GPU comparison with benchmarks

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.22 GHz · 165 W Speed index 4/100
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.46 GHz · 115 W Speed index 13/100
In the gpu comparison between the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is 203 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Speed index
4/100
13/100
FP32
4.98 TFLOPS
15.11 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.22 GHz
2.46 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
272 GB/s
TDP
165 W
115 W
Launch Price
499 $
299 $
102 pts
309 pts

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
GPU ChipGM204-400-A1AD107
Streaming Multiprocessors1624
Shader20483072
Render Output Units6448
Texture Units12896
Raytracing Cores--24
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 and has 2048 texture shaders and 16 execution units.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, which has 3072 shaders and 24 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Memory Size4 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock1.753 GHz2.125 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps17.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s272 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit128 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 272 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Base Clock1.127 GHz1.830 GHz
Boost Clock1.216 GHz2.460 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 clocks in the base with up to 1.127 GHz. The base frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is 1.830 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
TDP165 W115 W
Tjunction max98 °C90 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 6-Pin1 x 12-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is 165 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 6-Pin connector.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 has a TDP of 115 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 12-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Fan-TypeRadial--
Fan 11 x 65 mm--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 has a total of 1 Radial fans.

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

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA 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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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels.

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

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA 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 directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Length267 mm--
Height111 mm--
Width40 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is 267 mm long, 111 mm high and 40 mm wide.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is -- long, -- high and -- wide.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 8
Release dateQ3/2014Q2/2023
Launch Price499 $299 $
Structure size28 nm5 nm
Documents--data sheet
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 was released in Q3/2014 at a price of 499 $.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 was introduced in Q2/2023 at a price of 299 $.

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 +169.1 %

  1. 1,842
  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)

  1. no data
  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)

  1. no data
  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 +217.9 %

  1. 32,043
  2. 101,863

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 +146.7 %

  1. 38,621
  2. 95,286

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