NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i7-4790 benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the Intel Core i7-4790 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 good or bad for gaming from results of all benchmarks. As for the primary parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The medium 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 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 make certain decision. This will let you to choose the required power supply that will completely match the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i7-4790 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A rather powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce GTX 980, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 165W. Here is a list of certain common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of almost all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 980 and Intel Core i7-4790 configuration:
Valorant
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Atomic Heart
Fortnite Battle Royale
Apex Legends
Roblox
League of Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
Far Cry 6
Dota 2
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
Hitman 3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce GTX 980 with competitors in several famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 980.
The closest GeForce GTX 980 opponents
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 opponents 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 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 numbers 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 i7-4790. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the average 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
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
20.5
26.7
34.9
43.1
Overwatch 2
2022
46.9
61.0
79.8
98.5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
19.1
24.8
32.4
40.0
Atomic Heart
2023
11.7
15.3
19.9
24.6
Stray
2022
52.3
68.0
88.9
109.8
Starfield
2022
17.1
22.2
29.1
35.9
Scorn
2022
19.1
24.8
32.4
40.0
Elden ring
2022
18.6
24.1
31.6
39.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
26.4
34.3
44.9
55.4
Saints Row
2022
34.7
45.1
59.0
72.9
Homeworld 3
2022
24.0
31.1
40.7
50.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
30.3
39.4
51.5
63.6
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
31.3
40.7
53.2
65.7
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
28.4
36.9
48.2
59.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
21.0
27.3
35.7
44.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
32.8
42.6
55.7
68.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
25.4
33.0
43.2
53.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
18.1
23.5
30.7
38.0
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Metro Exodus
2019
26.8
34.9
45.6
56.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
48.6
63.2
82.6
102.0
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
35.7
46.4
60.7
74.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
39.4
51.2
67.0
82.7
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
38.4
49.9
65.2
80.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
30.8
40.0
52.4
64.7
Hitman 2
2018
47.9
62.3
81.4
100.6
Borderlands 3
2019
31.0
40.3
52.7
65.1
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
36.1
46.9
61.3
75.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
35.3
45.9
60.1
74.2
Just Cause 4
2018
38.8
50.4
65.9
81.4
Gears of War 5
2019
39.1
50.8
66.4
82.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
22.3
29.0
38.0
46.9
Godfall
2020
43.3
56.2
73.5
90.8
Genshin Impact
2020
42.5
55.3
72.3
89.3
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
47.9
62.3
81.4
100.6
F1 22
2020
42.5
55.3
72.3
89.3
Final Fantasy XV
2018
41.1
53.4
69.8
86.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
38.5
50.0
65.4
80.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
48.2
62.7
81.9
101.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
33.2
43.2
56.5
69.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
48.2
62.7
82.0
101.3
Far Cry 6
2021
36.7
47.7
62.3
77.0
Hitman 3
2021
33.2
43.2
56.5
69.8
F1 2021
2020
47.4
61.6
80.6
99.6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
47.4
61.6
80.6
99.6
Crysis 3
2013
48.0
62.4
81.6
100.8
World War Z
2019
48.3
62.8
82.2
101.5
GreedFall
2019
44.1
57.4
75.0
92.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
14.6
19.0
24.8
30.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
22.1
28.7
37.6
46.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
28.9
37.6
49.1
60.7
The Witcher 3
2015
43.3
56.3
73.6
90.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
30.8
40.0
52.4
64.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
35.2
45.8
59.8
73.9
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
31.9
41.4
54.2
66.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
38.5
50.0
65.4
80.8
Project CARS 3
2020
22.5
29.2
38.2
47.2
DOOM Eternal
2020
45.5
59.1
77.3
95.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
41.6
54.1
70.7
87.4
Dishonored 2
2016
37.0
48.0
62.8
77.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
43.5
56.6
74.0
91.4
Halo Infinite
2021
27.9
36.2
47.4
58.5
Anthem
2019
33.2
43.1
56.4
69.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
47.9
62.3
81.4
100.6
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
24.4
31.8
41.5
51.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
41.7
54.3
71.0
87.7
Death Stranding
2020
44.4
57.8
75.5
93.3
The Division
2016
43.2
56.2
73.5
90.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
23.0
29.9
39.1
48.2
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i7-4790 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
Battlefield 1
2016
61.1
79.4
103.8
128.2
Destiny 2
2017
67.6
87.9
114.9
142.0
Fallout 76
2018
62.8
81.6
106.7
131.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
61.4
79.8
104.4
128.9
Doom
2016
76.8
99.9
130.6
161.4
Project CARS 2
2017
50.7
65.9
86.2
106.4
DiRT Rally
2015
77.1
100.2
131.0
161.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
50.2
65.3
85.3
105.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
101.4
131.8
172.3
212.9
Rocket League
2015
208.7
271.3
354.8
438.3
Dawn of War III
2017
52.6
68.4
89.4
110.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
57.7
75.0
98.1
121.2
League of Legends
2009
268.4
348.9
456.2
563.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
55.7
72.4
94.7
117.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
62.6
81.3
106.4
131.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
48.6
63.2
82.6
102.0
Apex Legends
2019
51.5
66.9
87.5
108.1
Hitman
2016
48.9
63.5
83.1
102.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
59.7
77.6
101.5
125.3
For Honor
2017
71.6
93.0
121.7
150.3
Roblox
2006
168.6
219.2
286.7
354.1
Minecraft
2011
114.4
148.7
194.5
240.2
Dota 2
2013
69.9
90.9
118.8
146.8
Titanfall 2
2016
52.8
68.6
89.7
110.9
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
143.1
186.1
243.3
300.6
Strange Brigade
2018
62.9
81.8
106.9
132.1
Battlefield V
2018
51.5
66.9
87.5
108.1
Need For Speed
2015
57.9
75.2
98.4
121.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
53.7
69.8
91.2
112.7
Battlefield 4
2013
68.0
88.4
115.6
142.8
Valorant
2020
98.1
127.5
166.8
206.0
F1 2019
2019
50.3
65.5
85.6
105.7
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, however, you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work with each other. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 and the Intel Core i7-4790 separately.
