB/s272 GB/s
Memory Interface384 bit128 bit
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The graphics memory of the ASUS GeForce GTX 980 Ti clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is 17.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.125 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Base Clock1.000 GHz1.830 GHz
Boost Clock1.076 GHz2.460 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
TDP250 W115 W
Tjunction max91 °C90 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin1 x 12-Pin
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 Ti is powered by 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 250 W.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 has 1 x 12-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 115 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Fan-TypeRadial--
Fan 11 x 65 mm--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 Ti is equipped with a total of 1 Radial main fans.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 has 0 -- main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.1a
DisplayPort3x DP 1.23x DP 1.4a
DVI1--
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ASUS GeForce GTX 980 Ti.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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With the ASUS GeForce GTX 980 Ti it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9NoDecode
AV1NoDecode / Encode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Dimensions

DimensionsASUS GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Length267 mm--
Height111 mm--
Width40 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 Ti is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 needs the space of -- in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 8 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 8
Release dateQ2/2015Q2/2023
Launch Price739 $299 $
Structure size28 nm5 nm
Documents--data sheet
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 Ti has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q2/2015.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 came on the market in Q2/2023 and will have a structure width of 5 nanometers manufactured.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 +106.4 %

  1. 2,401
  2. 4,956

Steel Nomad Light Graphics score

  1. no data
  2. 10,579

Steel Nomad Graphics score

  1. no data
  2. 2,372

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 6,038

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 2,539

Solar Bay (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 48,867

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 42 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 52 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 80 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

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  2. 20 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 40 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 82 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 +168.3 %

  1. 37,964
  2. 101,863

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 +93.2 %

  1. 49,314
  2. 95,286

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