NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i5-10600KF benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the Intel Core i5-10600KF 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 bad or good for gaming from results of all benchmarks. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the main characteristic. The ordinary FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 4Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce GTX 980 is good for today's most exacting 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 certain conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the required power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-10600KF . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A rather powerful power supply is required for the GeForce GTX 980, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 165W. Here is a list of certain famous games in which the GPU 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 i5-10600KF configuration:
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Dota 2
Roblox
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Atomic Heart
Hitman 3
Fortnite Battle Royale
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Genshin Impact
Far Cry 6
Minecraft
League of Legends
Apex Legends
Valorant
Hogwarts Legacy
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After viewing the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce GTX 980 is better or worse than competitors in some popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 980.
The closest GeForce GTX 980 opponents
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 also 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 famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 980 and Intel Core i5-10600KF. The numbers near 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. The following table shows the GeForce GTX 980 testing in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
29.8
38.7
50.6
62.6
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
23.7
30.8
40.3
49.8
Saints Row
2022
39.2
50.9
66.6
82.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
32.0
41.6
54.4
67.2
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
20.4
26.5
34.7
42.9
Stray
2022
59.0
76.7
100.3
124.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
23.2
30.1
39.4
48.7
Elden ring
2022
21.0
27.3
35.6
44.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
37.0
48.1
62.8
77.6
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
35.3
45.9
60.0
74.1
Atomic Heart
2023
13.2
17.2
22.5
27.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
28.7
37.3
48.8
60.2
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
34.2
44.5
58.1
71.8
Homeworld 3
2022
27.0
35.1
46.0
56.8
Starfield
2022
19.3
25.1
32.8
40.5
Scorn
2022
21.5
28.0
36.6
45.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
21.5
28.0
36.6
45.2
Overwatch 2
2022
53.0
68.8
90.0
111.2
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Marvel's Avengers
2020
32.6
42.4
55.4
68.5
Hitman 3
2021
37.5
48.8
63.8
78.8
F1 22
2020
48.0
62.4
81.6
100.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
54.1
70.3
91.9
113.5
Just Cause 4
2018
43.7
56.9
74.4
91.9
World War Z
2019
54.6
70.9
92.8
114.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
44.5
57.8
75.6
93.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
25.2
32.8
42.9
52.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
54.8
71.3
93.2
115.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
43.4
56.4
73.8
91.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
54.1
70.3
91.9
113.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
46.3
60.2
78.8
97.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
49.1
63.8
83.5
103.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
36.0
46.8
61.1
75.5
The Witcher 3
2015
48.9
63.5
83.1
102.6
Crysis 3
2013
54.2
70.4
92.1
113.8
Anthem
2019
37.5
48.7
63.7
78.7
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.0
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
27.6
35.9
46.9
57.9
GreedFall
2019
49.8
64.8
84.7
104.6
Genshin Impact
2020
48.0
62.4
81.6
100.8
Halo Infinite
2021
31.4
40.9
53.5
66.0
Gears of War 5
2019
44.1
57.3
74.9
92.6
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
16.5
21.4
28.0
34.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
39.7
51.6
67.5
83.4
Death Stranding
2020
50.1
65.2
85.3
105.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
54.4
70.7
92.5
114.2
The Division
2016
48.8
63.4
82.9
102.4
Godfall
2020
48.8
63.5
83.0
102.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
53.5
69.6
91.0
112.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
43.3
56.3
73.6
90.9
F1 2021
2020
53.5
69.6
91.0
112.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
40.7
52.9
69.2
85.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
39.9
51.9
67.8
83.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
47.1
61.2
80.1
98.9
Dishonored 2
2016
41.7
54.2
70.9
87.6
Hitman 2
2018
54.1
70.3
91.9
113.5
Project CARS 3
2020
25.4
33.0
43.1
53.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
51.3
66.7
87.2
107.7
Far Cry 6
2021
41.4
53.8
70.3
86.9
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
25.9
33.7
44.1
54.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.0
Metro Exodus
2019
30.3
39.4
51.5
63.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
43.4
56.4
73.8
91.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
37.5
48.8
63.8
78.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
40.3
52.4
68.5
84.6
Total War: Warhammer
2016
54.5
70.8
92.6
114.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
24.9
32.4
42.4
52.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
46.9
61.0
79.8
98.6
Borderlands 3
2019
35.0
45.5
59.5
73.4
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i5-10600KF gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for reference, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
60.6
78.7
103.0
127.2
Minecraft
2011
129.1
167.8
219.5
271.1
Battlefield V
2018
58.1
75.5
98.8
122.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
54.8
71.3
93.2
115.2
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
67.4
87.6
114.5
141.5
Hitman
2016
55.2
71.7
93.8
115.9
League of Legends
2009
302.9
393.7
514.9
636.0
Rocket League
2015
235.6
306.2
400.5
494.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
65.2
84.7
110.8
136.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
70.6
91.8
120.0
148.3
Battlefield 1
2016
68.9
89.6
117.1
144.7
DiRT Rally
2015
87.0
113.1
147.9
182.7
Destiny 2
2017
76.3
99.2
129.7
160.2
Titanfall 2
2016
59.6
77.5
101.3
125.1
Battlefield 4
2013
76.7
99.8
130.5
161.1
Resident Evil 2
2019
62.9
81.8
106.9
132.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
114.4
148.7
194.5
240.3
Strange Brigade
2018
71.0
92.3
120.7
149.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
161.5
210.0
274.6
339.2
Apex Legends
2019
58.1
75.5
98.8
122.0
For Honor
2017
80.8
105.0
137.3
169.6
Fallout 76
2018
70.8
92.1
120.4
148.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
69.3
90.1
117.8
145.5
Valorant
2020
110.7
143.9
188.2
232.5
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
56.7
73.7
96.3
119.0
F1 2019
2019
56.8
73.9
96.6
119.3
Doom
2016
86.7
112.7
147.4
182.1
Dota 2
2013
78.9
102.6
134.1
165.7
Roblox
2006
190.3
247.4
323.6
399.7
Dawn of War III
2017
59.4
77.2
100.9
124.7
Need For Speed
2015
65.3
84.9
111.0
137.2
Project CARS 2
2017
57.2
74.4
97.3
120.1
Although you can't argue with the figures from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work with each other. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
