NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i5-6600K benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the Intel Core i5-6600K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is good or bad for gaming by looking at testing data. As for the key parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. 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 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 draw some decision. With this data, you can already easily buy the required power supply that can meet the demands of the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-6600K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce GTX 980, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 165W. Here is a list of several popular games in which the GPU 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 i5-6600K configuration:
Apex Legends
Roblox
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hitman 3
Dota 2
Atomic Heart
Genshin Impact
Valorant
Minecraft
Far Cry 6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
League of Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hogwarts Legacy
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After viewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 980 with rivals in some popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 980.
The closest GeForce GTX 980 opponents
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 medium 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 see how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 980 and Intel Core i5-6600K. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the ordinary FPS gained with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. In the following table, testing the GeForce GTX 980 in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
25.9
33.6
44.0
54.4
Overwatch 2
2022
47.8
62.1
81.2
100.3
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
20.9
27.2
35.5
43.9
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
21.4
27.8
36.4
44.9
Atomic Heart
2023
11.9
15.5
20.3
25.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
19.4
25.2
33.0
40.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
26.9
34.9
45.7
56.4
Homeworld 3
2022
24.4
31.7
41.5
51.2
Stray
2022
53.3
69.2
90.5
111.8
Saints Row
2022
35.3
45.9
60.1
74.2
Scorn
2022
19.4
25.2
33.0
40.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
28.9
37.5
49.1
60.6
Elden ring
2022
18.9
24.6
32.2
39.7
Starfield
2022
17.4
22.6
29.6
36.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
30.9
40.1
52.5
64.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
33.3
43.4
56.7
70.0
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
18.4
23.9
31.3
38.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
31.9
41.4
54.2
66.9
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Borderlands 3
2019
31.6
41.0
53.6
66.3
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
36.3
47.2
61.8
76.3
Anthem
2019
33.8
43.9
57.5
71.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
29.4
38.2
50.0
61.8
The Witcher 3
2015
44.1
57.3
75.0
92.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
39.2
50.9
66.6
82.3
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
36.7
47.8
62.4
77.1
Resident Evil Village
2021
33.8
44.0
57.5
71.1
Dishonored 2
2016
37.6
48.9
64.0
79.0
Gears of War 5
2019
39.8
51.7
67.6
83.5
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
14.9
19.3
25.3
31.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
42.4
55.1
72.0
88.9
Crysis 3
2013
48.9
63.5
83.1
102.6
F1 22
2020
43.3
56.3
73.6
90.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
49.5
64.3
84.1
103.9
Just Cause 4
2018
39.5
51.3
67.1
82.9
F1 2021
2020
48.3
62.8
82.1
101.4
Death Stranding
2020
45.2
58.8
76.9
95.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
48.3
62.8
82.1
101.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
22.5
29.2
38.2
47.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
40.1
52.2
68.2
84.2
Hitman 3
2021
33.8
44.0
57.5
71.1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
48.8
63.4
82.9
102.4
Final Fantasy XV
2018
41.8
54.4
71.1
87.8
Project CARS 3
2020
22.9
29.8
38.9
48.1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
39.2
50.9
66.6
82.3
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
48.8
63.4
82.9
102.4
Devil May Cry 5
2019
44.3
57.6
75.3
93.0
Total War: Warhammer
2016
49.1
63.9
83.5
103.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
35.8
46.6
60.9
75.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
22.7
29.6
38.7
47.8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
32.5
42.2
55.2
68.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
23.4
30.4
39.8
49.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
42.5
55.3
72.3
89.3
Godfall
2020
44.0
57.3
74.9
92.5
Halo Infinite
2021
28.4
36.9
48.2
59.6
Hitman 2
2018
48.8
63.4
82.9
102.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
49.1
63.8
83.4
103.1
GreedFall
2019
44.9
58.4
76.4
94.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
31.4
40.8
53.3
65.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
36.0
46.8
61.2
75.6
The Division
2016
44.0
57.2
74.8
92.4
Metro Exodus
2019
27.3
35.5
46.5
57.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
46.3
60.2
78.7
97.2
Genshin Impact
2020
43.3
56.3
73.6
90.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
31.4
40.8
53.3
65.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
39.1
50.8
66.4
82.0
Far Cry 6
2021
37.3
48.5
63.5
78.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
24.9
32.4
42.3
52.3
World War Z
2019
49.2
64.0
83.7
103.4
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i5-6600K 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 much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Battlefield V
2018
52.4
68.1
89.1
110.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
63.7
82.8
108.3
133.8
Battlefield 1
2016
62.2
80.8
105.7
130.5
Apex Legends
2019
52.4
68.1
89.1
110.1
Roblox
2006
171.7
223.2
291.9
360.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
62.5
81.3
106.3
131.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
58.8
76.4
99.9
123.4
For Honor
2017
72.9
94.7
123.9
153.0
Dawn of War III
2017
53.6
69.6
91.0
112.5
Battlefield 4
2013
69.2
90.0
117.7
145.4
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
54.6
71.0
92.9
114.8
Titanfall 2
2016
53.8
69.9
91.4
112.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
103.2
134.2
175.5
216.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
49.5
64.3
84.1
103.9
Need For Speed
2015
58.9
76.6
100.2
123.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
145.7
189.5
247.7
306.0
League of Legends
2009
273.2
355.2
464.5
573.8
F1 2019
2019
51.3
66.6
87.1
107.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
51.1
66.4
86.9
107.3
Dota 2
2013
71.2
92.5
121.0
149.5
Minecraft
2011
116.5
151.4
198.0
244.6
DiRT Rally
2015
78.5
102.0
133.4
164.8
Doom
2016
78.2
101.7
133.0
164.3
Rocket League
2015
212.5
276.3
361.3
446.3
Fallout 76
2018
63.9
83.1
108.6
134.2
Hitman
2016
49.8
64.7
84.6
104.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
60.8
79.0
103.3
127.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
56.7
73.8
96.5
119.2
Strange Brigade
2018
64.1
83.3
108.9
134.5
Valorant
2020
99.9
129.9
169.8
209.8
Destiny 2
2017
68.8
89.5
117.0
144.6
Project CARS 2
2017
51.6
67.1
87.7
108.4
Though you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
