GeForce RTX 4060 Ti vs GTX 980M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980M SLI with GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, including specs and performance data.

GTX 980M SLI
2014
2x 8 GB GDDR5, 200 Watt
24.66

RTX 4060 Ti outperforms GTX 980M SLI by a whopping 141% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking22635
Place by popularitynot in top-10016
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data83.15
Power efficiency8.5125.59
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameno dataAD106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 October 2014 (10 years ago)18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores30724352
Core clock speed1038 MHz2310 MHz
Boost clock speed1127 MHz2535 MHz
Number of transistors2x 5200 Million22,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rateno data344.8
Floating-point processing powerno data22.06 TFLOPS
ROPsno data48
TMUsno data136
Tensor Coresno data136
Ray Tracing Coresno data34

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data240 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-pin
SLI options+-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width2x 256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data288.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA+8.9

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p135
−122%
300−350
+122%
Full HD110
−136%
260−270
+136%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data1.53

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
−139%
110−120
+139%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−140%
120−130
+140%
Elden Ring 80−85
−135%
190−200
+135%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
−137%
180−190
+137%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
−139%
110−120
+139%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−140%
120−130
+140%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−131%
250−260
+131%
Metro Exodus 65−70
−131%
150−160
+131%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−122%
120−130
+122%
Valorant 95−100
−132%
230−240
+132%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
−137%
180−190
+137%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
−139%
110−120
+139%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−140%
120−130
+140%
Dota 2 85−90
−135%
200−210
+135%
Elden Ring 80−85
−135%
190−200
+135%
Far Cry 5 75−80
−137%
180−190
+137%
Fortnite 120−130
−134%
290−300
+134%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−131%
250−260
+131%
Grand Theft Auto V 85−90
−135%
200−210
+135%
Metro Exodus 65−70
−131%
150−160
+131%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
−124%
350−400
+124%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−122%
120−130
+122%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 103
−133%
240−250
+133%
Valorant 95−100
−132%
230−240
+132%
World of Tanks 250−260
−134%
600−650
+134%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
−137%
180−190
+137%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
−139%
110−120
+139%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−140%
120−130
+140%
Dota 2 85−90
−135%
200−210
+135%
Far Cry 5 75−80
−137%
180−190
+137%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−131%
250−260
+131%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
−124%
350−400
+124%
Valorant 95−100
−132%
230−240
+132%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 40−45
−132%
95−100
+132%
Elden Ring 40−45
−133%
100−105
+133%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
−138%
100−105
+138%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−129%
400−450
+129%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−139%
55−60
+139%
World of Tanks 160−170
−115%
350−400
+115%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
−140%
120−130
+140%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−138%
50−55
+138%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−138%
50−55
+138%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−136%
170−180
+136%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−131%
150−160
+131%
Metro Exodus 55−60
−132%
130−140
+132%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−136%
85−90
+136%
Valorant 65−70
−127%
150−160
+127%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−127%
50−55
+127%
Dota 2 40−45
−133%
100−105
+133%
Elden Ring 18−20
−137%
45−50
+137%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
−133%
100−105
+133%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−137%
45−50
+137%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
−140%
180−190
+140%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−119%
35−40
+119%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−133%
100−105
+133%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−131%
60−65
+131%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−127%
50−55
+127%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−125%
18−20
+125%
Dota 2 40−45
−133%
100−105
+133%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−127%
75−80
+127%
Fortnite 30−35
−126%
70−75
+126%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−137%
90−95
+137%
Valorant 30−35
−134%
75−80
+134%

This is how GTX 980M SLI and RTX 4060 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 Ti is 122% faster in 900p
  • RTX 4060 Ti is 136% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.66 59.33
Recency 7 October 2014 18 May 2023
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 160 Watt

RTX 4060 Ti has a 140.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 980M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 980M SLI is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is a desktop one.


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