NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i5-4590 benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-4590 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is bad or good for gaming from results of all benchmarks. 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. Considering 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 graphics card, you can already make certain decision. With this data, you can already easily buy the needed power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-4590 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A very powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce GTX 980, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 165W. Here is a list of several famous games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of almost all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 980 and Intel Core i5-4590 configuration:
Dota 2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Genshin Impact
Roblox
Hogwarts Legacy
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
Minecraft
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Atomic Heart
Apex Legends
Hitman 3
League of Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Far Cry 6
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can easily understand how the GeForce GTX 980 is better or worse than competitors in several famous games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 980.
The closest competitors 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 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 i5-4590. The numbers near to the names of the games mean 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
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
28.3
36.9
48.2
59.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
16.9
22.0
28.8
35.5
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
30.6
39.8
52.1
64.3
Saints Row
2022
32.5
42.2
55.2
68.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
17.8
23.2
30.3
37.4
Atomic Heart
2023
11.0
14.3
18.7
23.0
Scorn
2022
17.8
23.2
30.3
37.4
Elden ring
2022
17.4
22.6
29.5
36.5
Homeworld 3
2022
22.4
29.1
38.1
47.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
24.7
32.1
42.0
51.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
19.2
25.0
32.6
40.3
Starfield
2022
16.0
20.8
27.2
33.6
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
29.3
38.0
49.7
61.5
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
26.5
34.5
45.1
55.7
Overwatch 2
2022
43.9
57.1
74.6
92.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
23.8
30.9
40.4
49.9
Stray
2022
48.9
63.6
83.2
102.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
19.7
25.6
33.4
41.3
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
44.8
58.3
76.2
94.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
36.9
47.9
62.7
77.4
Halo Infinite
2021
26.1
33.9
44.3
54.7
The Division
2016
40.4
52.5
68.7
84.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
33.4
43.4
56.7
70.1
Anthem
2019
31.0
40.4
52.8
65.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
38.9
50.6
66.1
81.7
Hitman 2
2018
44.8
58.3
76.2
94.1
Far Cry 6
2021
34.3
44.6
58.3
72.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
33.1
43.0
56.2
69.4
World War Z
2019
45.2
58.8
76.9
95.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
20.7
26.9
35.1
43.4
Devil May Cry 5
2019
40.7
52.9
69.2
85.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
29.8
38.8
50.7
62.6
The Witcher 3
2015
40.5
52.7
68.9
85.1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
22.9
29.7
38.9
48.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
36.0
46.8
61.2
75.6
Dishonored 2
2016
34.6
44.9
58.8
72.6
Project CARS 3
2020
21.0
27.3
35.8
44.2
Death Stranding
2020
41.6
54.0
70.7
87.3
GreedFall
2019
41.3
53.7
70.2
86.7
Final Fantasy XV
2018
38.4
49.9
65.3
80.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
44.4
57.7
75.4
93.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
45.4
59.1
77.3
95.4
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
36.0
46.8
61.2
75.6
Metro Exodus
2019
25.1
32.6
42.7
52.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
33.7
43.9
57.4
70.9
Hitman 3
2021
31.1
40.4
52.9
65.3
Godfall
2020
40.5
52.6
68.8
85.0
F1 2021
2020
44.4
57.7
75.4
93.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
20.9
27.2
35.5
43.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
28.8
37.4
49.0
60.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
21.5
27.9
36.5
45.1
Gears of War 5
2019
36.5
47.5
62.1
76.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
32.9
42.8
56.0
69.1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
44.8
58.3
76.2
94.1
Resident Evil Village
2021
31.1
40.4
52.9
65.3
Just Cause 4
2018
36.3
47.1
61.6
76.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
13.7
17.8
23.2
28.7
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
28.8
37.4
49.0
60.5
Crysis 3
2013
44.9
58.4
76.3
94.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
45.1
58.6
76.6
94.7
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
35.9
46.7
61.0
75.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
42.5
55.3
72.3
89.3
Genshin Impact
2020
39.8
51.7
67.6
83.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
45.1
58.7
76.7
94.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
39.0
50.8
66.4
82.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
27.0
35.1
45.9
56.7
F1 22
2020
39.8
51.7
67.6
83.5
Borderlands 3
2019
29.0
37.7
49.3
60.9
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i5-4590 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for reference, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Rocket League
2015
195.2
253.8
331.9
410.0
Battlefield V
2018
48.1
62.6
81.8
101.1
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
47.0
61.0
79.8
98.6
For Honor
2017
66.9
87.0
113.8
140.6
Hitman
2016
45.7
59.4
77.7
96.0
Dawn of War III
2017
49.2
64.0
83.6
103.3
Minecraft
2011
107.0
139.1
181.9
224.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
54.0
70.2
91.8
113.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
94.8
123.3
161.2
199.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
58.5
76.1
99.5
122.9
League of Legends
2009
251.0
326.3
426.7
527.1
Destiny 2
2017
63.2
82.2
107.5
132.8
Battlefield 4
2013
63.6
82.7
108.1
133.6
Titanfall 2
2016
49.4
64.2
83.9
103.7
Roblox
2006
157.7
205.1
268.2
331.3
Battlefield 1
2016
57.1
74.2
97.1
119.9
F1 2019
2019
47.1
61.2
80.1
98.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
55.8
72.6
94.9
117.2
Resident Evil 2
2019
52.1
67.8
88.6
109.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
45.4
59.1
77.3
95.4
Strange Brigade
2018
58.8
76.5
100.0
123.6
Apex Legends
2019
48.1
62.6
81.8
101.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
50.2
65.3
85.3
105.4
Project CARS 2
2017
47.4
61.6
80.6
99.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
133.9
174.0
227.6
281.1
Dota 2
2013
65.4
85.0
111.2
137.3
Doom
2016
71.9
93.4
122.2
150.9
Need For Speed
2015
54.1
70.4
92.0
113.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
57.4
74.7
97.6
120.6
DiRT Rally
2015
72.1
93.7
122.6
151.4
Fallout 76
2018
58.7
76.3
99.8
123.3
Valorant
2020
91.8
119.3
156.0
192.7
Though you can't argue with the figures from this table, but you need to understand that in reality 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 i5-4590 and the GeForce GTX 980 separately.
