NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i7-4770K benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the Intel Core i7-4770K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is bad or good for gaming from testing data. As for the primary characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The average FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 4Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce GTX 980 is good even 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 GPU, you can already make some decision. This will allow you to choose the required power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-4770K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is required for the GeForce GTX 980, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 165W. Here is a list of some famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Below 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 i7-4770K configuration:
Genshin Impact
Apex Legends
Atomic Heart
Valorant
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Roblox
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Dota 2
League of Legends
Far Cry 6
Minecraft
Hogwarts Legacy
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 famous 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 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 also help you make the good choice.
How good is GeForce GTX 980 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 980 and Intel Core i7-4770K. 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
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
27.0
35.1
45.9
56.7
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
20.2
26.3
34.4
42.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
22.3
29.0
37.9
46.9
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
33.2
43.2
56.5
69.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
30.1
39.1
51.2
63.2
Saints Row
2022
36.8
47.9
62.6
77.4
Homeworld 3
2022
25.4
33.1
43.2
53.4
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
28.0
36.4
47.6
58.9
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.0
Overwatch 2
2022
49.8
64.8
84.7
104.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
21.8
28.3
37.1
45.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
19.2
25.0
32.6
40.3
Scorn
2022
20.2
26.3
34.4
42.5
Atomic Heart
2023
12.5
16.2
21.2
26.2
Starfield
2022
18.2
23.6
30.9
38.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
32.2
41.8
54.7
67.6
Stray
2022
55.5
72.2
94.4
116.6
Elden ring
2022
19.7
25.6
33.5
41.4
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
32.7
42.5
55.6
68.7
Death Stranding
2020
47.2
61.3
80.2
99.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
40.8
53.1
69.4
85.8
GreedFall
2019
46.9
60.9
79.7
98.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
30.7
39.9
52.1
64.4
The Witcher 3
2015
46.0
59.8
78.2
96.6
Project CARS 3
2020
23.9
31.0
40.6
50.1
Forza Horizon 5
2021
37.4
48.6
63.5
78.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
51.6
67.1
87.7
108.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
23.7
30.8
40.3
49.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
35.3
45.9
60.0
74.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
44.2
57.4
75.1
92.8
Crysis 3
2013
51.0
66.3
86.6
107.0
Just Cause 4
2018
41.2
53.5
70.0
86.4
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
40.8
53.1
69.4
85.8
Genshin Impact
2020
45.2
58.7
76.8
94.8
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
26.0
33.7
44.1
54.5
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
38.3
49.8
65.1
80.4
Hitman 2
2018
50.9
66.1
86.5
106.8
Anthem
2019
35.2
45.8
59.9
74.0
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
32.7
42.5
55.6
68.7
Metro Exodus
2019
28.5
37.0
48.4
59.8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
33.8
44.0
57.5
71.1
World War Z
2019
51.3
66.7
87.3
107.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
51.2
66.6
87.1
107.6
Dishonored 2
2016
39.2
51.0
66.7
82.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
48.3
62.7
82.1
101.4
F1 22
2020
45.2
58.7
76.8
94.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
24.4
31.7
41.5
51.2
Monster Hunter: World
2018
44.3
57.6
75.3
93.1
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
37.5
48.8
63.8
78.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
50.9
66.1
86.5
106.8
Halo Infinite
2021
29.6
38.5
50.3
62.1
The Division
2016
45.9
59.6
78.0
96.3
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
50.9
66.1
86.5
106.8
Godfall
2020
45.9
59.7
78.1
96.5
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
15.5
20.2
26.4
32.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
40.7
53.0
69.3
85.6
Hitman 3
2021
35.3
45.9
60.0
74.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
51.2
66.5
87.0
107.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
41.8
54.4
71.1
87.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
37.9
49.3
64.4
79.6
Gears of War 5
2019
41.5
53.9
70.5
87.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
46.2
60.0
78.5
97.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
50.3
65.4
85.6
105.7
Far Cry 6
2021
38.9
50.6
66.2
81.7
Final Fantasy XV
2018
43.6
56.7
74.1
91.6
Borderlands 3
2019
32.9
42.8
55.9
69.1
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
23.5
30.5
39.9
49.3
F1 2021
2020
50.3
65.4
85.6
105.7
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i7-4770K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for reference, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
F1 2019
2019
53.5
69.5
90.9
112.3
Titanfall 2
2016
56.1
72.9
95.3
117.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
63.4
82.4
107.7
133.1
League of Legends
2009
284.9
370.4
484.4
598.4
Rocket League
2015
221.6
288.1
376.7
465.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
53.3
69.3
90.6
111.9
Roblox
2006
179.1
232.8
304.4
376.0
Battlefield 1
2016
64.8
84.3
110.2
136.1
Fallout 76
2018
66.6
86.6
113.3
139.9
For Honor
2017
76.0
98.8
129.2
159.6
Minecraft
2011
121.4
157.9
206.5
255.0
Project CARS 2
2017
53.8
70.0
91.5
113.0
Battlefield V
2018
54.7
71.0
92.9
114.8
Need For Speed
2015
61.5
79.9
104.5
129.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
59.2
76.9
100.6
124.3
Strange Brigade
2018
66.8
86.8
113.6
140.3
Dawn of War III
2017
55.8
72.6
94.9
117.3
Destiny 2
2017
71.8
93.3
122.0
150.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
107.6
139.9
183.0
226.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
65.2
84.7
110.8
136.9
Valorant
2020
104.2
135.4
177.1
218.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
61.3
79.7
104.2
128.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
51.6
67.1
87.7
108.3
Apex Legends
2019
54.7
71.0
92.9
114.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
152.0
197.6
258.3
319.1
Dota 2
2013
74.2
96.5
126.2
155.9
Battlefield 4
2013
72.2
93.9
122.7
151.6
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
66.4
86.4
112.9
139.5
DiRT Rally
2015
81.8
106.4
139.1
171.9
Doom
2016
81.6
106.1
138.7
171.3
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
57.0
74.1
96.9
119.7
Hitman
2016
51.9
67.5
88.2
109.0
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work with each other. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the Intel Core i7-4770K and the GeForce GTX 980 separately.
