NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i5-12400 benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the Intel Core i5-12400 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 good or bad for gaming from results of all tests. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the primary characteristic. The average 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 even 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 make certain decision. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that will fully match the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-12400 . 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 certain common 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 i5-12400 configuration:
Apex Legends
Atomic Heart
Roblox
Far Cry 6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hitman 3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Minecraft
Dota 2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Fortnite Battle Royale
League of Legends
Genshin Impact
Valorant
Hogwarts Legacy
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 some popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 980.
The closest opponents of the GeForce GTX 980
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 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 also 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 famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 980 and Intel Core i5-12400. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the average 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
Scorn
2022
21.7
28.2
36.9
45.6
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
35.6
46.3
60.5
74.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
23.9
31.1
40.7
50.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
21.7
28.2
36.9
45.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
32.3
42.0
54.9
67.8
Starfield
2022
19.5
25.3
33.1
40.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
23.4
30.4
39.7
49.1
Atomic Heart
2023
13.4
17.4
22.7
28.0
Elden ring
2022
21.1
27.5
35.9
44.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
20.6
26.8
35.0
43.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
28.9
37.6
49.2
60.8
Homeworld 3
2022
27.3
35.4
46.4
57.3
Stray
2022
59.5
77.4
101.2
125.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
37.3
48.5
63.4
78.3
Saints Row
2022
39.5
51.4
67.2
83.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
34.5
44.8
58.6
72.4
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
30.0
39.1
51.1
63.1
Overwatch 2
2022
53.4
69.4
90.8
112.2
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
Crysis 3
2013
54.6
71.0
92.9
114.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
54.5
70.9
92.7
114.5
Death Stranding
2020
50.6
65.8
86.0
106.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
54.9
71.4
93.4
115.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
40.1
52.1
68.1
84.1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
27.8
36.2
47.3
58.4
Monster Hunter: World
2018
47.5
61.8
80.8
99.8
Gears of War 5
2019
44.5
57.8
75.6
93.4
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
54.0
70.2
91.8
113.3
Anthem
2019
37.8
49.1
64.2
79.3
Metro Exodus
2019
30.5
39.7
51.9
64.2
Far Cry 6
2021
41.7
54.3
70.9
87.6
Just Cause 4
2018
44.1
57.4
75.0
92.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
54.9
71.3
93.3
115.2
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
54.5
70.9
92.7
114.5
F1 22
2020
48.4
62.9
82.3
101.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
16.6
21.6
28.3
34.9
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
26.2
34.0
44.5
54.9
The Witcher 3
2015
49.3
64.1
83.8
103.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
36.3
47.2
61.7
76.2
Genshin Impact
2020
48.4
62.9
82.3
101.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
55.3
71.9
94.0
116.2
Godfall
2020
49.2
64.0
83.7
103.4
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
43.8
56.9
74.4
92.0
Hitman 3
2021
37.8
49.2
64.3
79.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
32.9
42.8
55.9
69.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
49.5
64.4
84.2
104.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
51.7
67.3
88.0
108.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
44.8
58.3
76.2
94.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
41.1
53.4
69.8
86.2
The Division
2016
49.2
63.9
83.6
103.3
Borderlands 3
2019
35.3
45.9
60.0
74.1
Resident Evil Village
2021
37.8
49.2
64.3
79.5
Project CARS 3
2020
25.6
33.3
43.5
53.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
43.8
56.9
74.4
92.0
Hitman 2
2018
54.5
70.9
92.7
114.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
25.2
32.7
42.8
52.8
Halo Infinite
2021
31.7
41.2
53.9
66.6
GreedFall
2019
50.2
65.3
85.4
105.5
F1 2021
2020
54.0
70.2
91.8
113.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
25.4
33.1
43.2
53.4
Dishonored 2
2016
42.1
54.7
71.5
88.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
43.7
56.8
74.3
91.7
World War Z
2019
55.0
71.5
93.6
115.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
47.4
61.6
80.5
99.4
Final Fantasy XV
2018
46.7
60.8
79.5
98.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
40.2
52.3
68.4
84.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
40.6
52.8
69.1
85.3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
35.1
45.6
59.6
73.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
35.1
45.6
59.6
73.6
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i5-12400 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 significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
League of Legends
2009
305.5
397.1
519.3
641.5
F1 2019
2019
57.3
74.5
97.4
120.4
Resident Evil 2
2019
63.4
82.5
107.8
133.2
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
69.9
90.9
118.8
146.8
Project CARS 2
2017
57.7
75.0
98.1
121.2
Apex Legends
2019
58.6
76.2
99.6
123.0
Hitman
2016
55.6
72.3
94.6
116.9
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
61.1
79.4
103.9
128.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
115.4
150.0
196.2
242.4
Strange Brigade
2018
71.6
93.1
121.7
150.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
71.2
92.6
121.1
149.6
Minecraft
2011
130.2
169.3
221.4
273.4
DiRT Rally
2015
87.8
114.1
149.2
184.3
Battlefield 4
2013
77.4
100.6
131.6
162.5
Dawn of War III
2017
59.9
77.8
101.8
125.7
Doom
2016
87.5
113.7
148.7
183.7
Dota 2
2013
79.6
103.4
135.3
167.1
Battlefield V
2018
58.6
76.2
99.6
123.0
Roblox
2006
192.0
249.6
326.4
403.1
For Honor
2017
81.5
105.9
138.5
171.1
Battlefield 1
2016
69.5
90.4
118.2
146.0
Destiny 2
2017
77.0
100.0
130.8
161.6
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
57.1
74.3
97.2
120.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
55.3
71.9
94.0
116.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
162.9
211.8
277.0
342.1
Need For Speed
2015
65.9
85.6
112.0
138.4
Fallout 76
2018
71.4
92.9
121.5
150.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
67.9
88.3
115.5
142.7
Titanfall 2
2016
60.1
78.1
102.2
126.2
Valorant
2020
111.7
145.2
189.9
234.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
65.7
85.4
111.7
138.0
Rocket League
2015
237.6
308.9
403.9
499.0
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 able to work with each other. For such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 and the Intel Core i5-12400 separately.
