NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i5-9500 benchmark
Benchmark 25-02-2023 Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the Intel Core i5-9500 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is good or bad for gaming from results of all benchmarks. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the primary characteristic. The ordinary FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 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 GPU, you can already make certain conclusions. With this data, you can already easily select the required power supply that will completely match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-9500 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is required for the GeForce GTX 980, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 165W. Here is a list of some popular games in which the GPU 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 i5-9500 configuration:
League of Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hitman 3
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hogwarts Legacy
Valorant
Dota 2
Far Cry 6
Roblox
Atomic Heart
Minecraft
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Genshin Impact
Apex Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply 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 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 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 ordinary 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 right decision.
How good is GeForce GTX 980 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 980 and Intel Core i5-9500. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the ordinary 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
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
28.3
36.9
48.2
59.5
Homeworld 3
2022
25.7
33.4
43.7
54.0
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
27.3
35.5
46.4
57.3
Scorn
2022
20.5
26.6
34.8
43.0
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
30.4
39.6
51.8
63.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
20.5
26.6
34.8
43.0
Elden ring
2022
19.9
25.9
33.9
41.9
Atomic Heart
2023
12.6
16.4
21.4
26.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
19.4
25.3
33.0
40.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
35.2
45.7
59.8
73.9
Starfield
2022
18.4
23.9
31.2
38.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
32.5
42.3
55.3
68.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
22.6
29.3
38.4
47.4
Saints Row
2022
37.3
48.5
63.4
78.3
Stray
2022
56.2
73.0
95.5
118.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
33.6
43.7
57.1
70.6
Overwatch 2
2022
50.4
65.5
85.7
105.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
22.0
28.7
37.5
46.3
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
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
24.0
31.2
40.8
50.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
41.2
53.6
70.1
86.5
Borderlands 3
2019
33.3
43.3
56.6
69.9
DOOM Eternal
2020
48.8
63.5
83.0
102.5
F1 22
2020
45.7
59.4
77.6
95.9
The Division
2016
46.4
60.3
78.9
97.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
44.1
57.3
75.0
92.6
Crysis 3
2013
51.6
67.0
87.6
108.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
23.7
30.8
40.3
49.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
33.1
43.0
56.2
69.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
31.0
40.3
52.7
65.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
41.3
53.7
70.2
86.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
51.4
66.9
87.5
108.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
52.2
67.8
88.7
109.6
Godfall
2020
46.5
60.4
79.0
97.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
37.8
49.1
64.3
79.4
Halo Infinite
2021
29.9
38.9
50.9
62.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
46.7
60.7
79.4
98.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
15.7
20.4
26.7
33.0
Gears of War 5
2019
41.9
54.5
71.3
88.1
Far Cry 6
2021
39.4
51.2
66.9
82.7
GreedFall
2019
47.4
61.6
80.6
99.6
Resident Evil Village
2021
35.7
46.4
60.7
75.0
Death Stranding
2020
47.7
62.0
81.1
100.2
Metro Exodus
2019
28.8
37.5
49.0
60.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
51.8
67.4
88.1
108.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
50.9
66.2
86.6
106.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
38.0
49.3
64.5
79.7
Just Cause 4
2018
41.6
54.1
70.8
87.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
34.2
44.5
58.2
71.9
The Witcher 3
2015
46.5
60.5
79.1
97.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
44.8
58.3
76.2
94.1
World War Z
2019
51.9
67.5
88.3
109.0
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
42.3
55.0
71.9
88.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
51.4
66.9
87.5
108.0
Dishonored 2
2016
39.7
51.6
67.5
83.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
41.3
53.7
70.2
86.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
38.3
49.8
65.1
80.5
Genshin Impact
2020
45.7
59.4
77.6
95.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
38.7
50.4
65.9
81.4
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
33.1
43.0
56.2
69.5
Hitman 2
2018
51.4
66.9
87.5
108.0
F1 2021
2020
50.9
66.2
86.6
106.9
Project CARS 3
2020
24.1
31.4
41.1
50.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
26.2
34.1
44.6
55.1
Hitman 3
2021
35.7
46.4
60.7
75.0
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
44.7
58.1
75.9
93.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
51.8
67.3
88.0
108.7
Anthem
2019
35.6
46.3
60.6
74.9
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
24.7
32.1
41.9
51.8
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i5-9500 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for information, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Rocket League
2015
224.2
291.4
381.1
470.7
Destiny 2
2017
72.6
94.4
123.4
152.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
59.8
77.8
101.7
125.7
League of Legends
2009
288.2
374.7
490.0
605.2
F1 2019
2019
54.1
70.3
91.9
113.6
Minecraft
2011
122.8
159.7
208.8
258.0
Roblox
2006
181.1
235.4
307.9
380.3
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
65.9
85.7
112.1
138.5
For Honor
2017
76.9
99.9
130.7
161.4
Project CARS 2
2017
54.4
70.8
92.5
114.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
67.2
87.4
114.2
141.1
Battlefield 4
2013
73.0
94.9
124.1
153.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
52.2
67.8
88.7
109.6
Dota 2
2013
75.1
97.6
127.6
157.6
Valorant
2020
105.4
137.0
179.1
221.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
62.0
80.6
105.4
130.2
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
53.9
70.1
91.7
113.2
Need For Speed
2015
62.2
80.8
105.7
130.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
64.1
83.3
109.0
134.6
Doom
2016
82.5
107.3
140.3
173.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
153.7
199.8
261.3
322.8
Battlefield 1
2016
65.6
85.2
111.5
137.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
108.9
141.5
185.1
228.6
Hitman
2016
52.5
68.2
89.2
110.2
Titanfall 2
2016
56.7
73.7
96.4
119.1
Dawn of War III
2017
56.5
73.4
96.0
118.6
Strange Brigade
2018
67.6
87.8
114.9
141.9
Battlefield V
2018
55.3
71.9
94.0
116.1
DiRT Rally
2015
82.8
107.6
140.7
173.9
Fallout 76
2018
67.4
87.6
114.6
141.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
57.6
74.9
98.0
121.0
Apex Legends
2019
55.3
71.9
94.0
116.1
Although 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 able to work together. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
