NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i5-6600 benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the Intel Core i5-6600 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is good or bad for gaming by looking at benchmark data. As for the primary characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. 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 modern 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 graphics card, you can already make certain decision. This will let you to choose the required power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-6600 . 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 famous games in which the GPU 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 i5-6600 configuration:
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Atomic Heart
Dota 2
League of Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Minecraft
Far Cry 6
Valorant
Roblox
Hitman 3
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
Apex Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
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 rivals in several famous games and select 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 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 medium 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 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 i5-6600. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the average FPS gained 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
Homeworld 3
2022
22.7
29.5
38.5
47.6
Starfield
2022
16.2
21.0
27.5
34.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
18.0
23.4
30.7
37.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
17.1
22.2
29.1
35.9
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
24.0
31.3
40.9
50.5
Stray
2022
49.5
64.3
84.1
103.9
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
19.9
25.9
33.8
41.8
Overwatch 2
2022
44.4
57.7
75.5
93.2
Saints Row
2022
32.8
42.7
55.8
69.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
29.6
38.5
50.3
62.2
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
28.7
37.3
48.7
60.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
31.0
40.3
52.7
65.1
Elden ring
2022
17.6
22.8
29.9
36.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
19.4
25.3
33.0
40.8
Scorn
2022
18.0
23.4
30.7
37.9
Atomic Heart
2023
11.1
14.4
18.9
23.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
25.0
32.5
42.5
52.4
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
26.8
34.9
45.6
56.3
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Just Cause 4
2018
36.7
47.7
62.3
77.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
21.7
28.3
37.0
45.6
Gears of War 5
2019
37.0
48.0
62.8
77.6
The Witcher 3
2015
41.0
53.3
69.7
86.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
27.3
35.5
46.5
57.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
45.6
59.3
77.6
95.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
45.3
58.9
77.0
95.2
Godfall
2020
40.9
53.2
69.6
86.0
World War Z
2019
45.7
59.5
77.8
96.1
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
36.3
47.2
61.7
76.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
38.8
50.5
66.0
81.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
20.9
27.2
35.5
43.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
33.4
43.5
56.8
70.2
Halo Infinite
2021
26.4
34.3
44.8
55.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
36.4
47.3
61.9
76.4
Hitman 2
2018
45.3
58.9
77.0
95.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
36.4
47.3
61.9
76.4
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
44.9
58.3
76.3
94.2
F1 22
2020
40.2
52.3
68.4
84.5
Anthem
2019
31.4
40.8
53.4
65.9
Far Cry 6
2021
34.7
45.1
59.0
72.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
29.1
37.9
49.5
61.2
Death Stranding
2020
42.0
54.7
71.5
88.3
F1 2021
2020
44.9
58.3
76.3
94.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
34.1
44.4
58.0
71.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
41.2
53.5
70.0
86.4
Monster Hunter: World
2018
39.5
51.3
67.1
82.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
39.4
51.2
66.9
82.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
37.3
48.5
63.4
78.3
GreedFall
2019
41.8
54.3
71.0
87.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
30.2
39.2
51.3
63.3
Crysis 3
2013
45.4
59.0
77.2
95.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
21.1
27.5
35.9
44.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
23.1
30.1
39.3
48.6
Genshin Impact
2020
40.2
52.3
68.4
84.5
Hitman 3
2021
31.4
40.9
53.5
66.0
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
33.8
43.9
57.4
70.9
Metro Exodus
2019
25.4
33.0
43.2
53.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
31.4
40.9
53.5
66.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
29.1
37.9
49.5
61.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
46.0
59.8
78.1
96.5
Dishonored 2
2016
35.0
45.5
59.4
73.4
Borderlands 3
2019
29.3
38.1
49.8
61.6
Project CARS 3
2020
21.3
27.7
36.2
44.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
43.0
55.9
73.1
90.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
13.8
18.0
23.5
29.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
45.3
58.9
77.0
95.2
The Division
2016
40.9
53.1
69.5
85.9
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
45.6
59.3
77.5
95.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
33.3
43.3
56.6
69.9
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i5-6600 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for reference, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Strange Brigade
2018
59.5
77.4
101.2
125.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
46.0
59.8
78.1
96.5
DiRT Rally
2015
72.9
94.8
124.0
153.2
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
47.5
61.7
80.7
99.7
Destiny 2
2017
64.0
83.1
108.7
134.3
F1 2019
2019
47.6
61.9
81.0
100.0
Battlefield 1
2016
57.8
75.1
98.2
121.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
54.6
71.0
92.9
114.7
League of Legends
2009
253.9
330.1
431.6
533.2
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
58.1
75.5
98.7
122.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
135.4
176.0
230.2
284.4
Hitman
2016
46.2
60.1
78.6
97.1
Battlefield V
2018
48.7
63.3
82.8
102.3
Roblox
2006
159.6
207.4
271.2
335.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
56.5
73.4
96.0
118.6
Valorant
2020
92.8
120.7
157.8
194.9
Need For Speed
2015
54.8
71.2
93.1
115.0
Rocket League
2015
197.5
256.7
335.7
414.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
95.9
124.7
163.1
201.4
Dota 2
2013
66.1
86.0
112.4
138.9
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
50.8
66.0
86.3
106.6
Minecraft
2011
108.2
140.7
184.0
227.3
Dawn of War III
2017
49.8
64.7
84.6
104.5
Apex Legends
2019
48.7
63.3
82.8
102.3
Fallout 76
2018
59.4
77.2
100.9
124.7
Project CARS 2
2017
48.0
62.3
81.5
100.7
Resident Evil 2
2019
52.7
68.5
89.6
110.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
59.2
77.0
100.6
124.3
Doom
2016
72.7
94.5
123.6
152.7
Battlefield 4
2013
64.3
83.6
109.4
135.1
Titanfall 2
2016
49.9
64.9
84.9
104.9
For Honor
2017
67.7
88.0
115.1
142.2
Though you can't dispute 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 with each other. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
