NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i5-6400 benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the Intel Core i5-6400 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is bad or good for gaming from results of all tests. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the main parameter. The average FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 4Gb of memory, we can state 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 graphics card, you can already make certain conclusions. 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 i5-6400 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A very powerful power supply is required for the GeForce GTX 980, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 165W. Here is a list of certain famous games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next 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 i5-6400 configuration:
Far Cry 6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
Roblox
Fortnite Battle Royale
Dota 2
Hitman 3
Atomic Heart
League of Legends
Genshin Impact
Hogwarts Legacy
Apex Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Minecraft
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After viewing the data from the game tests below, you can easily compare the GeForce GTX 980 with rivals in several popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 980.
The closest GeForce GTX 980 rivals
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 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 also help you make the true 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 i5-6400. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the average 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
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
29.2
37.9
49.6
61.2
Stray
2022
48.7
63.4
82.9
102.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
16.9
21.9
28.7
35.4
Starfield
2022
15.9
20.7
27.1
33.5
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
30.5
39.7
51.9
64.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
24.6
32.0
41.8
51.7
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
17.8
23.1
30.2
37.3
Homeworld 3
2022
22.3
29.0
38.0
46.9
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
28.2
36.7
48.0
59.3
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
19.1
24.9
32.5
40.2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
19.6
25.5
33.3
41.1
Elden ring
2022
17.3
22.5
29.4
36.4
Atomic Heart
2023
10.9
14.2
18.6
23.0
Overwatch 2
2022
43.7
56.9
74.4
91.8
Saints Row
2022
32.3
42.1
55.0
67.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
26.4
34.4
44.9
55.5
Scorn
2022
17.8
23.1
30.2
37.3
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
23.7
30.8
40.3
49.8
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
DOOM Eternal
2020
42.4
55.1
72.0
89.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
44.2
57.5
75.1
92.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
35.9
46.6
61.0
75.3
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
33.3
43.2
56.5
69.8
Project CARS 3
2020
21.0
27.2
35.6
44.0
F1 2021
2020
44.2
57.5
75.1
92.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
35.8
46.5
60.8
75.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
38.8
50.4
65.9
81.4
Anthem
2019
30.9
40.2
52.6
65.0
F1 22
2020
39.6
51.5
67.4
83.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
35.9
46.6
61.0
75.3
Metro Exodus
2019
25.0
32.5
42.5
52.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
45.0
58.5
76.4
94.4
Just Cause 4
2018
36.1
47.0
61.4
75.9
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
29.7
38.6
50.5
62.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
21.4
27.8
36.4
45.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
44.6
58.0
75.9
93.8
Final Fantasy XV
2018
38.3
49.8
65.1
80.4
Godfall
2020
40.3
52.4
68.5
84.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
13.6
17.7
23.2
28.6
The Witcher 3
2015
40.4
52.5
68.6
84.8
Hitman 2
2018
44.6
58.0
75.9
93.8
Gears of War 5
2019
36.4
47.3
61.9
76.4
World War Z
2019
45.1
58.6
76.6
94.6
Death Stranding
2020
41.4
53.8
70.4
87.0
Crysis 3
2013
44.7
58.2
76.1
94.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
26.9
35.0
45.8
56.5
Far Cry 6
2021
34.2
44.4
58.1
71.8
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
22.8
29.6
38.7
47.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
44.9
58.4
76.4
94.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
32.8
42.6
55.8
68.9
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
20.8
27.1
35.4
43.7
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
28.7
37.3
48.8
60.3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
28.7
37.3
48.8
60.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
31.0
40.3
52.7
65.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
44.6
58.0
75.9
93.8
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
20.6
26.8
35.0
43.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
36.7
47.7
62.4
77.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
45.3
58.9
77.0
95.1
Dishonored 2
2016
34.4
44.8
58.6
72.3
GreedFall
2019
41.1
53.5
69.9
86.4
The Division
2016
40.3
52.4
68.5
84.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
40.5
52.7
68.9
85.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
32.9
42.8
56.0
69.2
Borderlands 3
2019
28.9
37.6
49.1
60.7
Hitman 3
2021
31.0
40.3
52.7
65.1
Halo Infinite
2021
26.0
33.8
44.1
54.5
Genshin Impact
2020
39.6
51.5
67.4
83.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
33.6
43.7
57.2
70.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
38.9
50.6
66.1
81.7
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i5-6400 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for information, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
55.6
72.3
94.6
116.8
Hitman
2016
45.6
59.2
77.5
95.7
F1 2019
2019
46.9
61.0
79.8
98.5
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
46.8
60.8
79.5
98.3
Battlefield 4
2013
63.4
82.4
107.7
133.1
DiRT Rally
2015
71.8
93.4
122.1
150.9
Resident Evil 2
2019
51.9
67.5
88.3
109.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
50.0
65.0
85.0
105.1
Dota 2
2013
65.2
84.7
110.8
136.8
Need For Speed
2015
53.9
70.1
91.7
113.3
Project CARS 2
2017
47.2
61.4
80.3
99.2
Fallout 76
2018
58.5
76.0
99.4
122.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
94.5
122.8
160.6
198.4
For Honor
2017
66.7
86.7
113.4
140.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
58.3
75.8
99.1
122.5
Battlefield 1
2016
56.9
74.0
96.7
119.5
Minecraft
2011
106.6
138.6
181.2
223.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
57.2
74.4
97.3
120.2
Doom
2016
71.6
93.1
121.8
150.4
Strange Brigade
2018
58.6
76.2
99.7
123.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
53.8
69.9
91.5
113.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
45.3
58.9
77.0
95.1
Destiny 2
2017
63.0
81.9
107.1
132.3
Titanfall 2
2016
49.2
64.0
83.6
103.3
Dawn of War III
2017
49.0
63.7
83.3
102.9
Apex Legends
2019
48.0
62.4
81.6
100.7
League of Legends
2009
250.1
325.2
425.2
525.3
Valorant
2020
91.4
118.9
155.4
192.0
Roblox
2006
157.2
204.3
267.2
330.1
Battlefield V
2018
48.0
62.4
81.6
100.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
133.4
173.4
226.8
280.1
Rocket League
2015
194.5
252.9
330.7
408.5
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, however, you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
