NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i5-2500K benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-2500K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various 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 GPU for games, let's look further. The average 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 even for modern 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. With this data, you can already easily select the necessary power supply that will fully match the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-2500K . 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 pretty high power consumption under loads - 165W. Here is a list of certain famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Below 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 i5-2500K configuration:
Dota 2
Fortnite Battle Royale
Minecraft
Hogwarts Legacy
Roblox
Hitman 3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
Apex Legends
League of Legends
Genshin Impact
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Far Cry 6
Atomic Heart
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 famous 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 opponents 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 figures will also help you make the good choice.
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 i5-2500K. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS received 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
23.8
31.0
40.5
50.1
Scorn
2022
17.9
23.2
30.4
37.5
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
26.6
34.6
45.2
55.8
Overwatch 2
2022
44.0
57.2
74.8
92.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
19.3
25.0
32.7
40.4
Stray
2022
49.0
63.8
83.4
103.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
28.4
36.9
48.3
59.7
Elden ring
2022
17.4
22.6
29.6
36.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
17.0
22.0
28.8
35.6
Homeworld 3
2022
22.5
29.2
38.2
47.2
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
29.3
38.1
49.9
61.6
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
19.7
25.6
33.5
41.4
Starfield
2022
16.0
20.9
27.3
33.7
Atomic Heart
2023
11.0
14.3
18.7
23.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
24.8
32.2
42.1
52.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
30.7
39.9
52.2
64.5
Saints Row
2022
32.5
42.3
55.3
68.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
17.9
23.2
30.4
37.5
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
DOOM Eternal
2020
42.6
55.4
72.5
89.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
21.5
28.0
36.6
45.2
The Division
2016
40.5
52.7
68.9
85.1
Dishonored 2
2016
34.7
45.0
58.9
72.8
Just Cause 4
2018
36.3
47.3
61.8
76.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
33.1
43.1
56.3
69.6
Metro Exodus
2019
25.2
32.7
42.8
52.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
20.9
27.2
35.6
44.0
The Witcher 3
2015
40.6
52.8
69.0
85.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
27.1
35.2
46.0
56.9
GreedFall
2019
41.4
53.8
70.4
86.9
Anthem
2019
31.1
40.5
52.9
65.4
Forza Horizon 5
2021
33.0
42.9
56.1
69.3
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
33.8
44.0
57.5
71.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
36.1
46.9
61.3
75.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
45.2
58.8
76.9
95.0
Halo Infinite
2021
26.1
34.0
44.4
54.9
F1 22
2020
39.9
51.8
67.8
83.7
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
36.0
46.8
61.2
75.6
Hitman 3
2021
31.2
40.5
53.0
65.5
Crysis 3
2013
45.0
58.5
76.5
94.5
Devil May Cry 5
2019
40.8
53.0
69.3
85.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
36.1
46.9
61.3
75.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
45.6
59.2
77.5
95.7
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
28.9
37.5
49.1
60.6
Death Stranding
2020
41.7
54.2
70.8
87.5
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
44.9
58.4
76.4
94.3
Far Cry 6
2021
34.4
44.7
58.4
72.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
36.9
48.0
62.8
77.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
39.1
50.9
66.5
82.2
Borderlands 3
2019
29.1
37.8
49.4
61.0
Project CARS 3
2020
21.1
27.4
35.8
44.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
29.9
38.8
50.8
62.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
44.5
57.8
75.6
93.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
22.9
29.8
39.0
48.1
F1 2021
2020
44.5
57.8
75.6
93.4
Gears of War 5
2019
36.6
47.6
62.3
76.9
World War Z
2019
45.3
58.9
77.1
95.2
Godfall
2020
40.6
52.7
69.0
85.2
Hitman 2
2018
44.9
58.4
76.4
94.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
31.2
40.5
53.0
65.5
Genshin Impact
2020
39.9
51.8
67.8
83.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
44.9
58.4
76.4
94.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
13.7
17.8
23.3
28.8
Final Fantasy XV
2018
38.5
50.1
65.5
80.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
39.0
50.7
66.3
81.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
28.9
37.5
49.1
60.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
20.7
26.9
35.2
43.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
33.5
43.5
56.9
70.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
45.2
58.8
76.8
94.9
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i5-2500K 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
Valorant
2020
92.0
119.6
156.4
193.2
Resident Evil 2
2019
52.3
67.9
88.8
109.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
134.2
174.5
228.1
281.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
50.3
65.4
85.6
105.7
Fallout 76
2018
58.9
76.5
100.0
123.6
Rocket League
2015
195.7
254.4
332.7
411.0
League of Legends
2009
251.6
327.1
427.8
528.4
Hitman
2016
45.8
59.6
77.9
96.3
Battlefield 4
2013
63.8
82.9
108.4
133.9
Battlefield V
2018
48.3
62.7
82.0
101.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
45.6
59.2
77.5
95.7
Destiny 2
2017
63.4
82.4
107.8
133.1
Need For Speed
2015
54.3
70.5
92.3
114.0
Roblox
2006
158.1
205.6
268.8
332.1
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
47.1
61.2
80.0
98.9
Project CARS 2
2017
47.5
61.8
80.8
99.8
Minecraft
2011
107.3
139.4
182.3
225.2
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
57.6
74.8
97.9
120.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
54.1
70.4
92.0
113.7
Doom
2016
72.1
93.7
122.5
151.3
Dota 2
2013
65.5
85.2
111.4
137.6
Titanfall 2
2016
49.5
64.4
84.2
104.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
56.0
72.8
95.1
117.5
Apex Legends
2019
48.3
62.7
82.0
101.4
Battlefield 1
2016
57.2
74.4
97.3
120.2
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
95.1
123.6
161.6
199.6
DiRT Rally
2015
72.3
94.0
122.9
151.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
58.7
76.3
99.7
123.2
F1 2019
2019
47.2
61.4
80.3
99.1
For Honor
2017
67.1
87.2
114.1
140.9
Dawn of War III
2017
49.3
64.1
83.8
103.6
Strange Brigade
2018
59.0
76.7
100.3
123.9
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, however, you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work with each other. In such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 and the Intel Core i5-2500K separately.
