NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i5-11600KF benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-11600KF processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is bad or good for gaming from testing data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the main characteristic. The medium FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 4Gb of memory, we can tell 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 certain conclusions. This will allow you to choose the necessary power supply that can meet the demands of the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-11600KF . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is required 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. Next 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 i5-11600KF configuration:
Hogwarts Legacy
Genshin Impact
Roblox
Minecraft
Dota 2
Atomic Heart
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hitman 3
Far Cry 6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
League of Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
Apex Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After reviewing 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 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 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 average 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 true decision.
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 i5-11600KF. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS gained 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
Elden ring
2022
20.6
26.8
35.1
43.3
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
20.1
26.1
34.1
42.2
Atomic Heart
2023
13.0
16.9
22.1
27.4
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
34.7
45.2
59.1
73.0
Scorn
2022
21.2
27.5
36.0
44.5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
21.2
27.5
36.0
44.5
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
29.3
38.1
49.8
61.6
Overwatch 2
2022
52.1
67.8
88.6
109.4
Saints Row
2022
38.5
50.1
65.5
80.9
Starfield
2022
19.0
24.7
32.3
39.9
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
28.2
36.7
48.0
59.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
23.3
30.3
39.7
49.0
Homeworld 3
2022
26.6
34.6
45.2
55.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
22.8
29.6
38.8
47.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
31.5
40.9
53.5
66.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
36.4
47.3
61.8
76.4
Stray
2022
58.1
75.5
98.7
122.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
33.7
43.8
57.2
70.7
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Marvel's Avengers
2020
32.1
41.7
54.5
67.4
World War Z
2019
53.7
69.8
91.3
112.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
39.6
51.5
67.4
83.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
34.2
44.5
58.1
71.8
The Witcher 3
2015
48.1
62.5
81.8
101.0
Dishonored 2
2016
41.0
53.4
69.8
86.2
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
24.5
31.9
41.7
51.5
F1 22
2020
47.2
61.4
80.3
99.2
Metro Exodus
2019
29.8
38.7
50.7
62.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
42.7
55.5
72.6
89.7
Godfall
2020
48.0
62.5
81.7
100.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
45.6
59.3
77.5
95.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
40.1
52.1
68.1
84.1
Resident Evil Village
2021
36.9
48.0
62.8
77.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
53.6
69.7
91.1
112.5
Just Cause 4
2018
43.1
56.0
73.2
90.4
F1 2021
2020
52.7
68.5
89.5
110.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
24.8
32.3
42.2
52.1
GreedFall
2019
49.0
63.7
83.3
102.9
Borderlands 3
2019
34.4
44.7
58.5
72.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
16.2
21.1
27.6
34.1
DOOM Eternal
2020
50.5
65.6
85.8
106.0
Death Stranding
2020
49.3
64.2
83.9
103.6
The Division
2016
48.0
62.4
81.6
100.8
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
27.1
35.3
46.1
57.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
39.2
51.0
66.7
82.4
Halo Infinite
2021
30.9
40.2
52.6
65.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
35.4
46.0
60.2
74.3
Gears of War 5
2019
43.4
56.4
73.7
91.1
Anthem
2019
36.9
47.9
62.7
77.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
53.2
69.2
90.4
111.7
Crysis 3
2013
53.3
69.3
90.6
112.0
Genshin Impact
2020
47.2
61.4
80.3
99.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
54.0
70.2
91.7
113.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
43.8
56.9
74.4
91.9
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
53.5
69.6
91.0
112.4
Project CARS 3
2020
25.0
32.5
42.5
52.4
Forza Horizon 5
2021
39.1
50.8
66.4
82.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
53.2
69.2
90.4
111.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
42.7
55.5
72.6
89.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
25.5
33.2
43.4
53.6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
52.7
68.5
89.5
110.6
Hitman 2
2018
53.2
69.2
90.4
111.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
46.2
60.1
78.5
97.0
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
34.2
44.5
58.1
71.8
Hitman 3
2021
36.9
48.0
62.8
77.5
Devil May Cry 5
2019
48.3
62.8
82.1
101.5
Far Cry 6
2021
40.7
52.9
69.2
85.5
Monster Hunter: World
2018
46.4
60.3
78.8
97.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
42.6
55.4
72.4
89.5
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i5-11600KF gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for information, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Rocket League
2015
231.8
301.4
394.1
486.8
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
66.3
86.2
112.7
139.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
159.0
206.6
270.2
333.8
Hitman
2016
54.3
70.6
92.3
114.0
For Honor
2017
79.5
103.3
135.1
166.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
54.0
70.2
91.7
113.3
Roblox
2006
187.3
243.5
318.4
393.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
69.5
90.3
118.1
145.9
Dawn of War III
2017
58.4
75.9
99.3
122.7
Titanfall 2
2016
58.6
76.2
99.7
123.1
Destiny 2
2017
75.1
97.6
127.6
157.7
Valorant
2020
109.0
141.6
185.2
228.8
Strange Brigade
2018
69.9
90.8
118.8
146.7
Doom
2016
85.3
110.9
145.1
179.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
59.6
77.5
101.3
125.2
F1 2019
2019
55.9
72.7
95.1
117.4
Fallout 76
2018
69.7
90.6
118.5
146.4
Battlefield 1
2016
67.8
88.1
115.3
142.4
Minecraft
2011
127.0
165.1
216.0
266.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
64.1
83.3
109.0
134.6
Dota 2
2013
77.6
100.9
132.0
163.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
68.2
88.6
115.9
143.2
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
112.6
146.4
191.4
236.4
League of Legends
2009
298.0
387.5
506.7
625.9
Battlefield V
2018
57.2
74.3
97.2
120.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
55.8
72.5
94.8
117.1
Battlefield 4
2013
75.5
98.2
128.4
158.6
Apex Legends
2019
57.2
74.3
97.2
120.0
Project CARS 2
2017
56.3
73.2
95.7
118.2
DiRT Rally
2015
85.6
111.3
145.5
179.8
Need For Speed
2015
64.3
83.6
109.3
135.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
61.9
80.5
105.2
130.0
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, however, you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the Intel Core i5-11600KF and the GeForce GTX 980 separately.
