GeForce GTX 980 Ti vs RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB and GeForce GTX 980 Ti, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
2023
16 GB GDDR6, 165 Watt
57.15
+65.6%

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB outperforms GTX 980 Ti by an impressive 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking35137
Place by popularity90not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation64.0413.85
Power efficiency24.799.88
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameAD106GM200
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date18 May 2023 (1 year ago)2 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 $649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB has 362% better value for money than GTX 980 Ti.

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 cores43522816
Core clock speed2310 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speed2535 MHz1075 MHz
Number of transistors22,900 million8,000 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate344.8189.4
Floating-point processing power22.06 TFLOPS6.06 TFLOPS
ROPs4896
TMUs136176
Tensor Cores136no data
Ray Tracing Cores34no data

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).

Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Length240 mm267 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)no data600 Watt
Supplementary power connectors1x 16-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount16 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed2250 MHz7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s336.5 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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
Multi monitor supportno data4 displays
HDMI++
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
G-SYNC support-+
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

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

GameStream-+
GeForce ShadowPlay-+
GPU Boostno data2.0
GameWorks-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.76.4
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL3.01.2
Vulkan1.31.1.126
CUDA8.9+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB 57.15
+65.6%
GTX 980 Ti 34.52

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB 22839
+65.5%
GTX 980 Ti 13796

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB 43112
+87%
GTX 980 Ti 23057

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB 116054
+139%
GTX 980 Ti 48631

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB 32275
+90.3%
GTX 980 Ti 16961

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB 165263
+67%
GTX 980 Ti 98958

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB 600933
+35.6%
GTX 980 Ti 443119

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:

Full HD174
+75.8%
99
−75.8%
1440p94
+84.3%
51
−84.3%
4K57
+7.5%
53
−7.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.87
+129%
6.56
−129%
1440p5.31
+140%
12.73
−140%
4K8.75
+39.9%
12.25
−39.9%
  • RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB has 129% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB has 140% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB has 40% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+87.7%
70−75
−87.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+18.2%
95−100
−18.2%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+87.7%
70−75
−87.7%
Forza Horizon 4 344
+102%
170−180
−102%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+63%
90−95
−63%
Metro Exodus 160
+81.8%
85−90
−81.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+50%
70−75
−50%
Valorant 260−270
+86.7%
140−150
−86.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+18.2%
95−100
−18.2%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+87.7%
70−75
−87.7%
Dota 2 163
+609%
23
−609%
Far Cry 5 139
+49.5%
90−95
−49.5%
Fortnite 230−240
+44.7%
160−170
−44.7%
Forza Horizon 4 272
+60%
170−180
−60%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+63%
90−95
−63%
Grand Theft Auto V 163
+379%
34
−379%
Metro Exodus 127
+44.3%
85−90
−44.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+11.4%
190−200
−11.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+50%
70−75
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+248%
50
−248%
Valorant 260−270
+86.7%
140−150
−86.7%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+60.3%
73
−60.3%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+87.7%
70−75
−87.7%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+26.9%
90−95
−26.9%
Forza Horizon 4 235
+38.2%
170−180
−38.2%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+63%
90−95
−63%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+11.4%
190−200
−11.4%
Valorant 260−270
+86.7%
140−150
−86.7%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+77.8%
18−20
−77.8%
Dota 2 101
+55.4%
65−70
−55.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 101
+53%
65−70
−53%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+97.1%
35−40
−97.1%
World of Tanks 350−400
+71.6%
220−230
−71.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+27.9%
65−70
−27.9%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+39.1%
110−120
−39.1%
Forza Horizon 4 153
+50%
100−110
−50%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+81.4%
55−60
−81.4%
Metro Exodus 119
+50.6%
75−80
−50.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 96
+60%
60−65
−60%
Valorant 230−240
+113%
100−110
−113%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+47.8%
21−24
−47.8%
Dota 2 101
+27.8%
79
−27.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 101
+27.8%
79
−27.8%
Metro Exodus 48
+65.5%
27−30
−65.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+83.3%
110−120
−83.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+95.7%
21−24
−95.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 101
+27.8%
79
−27.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+153%
30
−153%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+47.8%
21−24
−47.8%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+102%
50−55
−102%
Fortnite 95−100
+95.9%
45−50
−95.9%
Forza Horizon 4 80
+37.9%
55−60
−37.9%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+97%
30−35
−97%
Valorant 130−140
+134%
55−60
−134%

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Dota 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Dota 2 132
+0%
132
+0%

This is how RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB and GTX 980 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is 76% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is 84% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is 8% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is 609% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is ahead in 53 tests (83%)
  • there's a draw in 11 tests (17%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 57.15 34.52
Recency 18 May 2023 2 June 2015
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 5 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 250 Watt

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB has a 65.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 51.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 980 Ti in performance tests.


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