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Effective Speed 
+524%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 204,397 user samples
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Best Bench: 66% MSI(1462 3170)
Worst Bench: 53% MSI(1462 3170)
Poor: 53% Great: 66%
SPEED RANK: 112th / 713
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Great bench: 402% Nvidia(10DE 16F4) ≥ 4GB
Poor bench: 290% Gigabyte(1458 40BF)
Poor: 290% Great: 402%
SPEED RANK: 1st / 713
Effective 3D Speed
Effective 3D Gaming GPU Speed 		59.3 % 370 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+524%
Average Score 
+630%
Lighting
Avg. Locally-deformable PRT (Bat) 		73.7 fps 588 fps Hugely better lighting effects.
+698%
Reflection
Avg. High dynamic range lighting (Teapot) 		86.4 fps 586 fps Hugely better reflection handling.
+578%
MRender
Avg. Render target array GShader (Sphere) 		75.9 fps 512 fps Hugely faster multi rendering.
+575%
Gravity
Avg. NBody particle system (Galaxy) 		72.8 fps 561 fps Hugely faster NBody calculation.
+671%
Overclocked Score 
+626%
Lighting
Locally-deformable PRT (Bat) 		83.9 fps 652 fps Hugely better peak lighting effects.
+677%
Reflection
High dynamic range lighting (Teapot) 		113 fps 780 fps Hugely better peak reflection handling.
+590%
MRender
Render target array GShader (Sphere) 		80.6 fps 548 fps Hugely faster peak multi rendering.
+580%
Gravity
NBody particle system (Galaxy) 		80.9 fps 611 fps Hugely faster peak NBody calculation.
+655%
Value & Sentiment 
+429%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.08 % 1.42 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,675%
Value
Value For Money 		28.1 % 48.7 % Much better value.
+73%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		65 % 92 % Much more popular.
+42%
Price
Price (score) 		$500 Much cheaper.
+72% 		$1,802
Nice To Haves 
+512%
Age
Newest 		122 Months 25 Months Much more recent.
+80%
Parallax
Parallax occlusion mapping (Stones) 		83 fps 839 fps Hugely better peak texture detail.
+911%
Splatting
Force Splatted Flocking (Swarm) 		72.3 fps 318 fps Hugely faster peak complex splatting.
+340%
Parallax
Avg. Parallax occlusion mapping (Stones) 		74.8 fps 731 fps Hugely better texture detail.
+877%
Splatting
Avg. Force Splatted Flocking (Swarm) 		65.3 fps 294 fps Hugely faster complex splatting.
+350%
Conclusion 
Average Bench 59.3%
Average Bench 370%

The Nvidia GTX 980 is the new top end Maxwell based Nvidia GPU. The Maxwell architecture offers significantly higher clock for clock performance when compared to Kepler based cards from the previous generation. Comparing the GTX 980 and GTX 970 shows that the 970 only lags by around 17% in terms of performance but it's priced nearly 40% lower making the GTX 970 far better value for money card. Even though the GTX 970 beats the 980 in terms of value, the 980 still destroys previous generation cards. Comparing the GTX 980 and 780 Ti shows that the Newer 980 offers around 14% better performance at a 25% price discount. Nvidia have changed the price/performance landscape with their new Maxwell architecture and now pose a serious threat to AMDs high end GPU market share. The new GTX 980/970 cards replace the now discontinued GTX 780 Ti, 780 and 770. [Sep '14 GPUPro]

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The RTX 4090 is based on Nvidia’s Ada Lovelace architecture. It features 16,384 cores with base / boost clocks of 2.2 / 2.5 GHz, 24 GB of memory, a 384-bit memory bus, 128 3rd gen RT cores, 512 4th gen Tensor cores, DLSS 3 and a TDP of 450W. Performance gains will vary depending on the specific game and resolution. With a 4090 tier card 1080p in-game fps will often get CPU bottlenecked which prevents the GPU from delivering higher fps. At higher (often sub-optimal) resolutions (1440p, 4K etc) the 4090 will show increasing improvements compared to lesser cards. When fps are not CPU bottlenecked at all, such as during GPU benchmarks, the 4090 is around 75% faster than the 3090 and 60% faster than the 3090-Ti, these figures are approximate upper bounds for in-game fps improvements. The fact that the 4090 is currently the fastest performing graphics card available is reflected in its jaw-dropping MSRP of $1,600. Since PC gamers rarely buy AMD GPUs, Nvidia only have themselves to compete with. Surprisingly, $1,600 is actually reasonable value for money, when compared to previous gen. flagship cards. Prospective buyers will need a top of the line system to extract maximum performance from the 4090 and because of its monstrous dimensions, many will also need a new PC case. Consumers that demand value for money, should wait a few more months for the 4060 / 4070 models by which time AMD's 7900 series will also probably be heavily discounted. Alternatively, shoppers looking to buy in the near term should consider the last gen. 3060-Ti, which offers excellent real-world (1080p) performance at a fraction of the price ($400 USD). [Oct '22 GPUPro]

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