GeForce RTX 4080 vs GTX 980 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980 Ti and GeForce RTX 4080, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 980 Ti
2015
6 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
35.82

RTX 4080 outperforms GTX 980 Ti by a whopping 151% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1383
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.3429.01
Power efficiency9.8219.25
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGM200AD103
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date2 June 2015 (9 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 $1,199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4080 has 102% 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 cores28169728
Core clock speed1000 MHz2205 MHz
Boost clock speed1075 MHz2505 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt320 Watt
Texture fill rate189.4761.5
Floating-point processing power6.06 TFLOPS48.74 TFLOPS
ROPs96112
TMUs176304
Tensor Coresno data304
Ray Tracing Coresno data76

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 supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm310 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot3-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount6 GB16 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.5 GB/s716.8 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.21x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA+8.9

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.

GTX 980 Ti 35.82
RTX 4080 89.84
+151%

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.

GTX 980 Ti 13804
RTX 4080 34617
+151%

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.

GTX 980 Ti 23057
RTX 4080 86267
+274%

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.

GTX 980 Ti 48631
RTX 4080 143194
+194%

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.

GTX 980 Ti 16961
RTX 4080 57903
+241%

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.

GTX 980 Ti 98958
RTX 4080 185431
+87.4%

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.

GTX 980 Ti 443119
RTX 4080 769721
+73.7%

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 HD101
−137%
239
+137%
1440p48
−246%
166
+246%
4K52
−108%
108
+108%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.435.02
1440p13.527.22
4K12.4811.10

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
−273%
231
+273%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
−141%
180−190
+141%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
−323%
262
+323%
Battlefield 5 110−120
−110%
240−250
+110%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
−64.4%
120−130
+64.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
−273%
231
+273%
Far Cry 5 75−80
−49.4%
110−120
+49.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
−123%
200−210
+123%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
−46.7%
260−270
+46.7%
Hitman 3 75−80
−69.7%
120−130
+69.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
−108%
300−350
+108%
Metro Exodus 110−120
−32.5%
150−160
+32.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
−44.2%
120−130
+44.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
−213%
400−450
+213%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
−25.2%
150−160
+25.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
−141%
180−190
+141%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
−250%
217
+250%
Battlefield 5 47
−419%
240−250
+419%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
−64.4%
120−130
+64.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
−239%
210
+239%
Far Cry 5 75−80
−49.4%
110−120
+49.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 36
−458%
200−210
+458%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
−46.7%
260−270
+46.7%
Hitman 3 75−80
−69.7%
120−130
+69.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
−108%
300−350
+108%
Metro Exodus 49
−216%
150−160
+216%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
−44.2%
120−130
+44.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
−297%
512
+297%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 155
−32.9%
200−210
+32.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
−25.2%
150−160
+25.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 46
−298%
180−190
+298%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
−205%
189
+205%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
−64.4%
120−130
+64.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
−206%
190
+206%
Far Cry 5 75−80
−49.4%
110−120
+49.4%
Forza Horizon 4 72
−271%
260−270
+271%
Hitman 3 75−80
−69.7%
120−130
+69.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
−161%
396
+161%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
−272%
480
+272%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 59
−339%
259
+339%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
−33.3%
164
+33.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
−44.2%
120−130
+44.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
−144%
160−170
+144%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−104%
110−120
+104%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−192%
110−120
+192%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−292%
153
+292%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−95.2%
80−85
+95.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−378%
129
+378%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−105%
80−85
+105%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
−32.8%
270−280
+32.8%
Hitman 3 45−50
−191%
130−140
+191%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
−331%
332
+331%
Metro Exodus 65−70
−122%
149
+122%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
−359%
390
+359%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−282%
191
+282%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180−190
−31.9%
240−250
+31.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−111%
120−130
+111%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30
−193%
85−90
+193%
Far Cry New Dawn 29
−138%
65−70
+138%
Hitman 3 27−30
−186%
80−85
+186%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
−32.2%
220−230
+32.2%
Metro Exodus 35
−306%
140−150
+306%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
−325%
187
+325%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
−350%
80−85
+350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−355%
100
+355%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−136%
50−55
+136%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−473%
63
+473%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−138%
50−55
+138%
Forza Horizon 4 42
−374%
190−200
+374%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−306%
195
+306%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
−383%
87
+383%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−258%
110−120
+258%

This is how GTX 980 Ti and RTX 4080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4080 is 137% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4080 is 246% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4080 is 108% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4080 is 473% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 4080 surpassed GTX 980 Ti in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.82 89.84
Recency 2 June 2015 20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 320 Watt

GTX 980 Ti has 28% lower power consumption.

RTX 4080, on the other hand, has a 150.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4080 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 980 Ti in performance tests.


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