NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i7-12700K benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the Intel Core i7-12700K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is bad or good for gaming from results of all benchmarks. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the main parameter. The average FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 4Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce GTX 980 is good even for today's 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 graphics card, you can already draw some decision. With this data, you can already easily buy the needed power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-12700K . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A highly powerful power supply is required for the GeForce GTX 980, because it has a fairly 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 practically all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 980 and Intel Core i7-12700K configuration:
Dota 2
Genshin Impact
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Fortnite Battle Royale
Far Cry 6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
League of Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
Roblox
Apex Legends
Minecraft
Atomic Heart
Valorant
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily 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 rivals 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 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 figures will also help you make the good decision.
How good is GeForce GTX 980 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 980 and Intel Core i7-12700K. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS obtained 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
Homeworld 3
2022
28.7
37.3
48.7
60.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
33.9
44.1
57.7
71.2
Stray
2022
62.6
81.3
106.4
131.4
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
39.2
50.9
66.6
82.3
Overwatch 2
2022
56.1
73.0
95.4
117.9
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
36.3
47.1
61.6
76.1
Saints Row
2022
41.5
54.0
70.6
87.2
Scorn
2022
22.8
29.6
38.8
47.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
22.8
29.6
38.8
47.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
21.6
28.1
36.8
45.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
25.1
32.7
42.7
52.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
30.4
39.5
51.7
63.9
Atomic Heart
2023
14.0
18.2
23.9
29.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
37.4
48.7
63.6
78.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
24.6
31.9
41.8
51.6
Elden ring
2022
22.2
28.9
37.8
46.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
31.6
41.1
53.7
66.3
Starfield
2022
20.5
26.6
34.8
43.0
To understand how the GeForce GTX 980 behaves in demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
GreedFall
2019
52.8
68.6
89.8
110.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
34.6
44.9
58.8
72.6
Crysis 3
2013
57.4
74.7
97.6
120.6
Resident Evil Village
2021
39.8
51.7
67.6
83.5
Monster Hunter: World
2018
49.9
64.9
84.9
104.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
42.3
55.0
71.9
88.8
The Witcher 3
2015
51.8
67.4
88.1
108.8
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
26.4
34.4
44.9
55.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
36.8
47.9
62.6
77.4
Project CARS 3
2020
26.9
35.0
45.7
56.5
The Division
2016
51.7
67.2
87.9
108.6
Far Cry 6
2021
43.9
57.0
74.6
92.1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
57.3
74.5
97.4
120.3
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
29.2
38.0
49.7
61.4
Hitman 3
2021
39.8
51.7
67.6
83.5
F1 22
2020
50.9
66.1
86.5
106.8
Metro Exodus
2019
32.1
41.7
54.6
67.4
Hitman 2
2018
57.3
74.5
97.4
120.3
F1 2021
2020
56.7
73.7
96.4
119.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
46.0
59.8
78.2
96.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
46.0
59.8
78.2
96.6
Godfall
2020
51.8
67.3
88.0
108.7
Just Cause 4
2018
46.4
60.3
78.8
97.4
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
47.1
61.3
80.1
99.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
56.7
73.7
96.4
119.1
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
45.9
59.7
78.0
96.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
54.4
70.7
92.5
114.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
58.1
75.6
98.8
122.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
57.7
75.0
98.0
121.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
26.7
34.7
45.4
56.1
Gears of War 5
2019
46.7
60.7
79.4
98.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
57.7
75.0
98.1
121.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
27.5
35.7
46.7
57.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
17.5
22.7
29.7
36.7
Halo Infinite
2021
33.3
43.3
56.7
70.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
42.1
54.7
71.6
88.4
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
42.7
55.5
72.6
89.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
52.0
67.7
88.5
109.3
World War Z
2019
57.8
75.2
98.3
121.5
Borderlands 3
2019
37.1
48.2
63.0
77.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
49.1
63.9
83.5
103.2
Anthem
2019
39.7
51.6
67.5
83.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
49.8
64.7
84.6
104.5
Genshin Impact
2020
50.9
66.1
86.5
106.8
Death Stranding
2020
53.2
69.1
90.4
111.6
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
38.1
49.6
64.8
80.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
57.3
74.5
97.4
120.3
Dishonored 2
2016
44.2
57.5
75.2
92.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
43.2
56.1
73.4
90.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
36.8
47.9
62.6
77.4
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i7-12700K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for information, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Need For Speed
2015
69.2
90.0
117.7
145.4
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
71.4
92.8
121.4
149.9
Dawn of War III
2017
62.9
81.8
107.0
132.1
Fallout 76
2018
75.1
97.6
127.6
157.7
Titanfall 2
2016
63.2
82.1
107.4
132.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
69.1
89.8
117.4
145.0
Rocket League
2015
249.7
324.6
424.5
524.4
Apex Legends
2019
61.6
80.1
104.7
129.3
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
60.1
78.1
102.1
126.1
Doom
2016
91.9
119.5
156.3
193.0
Hitman
2016
58.5
76.0
99.4
122.8
Minecraft
2011
136.8
177.9
232.6
287.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
58.1
75.6
98.8
122.1
Roblox
2006
201.7
262.3
343.0
423.7
Project CARS 2
2017
60.6
78.8
103.1
127.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
171.2
222.6
291.1
359.6
DiRT Rally
2015
92.2
119.9
156.8
193.7
Battlefield 1
2016
73.0
95.0
124.2
153.4
Dota 2
2013
83.6
108.7
142.2
175.6
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
121.3
157.7
206.2
254.7
Valorant
2020
117.4
152.6
199.5
246.5
Battlefield 4
2013
81.3
105.7
138.3
170.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
74.9
97.3
127.2
157.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
64.2
83.5
109.2
134.8
F1 2019
2019
60.2
78.3
102.4
126.5
League of Legends
2009
321.0
417.4
545.8
674.2
For Honor
2017
85.6
111.3
145.5
179.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
73.4
95.5
124.9
154.2
Strange Brigade
2018
75.3
97.8
127.9
158.0
Destiny 2
2017
80.9
105.1
137.5
169.8
Battlefield V
2018
61.6
80.1
104.7
129.3
Resident Evil 2
2019
66.7
86.7
113.3
140.0
Although 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 able to work together. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
