NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i5-6500 benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the Intel Core i5-6500 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is bad or good for gaming by looking at testing data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the key characteristic. The average FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 4Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce GTX 980 is good for new most exacting 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 conclusions. This will allow you to choose the required power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-6500 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A rather powerful power supply is necessary 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. 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 i5-6500 configuration:
Roblox
Apex Legends
Far Cry 6
Genshin Impact
Fortnite Battle Royale
Dota 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
League of Legends
Valorant
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Minecraft
Atomic Heart
Hogwarts Legacy
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce GTX 980 with competitors in some famous games and choose 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 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 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 figures will further help you make the right 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 i5-6500. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the medium 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
Atomic Heart
2023
11.0
14.3
18.7
23.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
30.7
39.9
52.1
64.4
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
26.5
34.5
45.1
55.7
Overwatch 2
2022
43.9
57.1
74.7
92.2
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
16.9
22.0
28.8
35.5
Saints Row
2022
32.5
42.2
55.2
68.2
Elden ring
2022
17.4
22.6
29.6
36.5
Starfield
2022
16.0
20.8
27.2
33.6
Scorn
2022
17.8
23.2
30.3
37.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
23.8
30.9
40.4
50.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
29.3
38.1
49.8
61.5
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
28.4
36.9
48.2
59.6
Homeworld 3
2022
22.4
29.1
38.1
47.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
24.7
32.1
42.0
51.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
19.2
25.0
32.7
40.4
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
17.8
23.2
30.3
37.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
19.7
25.6
33.4
41.3
Stray
2022
49.0
63.6
83.2
102.8
To understand how the GeForce GTX 980 behaves in demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Resident Evil Village
2021
31.1
40.4
52.9
65.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
38.9
50.6
66.2
81.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
45.5
59.1
77.3
95.5
Borderlands 3
2019
29.0
37.7
49.3
60.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
39.1
50.8
66.4
82.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
38.4
50.0
65.3
80.7
F1 22
2020
39.8
51.7
67.7
83.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
28.8
37.5
49.0
60.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
36.9
47.9
62.7
77.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
13.7
17.8
23.3
28.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
33.4
43.4
56.8
70.1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
22.9
29.7
38.9
48.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
45.1
58.6
76.7
94.7
Project CARS 3
2020
21.0
27.4
35.8
44.2
The Witcher 3
2015
40.5
52.7
68.9
85.1
Genshin Impact
2020
39.8
51.7
67.7
83.6
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
29.8
38.8
50.7
62.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
27.0
35.2
46.0
56.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
35.9
46.7
61.1
75.4
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
44.4
57.7
75.4
93.2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
20.9
27.2
35.5
43.9
F1 2021
2020
44.4
57.7
75.4
93.2
Gears of War 5
2019
36.6
47.5
62.1
76.8
Just Cause 4
2018
36.3
47.2
61.7
76.2
Metro Exodus
2019
25.1
32.7
42.7
52.7
Total War: Warhammer
2016
45.2
58.7
76.8
94.8
Anthem
2019
31.1
40.4
52.8
65.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
33.8
43.9
57.4
70.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
44.8
58.3
76.2
94.2
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
20.7
26.9
35.2
43.4
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
33.1
43.0
56.2
69.5
World War Z
2019
45.2
58.8
76.9
95.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
44.8
58.3
76.2
94.2
Crysis 3
2013
44.9
58.4
76.4
94.4
GreedFall
2019
41.3
53.7
70.2
86.8
Far Cry 6
2021
34.3
44.6
58.3
72.1
Hitman 2
2018
44.8
58.3
76.2
94.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
36.0
46.8
61.2
75.6
The Division
2016
40.4
52.6
68.8
84.9
Forza Horizon 5
2021
32.9
42.8
56.0
69.2
DOOM Eternal
2020
42.6
55.3
72.3
89.4
Halo Infinite
2021
26.1
33.9
44.3
54.8
Hitman 3
2021
31.1
40.4
52.9
65.3
Death Stranding
2020
41.6
54.1
70.7
87.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
28.8
37.5
49.0
60.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
21.5
28.0
36.6
45.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
36.0
46.8
61.2
75.6
Dishonored 2
2016
34.6
45.0
58.8
72.6
Godfall
2020
40.5
52.6
68.8
85.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
40.7
52.9
69.2
85.5
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i5-6500 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
F1 2019
2019
47.1
61.3
80.1
99.0
Dawn of War III
2017
49.2
64.0
83.7
103.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
47.0
61.1
79.9
98.7
League of Legends
2009
251.2
326.5
427.0
527.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
45.5
59.1
77.3
95.5
Apex Legends
2019
48.2
62.6
81.9
101.2
Dota 2
2013
65.4
85.1
111.2
137.4
Resident Evil 2
2019
52.2
67.8
88.7
109.5
Battlefield 1
2016
57.1
74.3
97.1
120.0
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
94.9
123.4
161.3
199.3
Need For Speed
2015
54.2
70.4
92.1
113.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
58.6
76.1
99.6
123.0
Project CARS 2
2017
47.4
61.7
80.7
99.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
50.2
65.3
85.4
105.5
Hitman
2016
45.8
59.5
77.8
96.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
134.0
174.2
227.7
281.3
Strange Brigade
2018
58.9
76.5
100.1
123.7
Titanfall 2
2016
49.4
64.2
84.0
103.8
Valorant
2020
91.8
119.4
156.1
192.8
Fallout 76
2018
58.7
76.4
99.9
123.4
Rocket League
2015
195.4
254.0
332.1
410.3
Doom
2016
71.9
93.5
122.3
151.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
54.0
70.2
91.9
113.5
Battlefield V
2018
48.2
62.6
81.9
101.2
Destiny 2
2017
63.3
82.3
107.6
132.9
Roblox
2006
157.8
205.2
268.3
331.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
55.9
72.6
95.0
117.3
DiRT Rally
2015
72.2
93.8
122.7
151.5
For Honor
2017
67.0
87.1
113.9
140.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
57.5
74.7
97.7
120.7
Minecraft
2011
107.1
139.2
182.0
224.8
Battlefield 4
2013
63.6
82.7
108.2
133.6
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
