NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i7-13700K benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the Intel Core i7-13700K 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 by looking at results of all tests. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the primary 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 modern 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 GPU, you can already draw some conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the required power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-13700K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is required 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. Below is the table with a large number of practically all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 980 and Intel Core i7-13700K configuration:
Roblox
Atomic Heart
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Fortnite Battle Royale
Apex Legends
Hitman 3
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
Far Cry 6
Dota 2
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 980 with competitors in some popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 980.
The closest opponents 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 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 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 i7-13700K. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the medium 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
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
37.9
49.3
64.4
79.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
36.7
47.7
62.4
77.1
Atomic Heart
2023
14.2
18.5
24.2
29.8
Overwatch 2
2022
56.8
73.9
96.6
119.4
Elden ring
2022
22.5
29.2
38.2
47.2
Scorn
2022
23.1
30.0
39.3
48.5
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
39.7
51.6
67.4
83.3
Starfield
2022
20.7
26.9
35.2
43.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
25.5
33.1
43.3
53.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
21.9
28.5
37.2
46.0
Stray
2022
63.3
82.4
107.7
133.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
24.9
32.3
42.3
52.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
32.0
41.6
54.3
67.1
Saints Row
2022
42.0
54.6
71.5
88.3
Homeworld 3
2022
29.0
37.7
49.3
60.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
23.1
30.0
39.3
48.5
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
34.3
44.6
58.4
72.1
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
30.8
40.0
52.3
64.6
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
Borderlands 3
2019
37.5
48.8
63.8
78.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
58.4
75.9
99.2
122.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
26.8
34.8
45.5
56.2
Hitman 3
2021
40.3
52.3
68.4
84.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
43.2
56.2
73.5
90.8
Project CARS 3
2020
27.2
35.4
46.3
57.2
Godfall
2020
52.4
68.1
89.1
110.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
49.7
64.6
84.5
104.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
27.8
36.2
47.3
58.4
Crysis 3
2013
58.1
75.6
98.8
122.1
DOOM Eternal
2020
55.1
71.6
93.6
115.6
Metro Exodus
2019
32.5
42.3
55.3
68.3
Gears of War 5
2019
47.3
61.5
80.4
99.3
World War Z
2019
58.6
76.1
99.5
123.0
The Witcher 3
2015
52.5
68.2
89.2
110.2
Hitman 2
2018
58.0
75.4
98.6
121.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
40.3
52.3
68.4
84.5
Just Cause 4
2018
46.9
61.0
79.8
98.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
37.3
48.5
63.4
78.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
50.6
65.7
86.0
106.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
58.8
76.5
100.0
123.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
43.7
56.8
74.3
91.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
35.0
45.5
59.5
73.5
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
58.0
75.4
98.6
121.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
52.7
68.5
89.6
110.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
38.6
50.2
65.6
81.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
58.0
75.4
98.6
121.8
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
47.7
62.0
81.1
100.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
50.4
65.5
85.6
105.8
Far Cry 6
2021
44.4
57.7
75.5
93.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
42.6
55.4
72.5
89.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
57.4
74.7
97.6
120.6
Dishonored 2
2016
44.8
58.2
76.1
94.0
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
29.6
38.5
50.3
62.2
F1 2021
2020
57.4
74.7
97.6
120.6
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
42.8
55.6
72.8
89.9
GreedFall
2019
53.5
69.5
90.9
112.3
Death Stranding
2020
53.8
70.0
91.5
113.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
27.1
35.2
46.0
56.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
46.6
60.6
79.2
97.8
F1 22
2020
51.5
67.0
87.6
108.2
Genshin Impact
2020
51.5
67.0
87.6
108.2
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
46.5
60.4
79.0
97.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
46.6
60.6
79.2
97.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
37.3
48.5
63.4
78.3
The Division
2016
52.3
68.0
89.0
109.9
Anthem
2019
40.2
52.3
68.3
84.4
Halo Infinite
2021
33.7
43.9
57.4
70.9
Total War: Warhammer
2016
58.4
76.0
99.3
122.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
17.7
23.0
30.1
37.2
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i7-13700K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for information, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Fallout 76
2018
76.0
98.8
129.2
159.6
F1 2019
2019
61.0
79.3
103.7
128.1
Roblox
2006
204.3
265.5
347.2
428.9
Doom
2016
93.1
121.0
158.2
195.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
173.3
225.4
294.7
364.0
Minecraft
2011
138.5
180.1
235.5
290.9
Strange Brigade
2018
76.2
99.1
129.5
160.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
67.5
87.7
114.7
141.7
Rocket League
2015
252.8
328.6
429.8
530.9
League of Legends
2009
325.0
422.5
552.5
682.6
Dawn of War III
2017
63.7
82.8
108.3
133.8
Battlefield 1
2016
73.9
96.1
125.7
155.3
Valorant
2020
118.8
154.5
202.0
249.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
65.0
84.5
110.5
136.5
Titanfall 2
2016
63.9
83.1
108.7
134.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
58.8
76.5
100.0
123.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
74.4
96.7
126.4
156.2
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
60.8
79.0
103.4
127.7
Destiny 2
2017
81.9
106.4
139.2
171.9
Apex Legends
2019
62.3
81.0
106.0
130.9
Battlefield 4
2013
82.4
107.1
140.0
172.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
69.9
90.9
118.9
146.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
122.8
159.6
208.7
257.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
72.3
94.0
122.9
151.8
Project CARS 2
2017
61.4
79.8
104.4
128.9
DiRT Rally
2015
93.4
121.4
158.7
196.1
Hitman
2016
59.2
77.0
100.6
124.3
For Honor
2017
86.7
112.7
147.3
182.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
75.8
98.5
128.8
159.1
Dota 2
2013
84.7
110.1
143.9
177.8
Need For Speed
2015
70.1
91.1
119.2
147.2
Battlefield V
2018
62.3
81.0
106.0
130.9
Although you can't argue with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 and the Intel Core i7-13700K separately.
