NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i7-11700 benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the Intel Core i7-11700 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 bad or good for gaming from benchmark data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the key parameter. The medium FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 4Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce GTX 980 is good for today's 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 some conclusions. This will let you to choose the required power supply that will fully match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-11700 . 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 fairly high power consumption under loads - 165W. Here is a list of several famous games in which the graphics card 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 i7-11700 configuration:
Dota 2
League of Legends
Roblox
Minecraft
Valorant
Genshin Impact
Apex Legends
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
Hitman 3
Fortnite Battle Royale
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Atomic Heart
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 rivals in some popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 980.
The closest GeForce GTX 980 competitors
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 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 figures will also help you make the good 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 i7-11700. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the average FPS achieved 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
Starfield
2022
19.5
25.4
33.2
41.0
Scorn
2022
21.8
28.3
37.0
45.7
Stray
2022
59.7
77.6
101.4
125.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
35.7
46.4
60.7
75.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
23.4
30.5
39.8
49.2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
24.0
31.2
40.8
50.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
29.0
37.7
49.3
60.9
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
34.6
45.0
58.8
72.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
21.8
28.3
37.0
45.7
Elden ring
2022
21.2
27.6
36.0
44.5
Overwatch 2
2022
53.5
69.6
91.0
112.4
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
32.3
42.1
55.0
67.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
20.6
26.8
35.1
43.3
Saints Row
2022
39.6
51.5
67.3
83.2
Atomic Heart
2023
13.4
17.4
22.8
28.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
37.4
48.6
63.5
78.5
Homeworld 3
2022
27.3
35.5
46.5
57.4
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
30.1
39.2
51.2
63.2
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Marvel's Avengers
2020
33.0
42.8
56.0
69.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
35.1
45.7
59.7
73.8
F1 2021
2020
54.1
70.3
92.0
113.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
46.8
60.9
79.6
98.4
Godfall
2020
49.4
64.2
83.9
103.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
47.5
61.7
80.7
99.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
25.5
33.1
43.3
53.5
Hitman 3
2021
37.9
49.3
64.5
79.6
Metro Exodus
2019
30.6
39.8
52.1
64.3
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
40.7
52.9
69.2
85.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
36.4
47.3
61.8
76.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
54.7
71.1
92.9
114.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
43.9
57.1
74.6
92.2
Just Cause 4
2018
44.2
57.5
75.2
92.9
Death Stranding
2020
50.7
65.9
86.2
106.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
54.1
70.3
92.0
113.6
The Witcher 3
2015
49.4
64.2
84.0
103.8
GreedFall
2019
50.4
65.5
85.6
105.8
F1 22
2020
48.5
63.1
82.5
101.9
Halo Infinite
2021
31.8
41.3
54.0
66.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
55.0
71.6
93.6
115.6
Far Cry 6
2021
41.8
54.4
71.1
87.8
The Division
2016
49.3
64.1
83.8
103.5
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
41.2
53.5
70.0
86.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
43.8
56.9
74.4
91.9
Crysis 3
2013
54.8
71.2
93.1
115.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
40.2
52.2
68.3
84.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
47.6
61.9
81.0
100.0
Borderlands 3
2019
35.4
46.0
60.1
74.3
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
54.7
71.1
92.9
114.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
49.6
64.5
84.4
104.2
DOOM Eternal
2020
51.9
67.4
88.2
108.9
Genshin Impact
2020
48.5
63.1
82.5
101.9
Anthem
2019
37.9
49.2
64.4
79.5
Hitman 2
2018
54.7
71.1
92.9
114.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
40.3
52.4
68.5
84.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
25.2
32.8
42.9
52.9
Project CARS 3
2020
25.7
33.4
43.6
53.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
16.7
21.7
28.3
35.0
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
35.1
45.7
59.7
73.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
26.2
34.1
44.6
55.0
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
45.0
58.4
76.4
94.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
27.9
36.3
47.4
58.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
43.9
57.1
74.6
92.2
Dishonored 2
2016
42.2
54.8
71.7
88.5
Gears of War 5
2019
44.6
57.9
75.8
93.6
World War Z
2019
55.2
71.7
93.8
115.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
37.9
49.3
64.5
79.6
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
55.0
71.5
93.5
115.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
55.4
72.1
94.2
116.4
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i7-11700 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for reference, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
68.1
88.5
115.8
143.0
Hitman
2016
55.8
72.5
94.8
117.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
61.2
79.6
104.1
128.6
Battlefield 4
2013
77.6
100.8
131.9
162.9
Roblox
2006
192.4
250.1
327.1
404.1
Need For Speed
2015
66.0
85.8
112.3
138.7
Rocket League
2015
238.1
309.6
404.8
500.1
Fallout 76
2018
71.6
93.1
121.7
150.4
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
70.0
91.1
119.1
147.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
115.7
150.4
196.6
242.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
71.4
92.8
121.4
149.9
Resident Evil 2
2019
63.6
82.7
108.1
133.5
For Honor
2017
81.6
106.1
138.8
171.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
65.9
85.6
112.0
138.3
Battlefield 1
2016
69.7
90.6
118.4
146.3
DiRT Rally
2015
87.9
114.3
149.5
184.7
Strange Brigade
2018
71.8
93.3
122.0
150.7
Dota 2
2013
79.8
103.7
135.6
167.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
55.4
72.1
94.2
116.4
Battlefield V
2018
58.7
76.3
99.8
123.3
Dawn of War III
2017
60.0
78.0
102.0
126.0
Doom
2016
87.7
114.0
149.0
184.1
Destiny 2
2017
77.1
100.3
131.1
162.0
Valorant
2020
111.9
145.5
190.3
235.1
Titanfall 2
2016
60.2
78.3
102.4
126.5
Project CARS 2
2017
57.8
75.2
98.3
121.5
F1 2019
2019
57.4
74.7
97.7
120.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
163.3
212.3
277.6
342.9
Apex Legends
2019
58.7
76.3
99.8
123.3
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
57.3
74.5
97.4
120.3
League of Legends
2009
306.2
398.0
520.5
643.0
Minecraft
2011
130.5
169.7
221.9
274.1
Though you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, however, you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the Intel Core i7-11700 and the GeForce GTX 980 separately.
