NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i7-3770 benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 graphics card with the Intel Core i7-3770 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 good or bad for gaming by looking at benchmark data. As for the main parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The ordinary 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 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. This will allow you to choose the necessary power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-3770 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.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 some famous games in which the graphics card 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 i7-3770 configuration:
Roblox
Apex Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Minecraft
League of Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Far Cry 6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
Dota 2
Hogwarts Legacy
Hitman 3
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 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 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 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 famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 980 and Intel Core i7-3770. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS gained 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
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
30.6
39.8
52.1
64.3
Overwatch 2
2022
43.9
57.0
74.6
92.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
24.7
32.1
42.0
51.8
Homeworld 3
2022
22.4
29.1
38.1
47.0
Stray
2022
48.9
63.6
83.1
102.7
Elden ring
2022
17.4
22.6
29.5
36.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
16.9
22.0
28.8
35.5
Starfield
2022
16.0
20.8
27.2
33.6
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
29.3
38.0
49.7
61.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
19.7
25.6
33.4
41.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
28.3
36.8
48.2
59.5
Scorn
2022
17.8
23.2
30.3
37.4
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
17.8
23.2
30.3
37.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
19.2
25.0
32.6
40.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
26.5
34.5
45.1
55.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
23.8
30.9
40.4
49.9
Atomic Heart
2023
11.0
14.3
18.7
23.0
Saints Row
2022
32.5
42.2
55.2
68.2
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Just Cause 4
2018
36.2
47.1
61.6
76.1
Borderlands 3
2019
29.0
37.7
49.3
60.9
Genshin Impact
2020
39.8
51.7
67.6
83.5
F1 22
2020
39.8
51.7
67.6
83.5
Crysis 3
2013
44.9
58.4
76.3
94.3
World War Z
2019
45.2
58.8
76.9
94.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
33.0
43.0
56.2
69.4
GreedFall
2019
41.3
53.7
70.2
86.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
36.8
47.9
62.6
77.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
38.9
50.6
66.1
81.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
44.3
57.6
75.4
93.1
Forza Horizon 5
2021
32.9
42.8
56.0
69.1
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
20.7
26.9
35.1
43.4
The Division
2016
40.4
52.5
68.7
84.9
Death Stranding
2020
41.6
54.0
70.6
87.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
42.5
55.3
72.3
89.3
Hitman 3
2021
31.1
40.4
52.8
65.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
29.8
38.7
50.7
62.6
The Witcher 3
2015
40.5
52.7
68.9
85.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
45.1
58.6
76.6
94.6
Halo Infinite
2021
26.1
33.9
44.3
54.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
27.0
35.1
45.9
56.7
Gears of War 5
2019
36.5
47.5
62.1
76.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
39.0
50.7
66.4
82.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
36.0
46.8
61.2
75.5
Anthem
2019
31.0
40.3
52.8
65.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
38.4
49.9
65.3
80.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
35.9
46.6
61.0
75.4
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
28.8
37.4
49.0
60.5
F1 2021
2020
44.3
57.6
75.4
93.1
Project CARS 3
2020
21.0
27.3
35.7
44.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
31.1
40.4
52.8
65.3
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
33.7
43.9
57.3
70.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
13.7
17.8
23.2
28.7
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
28.8
37.4
49.0
60.5
Godfall
2020
40.5
52.6
68.8
85.0
Metro Exodus
2019
25.1
32.6
42.7
52.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
44.8
58.2
76.2
94.1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
22.9
29.7
38.9
48.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
44.8
58.2
76.2
94.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
45.1
58.7
76.7
94.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
45.4
59.1
77.2
95.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
21.5
27.9
36.5
45.1
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
33.4
43.4
56.7
70.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
20.9
27.2
35.5
43.9
Hitman 2
2018
44.8
58.2
76.2
94.1
Far Cry 6
2021
34.3
44.6
58.3
72.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
36.0
46.8
61.2
75.5
Dishonored 2
2016
34.6
44.9
58.7
72.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
40.7
52.9
69.2
85.4
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i7-3770 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for reference, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Hitman
2016
45.7
59.4
77.7
96.0
Minecraft
2011
107.0
139.1
181.8
224.6
Rocket League
2015
195.2
253.7
331.8
409.9
Strange Brigade
2018
58.8
76.5
100.0
123.5
Valorant
2020
91.7
119.3
156.0
192.7
Battlefield V
2018
48.1
62.6
81.8
101.1
Dawn of War III
2017
49.2
63.9
83.6
103.3
League of Legends
2009
251.0
326.2
426.6
527.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
133.8
174.0
227.5
281.1
Roblox
2006
157.7
205.0
268.1
331.2
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
55.8
72.6
94.9
117.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
50.2
65.2
85.3
105.4
Battlefield 1
2016
57.1
74.2
97.1
119.9
Titanfall 2
2016
49.4
64.2
83.9
103.7
Doom
2016
71.9
93.4
122.2
150.9
For Honor
2017
66.9
87.0
113.8
140.5
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
58.5
76.1
99.5
122.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
57.4
74.6
97.6
120.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
52.1
67.7
88.6
109.4
F1 2019
2019
47.1
61.2
80.0
98.9
Fallout 76
2018
58.7
76.3
99.8
123.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
94.8
123.2
161.2
199.1
Battlefield 4
2013
63.6
82.7
108.1
133.5
Destiny 2
2017
63.2
82.2
107.5
132.8
Need For Speed
2015
54.1
70.4
92.0
113.7
Dota 2
2013
65.4
85.0
111.1
137.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
45.4
59.1
77.2
95.4
Apex Legends
2019
48.1
62.6
81.8
101.1
DiRT Rally
2015
72.1
93.7
122.5
151.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
46.9
61.0
79.8
98.6
Project CARS 2
2017
47.4
61.6
80.6
99.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
54.0
70.2
91.8
113.4
Although you can't argue with the figures from this table, however, you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
