NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i3-10105 benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the Intel Core i3-10105 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is good or bad for gaming from results of all benchmarks. As for the primary characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The medium FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 4Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce GTX 980 is good even for new most demanding games with high-end graphics.
Main specifications
Name
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
Release date
September 19, 2014
Price
125 USD
Frequency
1126 MHz
Shaders
2048
TMUs
128
ROPs
64
Graphics Card Power (TDP)
165 W
Memory Size
4 Gb
Memory Bus
256 Bit
GeForce GTX 980 power supply requirements
If you take a closer look at the power consumption of the graphics card, you can already draw some decision. With this data, you can already easily buy the required power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i3-10105 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A very powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce GTX 980, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 165W. Here is a list of some common games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 980 and Intel Core i3-10105 configuration:
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Apex Legends
Minecraft
Hitman 3
League of Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Far Cry 6
Atomic Heart
Valorant
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Dota 2
Fortnite Battle Royale
Roblox
Genshin Impact
Hogwarts Legacy
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce GTX 980 with competitors in some famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 980.
The closest GeForce GTX 980 competitors
Video Card
FPS
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
105.6
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti
101.3
GeForce GTX 1070
100.2
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
97.7
GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile
93
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
93
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
92.4
GeForce RTX 3050
92
GeForce GTX 1660
87.2
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
83
GeForce GTX 980
80
Radeon RX 5500 XT
74.6
Radeon RX 580
74.6
GeForce GTX 1060
71.7
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile
68
Radeon RX 5500
67.3
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
67.2
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
62
GeForce GTX 1650
57.9
GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
52
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
39.3
The closest opponents of the GeForce GTX 980 are GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile and Radeon RX 5500 XT. We compared GeForce GTX 980 (80 FPS) and their ordinary FPS in famous games at Full HD resolution and with High Quality graphics. As a result, is GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 83 FPS, which 3.8% faster and Radeon RX 5500 XT 74.6 FPS, which is 6.8% slower. These numbers will further help you make the good choice.
How good is GeForce GTX 980 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 980 and Intel Core i3-10105. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the medium FPS achieved with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. In the following table, testing the GeForce GTX 980 in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
17.3
22.4
29.4
36.3
Atomic Heart
2023
11.2
14.6
19.0
23.5
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
31.3
40.6
53.2
65.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
25.2
32.8
42.8
52.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
18.2
23.7
30.9
38.2
Stray
2022
49.9
64.9
84.9
104.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
27.1
35.2
46.0
56.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
19.6
25.5
33.3
41.2
Homeworld 3
2022
22.9
29.7
38.9
48.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
20.1
26.1
34.1
42.1
Scorn
2022
18.2
23.7
30.9
38.2
Starfield
2022
16.3
21.2
27.8
34.3
Saints Row
2022
33.1
43.1
56.3
69.6
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
29.9
38.8
50.8
62.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
28.9
37.6
49.2
60.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
24.3
31.5
41.3
51.0
Overwatch 2
2022
44.8
58.2
76.2
94.1
Elden ring
2022
17.7
23.1
30.1
37.2
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
45.7
59.5
77.8
96.0
Death Stranding
2020
42.4
55.1
72.1
89.1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
23.3
30.3
39.7
49.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
41.5
54.0
70.6
87.2
Hitman 2
2018
45.7
59.5
77.8
96.0
Dishonored 2
2016
35.3
45.9
60.0
74.1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
36.7
47.7
62.4
77.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
37.6
48.9
63.9
79.0
Anthem
2019
31.7
41.2
53.9
66.5
Far Cry 6
2021
35.0
45.5
59.5
73.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
30.4
39.6
51.7
63.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
27.6
35.9
46.9
57.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
14.0
18.1
23.7
29.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
29.4
38.2
50.0
61.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
21.3
27.7
36.3
44.8
Crysis 3
2013
45.8
59.6
77.9
96.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
46.1
59.9
78.3
96.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
43.4
56.4
73.8
91.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
21.9
28.5
37.3
46.1
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
45.3
58.8
77.0
95.1
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
34.1
44.3
57.9
71.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
21.1
27.4
35.9
44.3
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
34.4
44.8
58.6
72.3
Just Cause 4
2018
37.0
48.1
62.9
77.7
Genshin Impact
2020
40.6
52.8
69.0
85.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
31.7
41.3
53.9
66.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
39.7
51.6
67.5
83.4
Gears of War 5
2019
37.3
48.5
63.4
78.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
36.7
47.7
62.4
77.1
Forza Horizon 5
2021
33.6
43.7
57.1
70.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
39.2
51.0
66.6
82.3
F1 22
2020
40.6
52.8
69.0
85.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
33.7
43.9
57.4
70.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
45.7
59.5
77.8
96.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
36.6
47.6
62.3
76.9
Metro Exodus
2019
25.6
33.3
43.6
53.8
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
29.4
38.2
50.0
61.7
Project CARS 3
2020
21.5
27.9
36.5
45.1
The Witcher 3
2015
41.3
53.8
70.3
86.8
Godfall
2020
41.3
53.7
70.2
86.7
GreedFall
2019
42.1
54.8
71.6
88.5
Monster Hunter: World
2018
39.9
51.8
67.8
83.7
The Division
2016
41.3
53.6
70.1
86.6
F1 2021
2020
45.3
58.8
77.0
95.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
46.4
60.3
78.9
97.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
46.0
59.8
78.2
96.6
Borderlands 3
2019
29.6
38.5
50.3
62.1
World War Z
2019
46.2
60.0
78.5
96.9
Hitman 3
2021
31.7
41.3
53.9
66.6
Halo Infinite
2021
26.6
34.6
45.2
55.9
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i3-10105 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for information, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Battlefield 4
2013
64.9
84.4
110.4
136.3
DiRT Rally
2015
73.6
95.7
125.1
154.6
Strange Brigade
2018
60.1
78.1
102.1
126.1
Apex Legends
2019
49.1
63.9
83.5
103.2
Roblox
2006
161.0
209.3
273.7
338.1
Dota 2
2013
66.7
86.8
113.5
140.1
F1 2019
2019
48.1
62.5
81.7
100.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
96.8
125.8
164.5
203.3
Destiny 2
2017
64.5
83.9
109.7
135.5
Battlefield V
2018
49.1
63.9
83.5
103.2
Doom
2016
73.4
95.4
124.7
154.1
Battlefield 1
2016
58.3
75.8
99.1
122.4
Fallout 76
2018
59.9
77.9
101.9
125.8
Valorant
2020
93.7
121.8
159.2
196.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
46.4
60.3
78.9
97.4
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
57.0
74.1
96.9
119.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
58.6
76.2
99.6
123.1
Titanfall 2
2016
50.4
65.5
85.7
105.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
136.6
177.6
232.3
287.0
Dawn of War III
2017
50.2
65.3
85.4
105.5
For Honor
2017
68.3
88.8
116.2
143.5
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
59.7
77.7
101.6
125.4
Minecraft
2011
109.2
142.0
185.6
229.3
Need For Speed
2015
55.3
71.8
93.9
116.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
53.2
69.2
90.4
111.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
51.2
66.6
87.1
107.6
League of Legends
2009
256.2
333.1
435.6
538.0
Hitman
2016
46.7
60.7
79.3
98.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
47.9
62.3
81.5
100.7
Project CARS 2
2017
48.4
62.9
82.3
101.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
55.1
71.7
93.7
115.7
Rocket League
2015
199.3
259.1
338.8
418.5
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, however, you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work with each other. In such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the Intel Core i3-10105 and the GeForce GTX 980 separately.
