NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i3-8100 benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the Intel Core i3-8100 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different 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. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the primary parameter. The ordinary FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 4Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce GTX 980 is good for today's 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 GPU, you can already draw some decision. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that can meet the demands of the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i3-8100 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A rather powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce GTX 980, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 165W. Here is a list of certain famous games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of almost all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 980 and Intel Core i3-8100 configuration:
Genshin Impact
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Fortnite Battle Royale
Valorant
League of Legends
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Minecraft
Hogwarts Legacy
Far Cry 6
Hitman 3
Atomic Heart
Dota 2
Apex Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce GTX 980 is better or worse than rivals in several popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 980.
The closest GeForce GTX 980 rivals
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 competitors of the GeForce GTX 980 are GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile and Radeon RX 5500 XT. We compared GeForce GTX 980 (80 FPS) and their medium FPS in popular 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 figures will further help you make the right decision.
How good is GeForce GTX 980 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 980 and Intel Core i3-8100. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the medium FPS obtained with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. The following table shows the GeForce GTX 980 testing in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Atomic Heart
2023
11.1
14.4
18.8
23.3
Starfield
2022
16.2
21.0
27.5
34.0
Homeworld 3
2022
22.6
29.4
38.5
47.5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
18.0
23.4
30.6
37.8
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
28.6
37.2
48.7
60.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
31.0
40.2
52.6
65.0
Scorn
2022
18.0
23.4
30.6
37.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
19.4
25.2
33.0
40.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
19.9
25.8
33.8
41.7
Saints Row
2022
32.8
42.6
55.8
68.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
17.1
22.2
29.1
35.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
26.8
34.8
45.5
56.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
24.9
32.4
42.4
52.4
Overwatch 2
2022
44.3
57.7
75.4
93.1
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
24.0
31.2
40.8
50.4
Stray
2022
49.4
64.3
84.0
103.8
Elden ring
2022
17.6
22.8
29.8
36.9
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
29.6
38.4
50.3
62.1
To understand how the GeForce GTX 980 behaves in demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
21.1
27.4
35.9
44.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
33.4
43.4
56.8
70.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
45.6
59.3
77.5
95.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
30.1
39.2
51.2
63.2
DOOM Eternal
2020
43.0
55.8
73.0
90.2
Halo Infinite
2021
26.3
34.2
44.8
55.3
Dishonored 2
2016
34.9
45.4
59.4
73.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
36.3
47.1
61.6
76.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
36.4
47.3
61.8
76.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
13.8
18.0
23.5
29.0
Just Cause 4
2018
36.6
47.6
62.3
76.9
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
21.7
28.2
36.9
45.6
Death Stranding
2020
42.0
54.6
71.4
88.2
Hitman 3
2021
31.4
40.8
53.4
66.0
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
23.1
30.0
39.3
48.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
33.7
43.8
57.3
70.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
33.3
43.2
56.5
69.8
Hitman 2
2018
45.3
58.9
77.0
95.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
29.1
37.8
49.5
61.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
39.5
51.3
67.1
82.8
F1 22
2020
40.2
52.2
68.3
84.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
45.3
58.9
77.0
95.1
Far Cry 6
2021
34.6
45.0
58.9
72.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
27.3
35.5
46.4
57.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
31.4
40.8
53.4
66.0
World War Z
2019
45.7
59.4
77.7
95.9
Metro Exodus
2019
25.4
33.0
43.1
53.3
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
45.3
58.9
77.0
95.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
45.5
59.2
77.4
95.7
The Division
2016
40.8
53.1
69.4
85.8
The Witcher 3
2015
40.9
53.2
69.6
86.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
38.8
50.4
66.0
81.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
36.4
47.3
61.8
76.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
20.9
27.1
35.5
43.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
41.1
53.4
69.9
86.3
Genshin Impact
2020
40.2
52.2
68.3
84.4
Borderlands 3
2019
29.3
38.1
49.8
61.5
Gears of War 5
2019
36.9
48.0
62.7
77.5
F1 2021
2020
44.8
58.3
76.2
94.1
Anthem
2019
31.4
40.8
53.3
65.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
39.3
51.1
66.8
82.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
45.9
59.7
78.1
96.4
Crysis 3
2013
45.4
59.0
77.1
95.3
GreedFall
2019
41.7
54.2
70.9
87.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
37.2
48.4
63.3
78.2
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
29.1
37.8
49.5
61.1
Godfall
2020
40.9
53.1
69.5
85.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
34.1
44.3
58.0
71.6
Project CARS 3
2020
21.2
27.6
36.1
44.6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
44.8
58.3
76.2
94.1
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i3-8100 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for reference, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Doom
2016
72.6
94.4
123.5
152.5
Fallout 76
2018
59.3
77.1
100.8
124.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
45.9
59.7
78.1
96.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
135.3
175.8
229.9
284.0
DiRT Rally
2015
72.8
94.7
123.8
153.0
Dawn of War III
2017
49.7
64.6
84.5
104.4
Apex Legends
2019
48.6
63.2
82.7
102.2
League of Legends
2009
253.6
329.7
431.1
532.6
Dota 2
2013
66.1
85.9
112.3
138.7
Battlefield 1
2016
57.7
75.0
98.1
121.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
59.1
76.9
100.5
124.2
Titanfall 2
2016
49.9
64.9
84.8
104.8
Hitman
2016
46.2
60.1
78.5
97.0
F1 2019
2019
47.6
61.9
80.9
99.9
Project CARS 2
2017
47.9
62.3
81.4
100.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
58.0
75.4
98.6
121.8
Strange Brigade
2018
59.5
77.3
101.1
124.9
Need For Speed
2015
54.7
71.1
93.0
114.9
Battlefield V
2018
48.6
63.2
82.7
102.2
Battlefield 4
2013
64.3
83.5
109.2
134.9
Roblox
2006
159.4
207.2
270.9
334.7
Minecraft
2011
108.1
140.5
183.8
227.0
Rocket League
2015
197.3
256.4
335.3
414.2
Resident Evil 2
2019
52.7
68.5
89.5
110.6
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
47.4
61.7
80.7
99.6
Valorant
2020
92.7
120.5
157.6
194.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
56.4
73.3
95.9
118.4
For Honor
2017
67.6
87.9
115.0
142.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
50.7
65.9
86.2
106.5
Destiny 2
2017
63.9
83.1
108.6
134.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
54.6
70.9
92.7
114.6
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
95.8
124.6
162.9
201.2
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, however, you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the Intel Core i3-8100 and the GeForce GTX 980 separately.
