NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i5-9600KF benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the Intel Core i5-9600KF 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 good or bad for gaming by looking at results of all benchmarks. As for the main parameter, how good is the graphics card 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 tell that the GeForce GTX 980 is good even 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 graphics card, you can already draw some decision. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that will fully match the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-9600KF . 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, because 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. Next is the table with a large number of practically all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 980 and Intel Core i5-9600KF configuration:
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
League of Legends
Atomic Heart
Minecraft
Fortnite Battle Royale
Dota 2
Hitman 3
Hogwarts Legacy
Genshin Impact
Valorant
Far Cry 6
Apex Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Roblox
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can simply understand how the GeForce GTX 980 is better or worse than rivals in some 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 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 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 also 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 famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 980 and Intel Core i5-9600KF. The numbers next 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
Stray
2022
57.8
75.1
98.2
121.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
34.5
44.9
58.7
72.5
Scorn
2022
21.0
27.4
35.8
44.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
21.0
27.4
35.8
44.2
Saints Row
2022
38.3
49.8
65.1
80.5
Homeworld 3
2022
26.4
34.4
45.0
55.5
Atomic Heart
2023
13.0
16.8
22.0
27.2
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
33.5
43.5
56.9
70.3
Overwatch 2
2022
51.8
67.4
88.1
108.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
36.2
47.0
61.5
75.9
Starfield
2022
18.9
24.6
32.1
39.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
29.1
37.9
49.5
61.2
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
22.7
29.5
38.5
47.6
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
23.2
30.2
39.5
48.7
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
20.0
26.0
33.9
41.9
Elden ring
2022
20.5
26.7
34.9
43.1
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
31.3
40.7
53.2
65.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
28.1
36.5
47.7
58.9
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
34.0
44.2
57.8
71.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
53.3
69.3
90.6
111.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
39.0
50.7
66.3
81.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
24.4
31.7
41.5
51.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
36.7
47.7
62.4
77.1
GreedFall
2019
48.7
63.4
82.9
102.4
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
52.9
68.8
89.9
111.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
48.0
62.4
81.7
100.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
45.3
58.9
77.1
95.2
Death Stranding
2020
49.1
63.8
83.4
103.0
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
39.8
51.8
67.7
83.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
34.0
44.2
57.8
71.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
25.4
33.0
43.1
53.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
31.9
41.5
54.2
67.0
Hitman 3
2021
36.7
47.7
62.4
77.1
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
39.4
51.2
67.0
82.7
Dishonored 2
2016
40.8
53.0
69.4
85.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
50.2
65.3
85.3
105.4
The Division
2016
47.7
62.0
81.1
100.2
Metro Exodus
2019
29.6
38.5
50.4
62.2
Godfall
2020
47.8
62.1
81.2
100.3
The Witcher 3
2015
47.8
62.2
81.3
100.4
Hitman 2
2018
52.9
68.8
89.9
111.1
Forza Horizon 5
2021
38.9
50.5
66.1
81.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
42.5
55.2
72.2
89.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
52.9
68.8
89.9
111.1
Far Cry 6
2021
40.5
52.6
68.8
85.0
Halo Infinite
2021
30.8
40.0
52.3
64.6
Crysis 3
2013
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.3
Anthem
2019
36.6
47.6
62.3
77.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
35.2
45.7
59.8
73.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
45.9
59.7
78.1
96.5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
24.7
32.1
41.9
51.8
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
27.0
35.1
45.9
56.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
46.1
59.9
78.4
96.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
42.4
55.1
72.0
89.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
16.1
21.0
27.4
33.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
53.7
69.7
91.2
112.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
53.2
69.2
90.5
111.8
Project CARS 3
2020
24.8
32.3
42.2
52.1
Just Cause 4
2018
42.8
55.6
72.8
89.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
43.5
56.6
74.0
91.4
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
52.4
68.1
89.0
109.9
F1 22
2020
47.0
61.0
79.8
98.6
World War Z
2019
53.4
69.4
90.7
112.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
42.5
55.2
72.2
89.2
Borderlands 3
2019
34.2
44.5
58.2
71.9
F1 2021
2020
52.4
68.1
89.0
109.9
Gears of War 5
2019
43.1
56.1
73.3
90.6
Genshin Impact
2020
47.0
61.0
79.8
98.6
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i5-9600KF 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 much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Dawn of War III
2017
58.1
75.5
98.7
122.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
55.4
72.1
94.2
116.4
Hitman
2016
54.0
70.2
91.8
113.3
F1 2019
2019
55.6
72.3
94.5
116.7
Resident Evil 2
2019
61.5
80.0
104.6
129.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
158.0
205.4
268.7
331.9
For Honor
2017
79.0
102.7
134.3
165.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
111.9
145.5
190.3
235.1
Need For Speed
2015
63.9
83.1
108.6
134.2
Destiny 2
2017
74.6
97.0
126.9
156.8
Project CARS 2
2017
56.0
72.8
95.2
117.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
59.3
77.0
100.7
124.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
63.7
82.9
108.4
133.9
Rocket League
2015
230.5
299.6
391.8
484.0
Doom
2016
84.8
110.3
144.2
178.2
Valorant
2020
108.3
140.8
184.2
227.5
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
67.8
88.1
115.2
142.4
Fallout 76
2018
69.3
90.1
117.8
145.5
Dota 2
2013
77.2
100.3
131.2
162.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
53.7
69.7
91.2
112.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
65.9
85.7
112.0
138.4
Battlefield 1
2016
67.4
87.6
114.6
141.6
DiRT Rally
2015
85.1
110.7
144.7
178.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
69.1
89.8
117.4
145.1
Strange Brigade
2018
69.5
90.3
118.1
145.9
Roblox
2006
186.2
242.1
316.6
391.0
Titanfall 2
2016
58.3
75.8
99.1
122.4
Minecraft
2011
126.3
164.2
214.7
265.2
Apex Legends
2019
56.8
73.9
96.6
119.4
League of Legends
2009
296.3
385.2
503.7
622.3
Battlefield V
2018
56.8
73.9
96.6
119.4
Battlefield 4
2013
75.1
97.6
127.6
157.7
Although you can't dispute with the figures 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 evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
