NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i7-4770 benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 graphics card with the Intel Core i7-4770 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 benchmark results. As for the primary parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The average FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 4Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce GTX 980 is good for modern 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 certain conclusions. With this data, you can already easily buy the necessary power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-4770 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather 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 some famous games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 980 and Intel Core i7-4770 configuration:
Genshin Impact
Roblox
Dota 2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Valorant
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Far Cry 6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Fortnite Battle Royale
League of Legends
Apex Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
Hitman 3
Minecraft
Atomic Heart
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can easily understand how the GeForce GTX 980 is better or worse than competitors in several famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 980.
The closest competitors 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 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 true choice.
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 i7-4770. 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
Stray
2022
52.3
68.0
88.9
109.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
18.1
23.5
30.8
38.0
Overwatch 2
2022
46.9
61.0
79.8
98.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
30.3
39.4
51.5
63.7
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
20.5
26.7
34.9
43.1
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
25.4
33.1
43.2
53.4
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
31.3
40.7
53.2
65.7
Saints Row
2022
34.7
45.1
59.0
72.9
Homeworld 3
2022
24.0
31.1
40.7
50.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
21.0
27.3
35.7
44.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
26.4
34.3
44.9
55.5
Atomic Heart
2023
11.7
15.3
20.0
24.6
Elden ring
2022
18.6
24.2
31.6
39.0
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
28.4
36.9
48.2
59.6
Scorn
2022
19.1
24.8
32.4
40.0
Starfield
2022
17.1
22.2
29.1
35.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
19.1
24.8
32.4
40.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
32.8
42.6
55.7
68.8
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Death Stranding
2020
44.4
57.8
75.6
93.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
22.3
29.1
38.0
46.9
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
30.8
40.0
52.4
64.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
23.0
29.9
39.1
48.3
Gears of War 5
2019
39.1
50.8
66.4
82.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
48.2
62.7
82.0
101.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
31.9
41.4
54.2
67.0
Just Cause 4
2018
38.8
50.4
65.9
81.4
F1 22
2020
42.5
55.3
72.3
89.3
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
35.7
46.4
60.7
75.0
Project CARS 3
2020
22.5
29.2
38.2
47.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
35.4
46.0
60.1
74.2
World War Z
2019
48.4
62.9
82.2
101.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
39.4
51.2
67.0
82.8
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
24.4
31.8
41.6
51.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
33.3
43.2
56.5
69.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
41.6
54.1
70.7
87.4
Devil May Cry 5
2019
43.5
56.6
74.0
91.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
48.6
63.2
82.6
102.1
Crysis 3
2013
48.0
62.4
81.6
100.8
Metro Exodus
2019
26.8
34.9
45.6
56.4
Forza Horizon 5
2021
35.2
45.8
59.9
73.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
22.1
28.7
37.6
46.4
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
47.9
62.3
81.5
100.6
Hitman 2
2018
47.9
62.3
81.5
100.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
38.4
49.9
65.3
80.6
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
47.9
62.3
81.5
100.6
GreedFall
2019
44.2
57.4
75.1
92.7
Far Cry 6
2021
36.7
47.7
62.3
77.0
Genshin Impact
2020
42.5
55.3
72.3
89.3
Godfall
2020
43.3
56.3
73.6
90.9
DOOM Eternal
2020
45.5
59.1
77.3
95.5
Dishonored 2
2016
37.0
48.1
62.8
77.6
The Witcher 3
2015
43.3
56.3
73.7
91.0
Anthem
2019
33.2
43.2
56.4
69.7
Final Fantasy XV
2018
41.1
53.4
69.8
86.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
38.5
50.0
65.4
80.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
47.4
61.7
80.6
99.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
38.5
50.0
65.4
80.8
F1 2021
2020
47.4
61.7
80.6
99.6
Hitman 3
2021
33.3
43.2
56.5
69.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
28.9
37.6
49.1
60.7
Total War: Warhammer
2016
48.3
62.7
82.0
101.4
Halo Infinite
2021
27.9
36.2
47.4
58.5
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
14.6
19.0
24.9
30.7
Borderlands 3
2019
31.0
40.3
52.7
65.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
30.8
40.0
52.4
64.7
The Division
2016
43.2
56.2
73.5
90.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
36.1
46.9
61.3
75.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
41.8
54.3
71.0
87.7
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i7-4770 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for information, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Dota 2
2013
69.9
90.9
118.9
146.8
Battlefield 4
2013
68.0
88.4
115.6
142.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
50.2
65.3
85.4
105.5
Dawn of War III
2017
52.6
68.4
89.4
110.5
League of Legends
2009
268.5
349.0
456.4
563.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
57.8
75.1
98.2
121.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
101.4
131.8
172.4
213.0
Fallout 76
2018
62.8
81.6
106.7
131.9
Apex Legends
2019
51.5
66.9
87.5
108.1
Strange Brigade
2018
62.9
81.8
107.0
132.2
Rocket League
2015
208.8
271.4
355.0
438.5
F1 2019
2019
50.4
65.5
85.6
105.8
Destiny 2
2017
67.6
87.9
115.0
142.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
62.6
81.4
106.4
131.4
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
61.4
79.8
104.4
129.0
Battlefield V
2018
51.5
66.9
87.5
108.1
Battlefield 1
2016
61.1
79.4
103.8
128.3
DiRT Rally
2015
77.1
100.2
131.1
161.9
For Honor
2017
71.6
93.1
121.7
150.3
Minecraft
2011
114.4
148.8
194.5
240.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
59.7
77.6
101.5
125.4
Doom
2016
76.9
99.9
130.7
161.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
143.2
186.1
243.4
300.7
Roblox
2006
168.7
219.3
286.8
354.3
Need For Speed
2015
57.9
75.3
98.4
121.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
55.7
72.5
94.8
117.1
Hitman
2016
48.9
63.6
83.1
102.7
Project CARS 2
2017
50.7
65.9
86.2
106.5
Titanfall 2
2016
52.8
68.7
89.8
110.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
48.6
63.2
82.6
102.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
53.7
69.8
91.3
112.8
Valorant
2020
98.1
127.6
166.8
206.1
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 and the Intel Core i7-4770 separately.
