NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i5-13600K benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-13600K 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 good or bad for gaming by looking at results of all tests. As for the main parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The average FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 4Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce GTX 980 is good even 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 make some conclusions. This will allow you to choose the required power supply that can meet the demands of the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-13600K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather 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 some common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 980 and Intel Core i5-13600K configuration:
Dota 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Roblox
Hitman 3
Minecraft
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Apex Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
Far Cry 6
Valorant
Atomic Heart
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply understand how the GeForce GTX 980 is better or worse than competitors in some famous 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 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 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 figures will further 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 i5-13600K. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the ordinary FPS received 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
Atomic Heart
2023
14.1
18.4
24.0
29.7
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
24.7
32.1
42.0
51.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
22.9
29.8
39.0
48.2
Overwatch 2
2022
56.5
73.4
96.0
118.6
Starfield
2022
20.6
26.8
35.0
43.2
Elden ring
2022
22.4
29.1
38.0
47.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
31.8
41.3
54.0
66.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
25.3
32.9
43.0
53.1
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
34.1
44.4
58.0
71.7
Stray
2022
63.0
81.8
107.0
132.2
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
37.7
49.0
64.0
79.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
39.4
51.3
67.0
82.8
Homeworld 3
2022
28.8
37.5
49.0
60.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
21.8
28.3
37.0
45.7
Saints Row
2022
41.8
54.3
71.0
87.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
36.5
47.4
62.0
76.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
30.6
39.8
52.0
64.3
Scorn
2022
22.9
29.8
39.0
48.2
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
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
57.1
74.2
97.0
119.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
46.3
60.2
78.7
97.2
GreedFall
2019
53.1
69.1
90.3
111.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
27.7
36.0
47.0
58.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
58.0
75.4
98.6
121.8
Crysis 3
2013
57.8
75.1
98.2
121.3
Death Stranding
2020
53.5
69.5
90.9
112.3
Metro Exodus
2019
32.3
42.0
54.9
67.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
50.3
65.3
85.4
105.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
54.7
71.1
93.0
114.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
49.4
64.3
84.0
103.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
42.4
55.1
72.0
89.0
Anthem
2019
40.0
51.9
67.9
83.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
50.1
65.1
85.1
105.2
F1 2021
2020
57.1
74.2
97.0
119.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
43.4
56.5
73.8
91.2
Godfall
2020
52.1
67.7
88.5
109.4
Far Cry 6
2021
44.1
57.4
75.0
92.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
57.7
75.0
98.0
121.1
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
43.0
55.8
73.0
90.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
37.1
48.2
63.0
77.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
46.3
60.2
78.7
97.2
The Division
2016
52.0
67.6
88.4
109.2
Borderlands 3
2019
37.3
48.5
63.4
78.3
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
29.4
38.2
50.0
61.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
40.0
52.0
68.0
84.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
52.4
68.1
89.0
110.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
26.9
35.0
45.7
56.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
47.4
61.7
80.6
99.6
Dishonored 2
2016
44.5
57.8
75.6
93.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
26.6
34.6
45.2
55.9
F1 22
2020
51.2
66.5
87.0
107.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
38.4
49.9
65.2
80.6
World War Z
2019
58.2
75.7
98.9
122.2
Hitman 3
2021
40.0
52.0
68.0
84.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
17.6
22.9
29.9
36.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
58.5
76.0
99.4
122.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
58.1
75.5
98.7
122.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
46.2
60.0
78.5
97.0
Halo Infinite
2021
33.5
43.6
57.0
70.4
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
42.5
55.3
72.3
89.3
Project CARS 3
2020
27.1
35.2
46.0
56.8
Just Cause 4
2018
46.7
60.7
79.3
98.0
Hitman 2
2018
57.7
75.0
98.0
121.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
37.1
48.2
63.0
77.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
57.7
75.0
98.0
121.1
Genshin Impact
2020
51.2
66.5
87.0
107.5
The Witcher 3
2015
52.1
67.8
88.6
109.5
Gears of War 5
2019
47.0
61.1
79.9
98.7
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i5-13600K 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 higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
71.8
93.4
122.1
150.9
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
172.3
224.0
292.9
361.8
Battlefield 4
2013
81.8
106.4
139.1
171.9
Need For Speed
2015
69.7
90.6
118.4
146.3
Fallout 76
2018
75.6
98.2
128.4
158.7
DiRT Rally
2015
92.8
120.6
157.7
194.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
60.4
78.6
102.7
126.9
For Honor
2017
86.1
112.0
146.4
180.9
Strange Brigade
2018
75.7
98.4
128.7
159.0
League of Legends
2009
323.0
420.0
549.2
678.4
Dawn of War III
2017
63.3
82.3
107.6
133.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
67.1
87.2
114.0
140.9
Rocket League
2015
251.3
326.6
427.1
527.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
58.5
76.0
99.4
122.8
Minecraft
2011
137.7
179.0
234.1
289.1
Titanfall 2
2016
63.5
82.6
108.0
133.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
69.5
90.3
118.1
145.9
Destiny 2
2017
81.4
105.8
138.3
170.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
75.3
97.9
128.0
158.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
64.6
84.0
109.8
135.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
73.9
96.1
125.6
155.2
Battlefield V
2018
62.0
80.5
105.3
130.1
F1 2019
2019
60.6
78.8
103.0
127.3
Project CARS 2
2017
61.0
79.3
103.7
128.1
Roblox
2006
203.0
263.9
345.1
426.3
Doom
2016
92.5
120.2
157.2
194.2
Dota 2
2013
84.1
109.4
143.0
176.7
Apex Legends
2019
62.0
80.5
105.3
130.1
Hitman
2016
58.8
76.5
100.0
123.6
Valorant
2020
118.1
153.5
200.8
248.0
Battlefield 1
2016
73.5
95.5
124.9
154.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
122.0
158.6
207.5
256.3
Although you can't argue 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. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the Intel Core i5-13600K and the GeForce GTX 980 separately.
