NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i7-13700F benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the Intel Core i7-13700F processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is bad or good for gaming from results of all tests. As for the key parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The medium FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 4Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce GTX 980 is good 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 make some decision. With this data, you can already safely buy the necessary power supply that can meet the demands of the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-13700F . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A very 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 several common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 980 and Intel Core i7-13700F configuration:
Valorant
Minecraft
Genshin Impact
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Fortnite Battle Royale
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hitman 3
Hogwarts Legacy
Roblox
Apex Legends
Far Cry 6
Atomic Heart
League of Legends
Dota 2
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply understand how the GeForce GTX 980 is better or worse than competitors in some popular games and choose 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 average FPS in popular 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 further 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 popular games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 980 and Intel Core i7-13700F. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the ordinary FPS achieved 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
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
34.5
44.8
58.6
72.4
Saints Row
2022
42.2
54.9
71.8
88.6
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
38.0
49.5
64.7
79.9
Stray
2022
63.6
82.7
108.1
133.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
36.9
47.9
62.7
77.4
Elden ring
2022
22.6
29.4
38.4
47.4
Atomic Heart
2023
14.3
18.5
24.3
30.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
23.2
30.1
39.4
48.7
Starfield
2022
20.8
27.0
35.4
43.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
30.9
40.2
52.5
64.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
22.0
28.6
37.4
46.2
Homeworld 3
2022
29.1
37.9
49.5
61.2
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
25.0
32.5
42.4
52.4
Overwatch 2
2022
57.1
74.2
97.0
119.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
39.8
51.8
67.7
83.6
Scorn
2022
23.2
30.1
39.4
48.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
32.1
41.7
54.6
67.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
25.6
33.2
43.5
53.7
To understand how the GeForce GTX 980 behaves in demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Devil May Cry 5
2019
52.9
68.8
89.9
111.1
Forza Horizon 5
2021
42.8
55.6
72.8
89.9
Borderlands 3
2019
37.7
49.0
64.1
79.1
The Division
2016
52.5
68.3
89.3
110.4
The Witcher 3
2015
52.7
68.5
89.5
110.6
Metro Exodus
2019
32.6
42.4
55.5
68.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
26.9
34.9
45.7
56.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
46.8
60.8
79.5
98.2
Crysis 3
2013
58.4
75.9
99.2
122.6
Hitman 3
2021
40.4
52.5
68.7
84.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
29.7
38.6
50.5
62.4
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
57.7
75.0
98.0
121.1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
46.8
60.8
79.5
98.2
Monster Hunter: World
2018
50.8
66.0
86.3
106.6
Halo Infinite
2021
33.9
44.0
57.6
71.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
58.3
75.7
99.0
122.3
GreedFall
2019
53.7
69.8
91.3
112.7
World War Z
2019
58.8
76.4
99.9
123.5
Dishonored 2
2016
44.9
58.4
76.4
94.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
17.8
23.1
30.2
37.3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
37.5
48.7
63.7
78.6
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
38.8
50.4
65.9
81.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
27.9
36.3
47.5
58.7
F1 2021
2020
57.7
75.0
98.0
121.1
Anthem
2019
40.4
52.5
68.6
84.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
43.0
55.9
73.1
90.3
F1 22
2020
51.7
67.2
87.9
108.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
27.2
35.3
46.2
57.0
Total War: Warhammer
2016
58.7
76.3
99.7
123.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
43.9
57.0
74.6
92.1
Resident Evil Village
2021
40.4
52.5
68.7
84.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
58.3
75.7
99.0
122.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
35.1
45.7
59.7
73.8
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
47.9
62.3
81.5
100.6
Gears of War 5
2019
47.5
61.7
80.7
99.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
58.6
76.2
99.6
123.1
Far Cry 6
2021
44.6
58.0
75.8
93.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
43.4
56.4
73.8
91.1
Godfall
2020
52.6
68.4
89.4
110.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
49.9
64.9
84.9
104.9
Just Cause 4
2018
47.1
61.3
80.1
99.0
Hitman 2
2018
58.3
75.7
99.0
122.3
Project CARS 3
2020
27.3
35.5
46.5
57.4
Death Stranding
2020
54.0
70.2
91.9
113.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
59.1
76.8
100.5
124.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
37.5
48.7
63.7
78.6
Genshin Impact
2020
51.7
67.2
87.9
108.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
46.7
60.7
79.3
98.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
55.3
71.9
94.0
116.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
50.6
65.8
86.0
106.2
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i7-13700F 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 much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Battlefield 1
2016
74.2
96.5
126.2
155.9
Project CARS 2
2017
61.6
80.1
104.8
129.5
Titanfall 2
2016
64.2
83.5
109.1
134.8
Destiny 2
2017
82.2
106.9
139.8
172.6
Apex Legends
2019
62.6
81.4
106.4
131.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
65.3
84.9
111.0
137.1
Hitman
2016
59.4
77.3
101.1
124.8
Dawn of War III
2017
64.0
83.2
108.7
134.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
76.1
98.9
129.4
159.8
Strange Brigade
2018
76.5
99.5
130.1
160.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
70.2
91.3
119.3
147.4
DiRT Rally
2015
93.7
121.9
159.4
196.9
Dota 2
2013
85.0
110.5
144.5
178.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
59.1
76.8
100.5
124.1
League of Legends
2009
326.4
424.3
554.8
685.3
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
61.1
79.4
103.8
128.2
For Honor
2017
87.0
113.1
147.9
182.8
F1 2019
2019
61.2
79.6
104.1
128.6
Battlefield 4
2013
82.7
107.5
140.6
173.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
72.6
94.4
123.4
152.4
Rocket League
2015
253.8
330.0
431.5
533.0
Valorant
2020
119.3
155.1
202.8
250.5
Fallout 76
2018
76.3
99.2
129.8
160.3
Roblox
2006
205.1
266.6
348.6
430.7
Need For Speed
2015
70.4
91.5
119.7
147.8
Battlefield V
2018
62.6
81.4
106.4
131.5
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
174.1
226.3
295.9
365.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
67.8
88.1
115.2
142.3
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
74.7
97.1
126.9
156.8
Minecraft
2011
139.1
180.8
236.5
292.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
123.3
160.3
209.6
258.9
Doom
2016
93.4
121.5
158.9
196.2
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in reality 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 CPU and the graphics card.
