NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i5-13400F benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the Intel Core i5-13400F processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is bad or good for gaming from testing results. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the primary parameter. The ordinary FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 4Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce GTX 980 is good for new 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 decision. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-13400F . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce GTX 980, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 165W. Here is a list of certain popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 980 and Intel Core i5-13400F configuration:
League of Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Fortnite Battle Royale
Minecraft
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
Roblox
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Apex Legends
Atomic Heart
Dota 2
Hitman 3
Valorant
Genshin Impact
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 980 with competitors in several popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 980.
The closest rivals 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 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 average 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 further help you make the good 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 i5-13400F. The numbers next to the names of the games mean 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
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
29.6
38.5
50.4
62.2
Overwatch 2
2022
54.7
71.1
93.0
114.9
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
36.5
47.4
62.0
76.6
Homeworld 3
2022
27.9
36.3
47.5
58.6
Elden ring
2022
21.7
28.1
36.8
45.5
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
30.8
40.0
52.3
64.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
33.1
43.0
56.2
69.4
Scorn
2022
22.2
28.9
37.8
46.7
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
21.1
27.4
35.8
44.3
Saints Row
2022
40.5
52.6
68.8
85.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
38.2
49.6
64.9
80.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
22.2
28.9
37.8
46.7
Starfield
2022
19.9
25.9
33.9
41.9
Atomic Heart
2023
13.7
17.8
23.2
28.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
35.3
45.9
60.1
74.2
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
23.9
31.1
40.7
50.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
24.5
31.9
41.7
51.5
Stray
2022
61.0
79.3
103.7
128.0
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
28.5
37.0
48.4
59.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
48.7
63.3
82.7
102.2
Hitman 2
2018
55.8
72.6
94.9
117.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
35.9
46.7
61.0
75.4
Death Stranding
2020
51.8
67.3
88.1
108.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
44.8
58.3
76.2
94.2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
37.2
48.3
63.2
78.0
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
41.6
54.1
70.7
87.4
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
55.3
71.9
94.0
116.1
Marvel's Avengers
2020
33.7
43.8
57.3
70.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
48.5
63.0
82.4
101.8
DOOM Eternal
2020
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
45.9
59.7
78.1
96.4
The Witcher 3
2015
50.5
65.6
85.8
106.0
Genshin Impact
2020
49.6
64.4
84.3
104.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
44.8
58.3
76.2
94.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
42.1
54.7
71.5
88.3
Dishonored 2
2016
43.1
56.0
73.2
90.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
25.8
33.5
43.8
54.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
47.9
62.2
81.4
100.5
Project CARS 3
2020
26.2
34.1
44.6
55.0
Resident Evil Village
2021
38.7
50.4
65.9
81.4
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
41.2
53.6
70.0
86.5
Hitman 3
2021
38.7
50.4
65.9
81.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
44.7
58.2
76.0
93.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
56.6
73.6
96.3
118.9
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
56.2
73.0
95.5
118.0
Metro Exodus
2019
31.3
40.7
53.2
65.7
World War Z
2019
56.4
73.3
95.8
118.3
The Division
2016
50.4
65.5
85.6
105.8
Anthem
2019
38.7
50.3
65.8
81.3
Just Cause 4
2018
45.2
58.7
76.8
94.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
55.8
72.6
94.9
117.3
Crysis 3
2013
56.0
72.7
95.1
117.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
41.0
53.3
69.7
86.2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
26.0
33.9
44.3
54.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
55.8
72.6
94.9
117.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
17.0
22.1
29.0
35.8
F1 2021
2020
55.3
71.9
94.0
116.1
Godfall
2020
50.4
65.6
85.7
105.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
35.9
46.7
61.0
75.4
Gears of War 5
2019
45.5
59.2
77.4
95.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
50.7
65.9
86.2
106.5
Halo Infinite
2021
32.5
42.2
55.2
68.2
GreedFall
2019
51.5
66.9
87.5
108.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
26.8
34.8
45.5
56.2
Borderlands 3
2019
36.1
47.0
61.4
75.9
Total War: Warhammer
2016
56.2
73.1
95.6
118.1
F1 22
2020
49.6
64.4
84.3
104.1
Far Cry 6
2021
42.7
55.6
72.7
89.7
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i5-13400F 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 more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
72.9
94.8
124.0
153.2
Roblox
2006
196.6
255.6
334.2
412.8
For Honor
2017
83.4
108.5
141.8
175.2
Hitman
2016
57.0
74.1
96.9
119.7
Dawn of War III
2017
61.3
79.7
104.2
128.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
71.6
93.0
121.7
150.3
Resident Evil 2
2019
65.0
84.4
110.4
136.4
Project CARS 2
2017
59.1
76.8
100.5
124.1
Destiny 2
2017
78.8
102.5
134.0
165.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
62.6
81.3
106.4
131.4
DiRT Rally
2015
89.9
116.8
152.8
188.7
Battlefield 1
2016
71.2
92.5
121.0
149.5
F1 2019
2019
58.7
76.3
99.8
123.3
Battlefield 4
2013
79.3
103.0
134.7
166.5
Rocket League
2015
243.3
316.3
413.6
511.0
Apex Legends
2019
60.0
78.0
102.0
126.0
Titanfall 2
2016
61.5
80.0
104.6
129.2
Doom
2016
89.6
116.5
152.3
188.1
Need For Speed
2015
67.5
87.7
114.7
141.7
Strange Brigade
2018
73.3
95.3
124.7
154.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
69.6
90.4
118.3
146.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
118.2
153.6
200.9
248.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
67.3
87.5
114.4
141.3
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
58.5
76.1
99.5
122.9
Valorant
2020
114.4
148.7
194.4
240.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
56.6
73.6
96.3
118.9
Battlefield V
2018
60.0
78.0
102.0
126.0
Minecraft
2011
133.3
173.3
226.7
280.0
League of Legends
2009
312.8
406.7
531.8
657.0
Dota 2
2013
81.5
105.9
138.5
171.1
Fallout 76
2018
73.2
95.1
124.4
153.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
166.8
216.9
283.6
350.4
Though you can't argue with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 and the Intel Core i5-13400F separately.
