NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i5-10600 benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the Intel Core i5-10600 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is bad or good for gaming from results of all benchmarks. As for the key parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The average FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 4Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce GTX 980 is good even for modern 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 conclusions. With this data, you can already easily buy the needed power supply that will fully match the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-10600 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce GTX 980, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 165W. Here is a list of several famous games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 980 and Intel Core i5-10600 configuration:
Fortnite Battle Royale
Apex Legends
Genshin Impact
Hitman 3
Far Cry 6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Atomic Heart
Roblox
Hogwarts Legacy
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Minecraft
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
League of Legends
Dota 2
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After viewing the data from the table below, you can simply understand how the GeForce GTX 980 is better or worse than competitors in several famous 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 rivals 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 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 numbers will also help you make the right 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 i5-10600. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS obtained 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
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
28.3
36.7
48.0
59.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
29.3
38.1
49.9
61.6
Homeworld 3
2022
26.6
34.6
45.3
55.9
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
23.4
30.4
39.7
49.1
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
22.8
29.7
38.8
47.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
31.5
41.0
53.6
66.2
Elden ring
2022
20.6
26.8
35.1
43.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
33.7
43.8
57.3
70.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.0
Saints Row
2022
38.6
50.1
65.6
81.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
36.4
47.3
61.9
76.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
20.1
26.1
34.2
42.2
Stray
2022
58.1
75.6
98.8
122.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
21.2
27.5
36.0
44.5
Overwatch 2
2022
52.2
67.8
88.7
109.5
Scorn
2022
21.2
27.5
36.0
44.5
Atomic Heart
2023
13.0
17.0
22.2
27.4
Starfield
2022
19.0
24.7
32.3
39.9
To understand how the GeForce GTX 980 behaves in demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Crysis 3
2013
53.4
69.4
90.7
112.0
GreedFall
2019
49.1
63.8
83.4
103.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
42.6
55.4
72.5
89.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
53.2
69.2
90.5
111.8
The Witcher 3
2015
48.1
62.6
81.8
101.1
Hitman 3
2021
36.9
48.0
62.8
77.6
Godfall
2020
48.1
62.5
81.7
101.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
42.8
55.6
72.7
89.8
F1 22
2020
47.3
61.4
80.4
99.3
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
40.1
52.1
68.2
84.2
Death Stranding
2020
49.4
64.2
84.0
103.7
Borderlands 3
2019
34.4
44.8
58.6
72.3
Halo Infinite
2021
31.0
40.3
52.6
65.0
The Division
2016
48.0
62.4
81.6
100.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
45.6
59.3
77.6
95.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
24.8
32.3
42.2
52.1
Genshin Impact
2020
47.3
61.4
80.4
99.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
39.1
50.9
66.5
82.1
Marvel's Avengers
2020
32.1
41.7
54.6
67.4
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
39.3
51.1
66.8
82.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
34.2
44.5
58.2
71.9
Gears of War 5
2019
43.4
56.4
73.8
91.2
Hitman 2
2018
53.2
69.2
90.5
111.8
Metro Exodus
2019
29.8
38.8
50.7
62.6
Just Cause 4
2018
43.1
56.0
73.2
90.5
F1 2021
2020
52.7
68.5
89.6
110.7
Resident Evil Village
2021
36.9
48.0
62.8
77.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
46.2
60.1
78.6
97.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
25.5
33.2
43.4
53.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
43.8
56.9
74.4
92.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
54.0
70.2
91.8
113.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
53.6
69.6
91.1
112.5
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
53.2
69.2
90.5
111.8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
35.4
46.0
60.2
74.4
Monster Hunter: World
2018
46.4
60.3
78.9
97.4
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
42.8
55.6
72.7
89.8
Dishonored 2
2016
41.1
53.4
69.8
86.3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
52.7
68.5
89.6
110.7
Project CARS 3
2020
25.0
32.5
42.5
52.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
27.2
35.3
46.2
57.0
Anthem
2019
36.9
48.0
62.7
77.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
24.6
31.9
41.7
51.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
39.7
51.6
67.4
83.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
16.2
21.1
27.6
34.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
34.2
44.5
58.2
71.9
Total War: Warhammer
2016
53.6
69.7
91.2
112.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
48.4
62.9
82.2
101.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
50.5
65.7
85.9
106.1
World War Z
2019
53.7
69.9
91.3
112.8
Far Cry 6
2021
40.7
53.0
69.3
85.6
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i5-10600 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for information, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Minecraft
2011
127.1
165.3
216.1
267.0
Dawn of War III
2017
58.5
76.0
99.4
122.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
55.8
72.5
94.9
117.2
Fallout 76
2018
69.8
90.7
118.6
146.5
Battlefield 4
2013
75.6
98.2
128.5
158.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
112.7
146.5
191.6
236.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
159.1
206.8
270.4
334.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
64.2
83.4
109.1
134.7
Strange Brigade
2018
69.9
90.9
118.9
146.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
69.5
90.4
118.2
146.0
Need For Speed
2015
64.3
83.6
109.4
135.1
Battlefield V
2018
57.2
74.4
97.3
120.1
Battlefield 1
2016
67.9
88.2
115.4
142.5
DiRT Rally
2015
85.7
111.4
145.6
179.9
Hitman
2016
54.3
70.6
92.4
114.1
Doom
2016
85.4
111.0
145.2
179.3
Valorant
2020
109.0
141.7
185.4
229.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
66.3
86.2
112.8
139.3
F1 2019
2019
56.0
72.7
95.1
117.5
Project CARS 2
2017
56.3
73.2
95.8
118.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
54.0
70.2
91.8
113.4
Apex Legends
2019
57.2
74.4
97.3
120.1
Roblox
2006
187.4
243.7
318.6
393.6
For Honor
2017
79.5
103.4
135.2
167.0
Titanfall 2
2016
58.7
76.3
99.7
123.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
59.7
77.5
101.4
125.3
Dota 2
2013
77.7
101.0
132.1
163.1
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
68.2
88.7
116.0
143.3
Resident Evil 2
2019
61.9
80.5
105.3
130.1
Rocket League
2015
232.0
301.6
394.4
487.2
Destiny 2
2017
75.1
97.7
127.7
157.8
League of Legends
2009
298.3
387.7
507.0
626.4
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 and the Intel Core i5-10600 separately.
