NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i7-6700 benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the Intel Core i7-6700 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 by looking at results of all tests. As for the main characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The average FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 4Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce GTX 980 is good even 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 graphics card, you can already make certain decision. With this data, you can already safely select the necessary power supply that will fully match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-6700 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A very powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce GTX 980, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 165W. Here is a list of several 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 i7-6700 configuration:
Far Cry 6
Valorant
Fortnite Battle Royale
Minecraft
Apex Legends
League of Legends
Atomic Heart
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Genshin Impact
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hogwarts Legacy
Roblox
Hitman 3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Dota 2
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After looking at the data from the game tests 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 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 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 numbers 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 popular games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 980 and Intel Core i7-6700. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the average 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
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
18.2
23.7
31.0
38.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
21.2
27.5
36.0
44.5
Scorn
2022
19.2
25.0
32.7
40.4
Elden ring
2022
18.7
24.3
31.8
39.3
Saints Row
2022
35.0
45.5
59.5
73.5
Atomic Heart
2023
11.8
15.4
20.1
24.8
Homeworld 3
2022
24.1
31.4
41.1
50.7
Overwatch 2
2022
47.3
61.5
80.4
99.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
28.6
37.2
48.6
60.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
31.5
41.0
53.6
66.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
25.6
33.3
43.6
53.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
20.7
26.9
35.2
43.5
Starfield
2022
17.2
22.4
29.3
36.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
19.2
25.0
32.7
40.4
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
26.6
34.6
45.2
55.9
Stray
2022
52.7
68.5
89.6
110.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
30.6
39.7
51.9
64.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
33.0
42.9
56.1
69.3
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
F1 22
2020
42.9
55.7
72.9
90.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
38.8
50.4
65.9
81.4
F1 2021
2020
47.8
62.1
81.3
100.4
Metro Exodus
2019
27.1
35.2
46.0
56.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
31.0
40.4
52.8
65.2
Hitman 2
2018
48.3
62.8
82.1
101.4
Death Stranding
2020
44.8
58.2
76.2
94.1
Hitman 3
2021
33.5
43.6
57.0
70.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
38.8
50.4
65.9
81.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
29.1
37.9
49.5
61.2
DOOM Eternal
2020
45.8
59.6
77.9
96.2
Dishonored 2
2016
37.3
48.4
63.3
78.2
Crysis 3
2013
48.4
62.9
82.3
101.6
Godfall
2020
43.6
56.7
74.1
91.6
Borderlands 3
2019
31.2
40.6
53.1
65.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
48.3
62.8
82.1
101.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
24.6
32.0
41.9
51.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
43.9
57.0
74.6
92.1
Genshin Impact
2020
42.9
55.7
72.9
90.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
47.8
62.1
81.3
100.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
22.5
29.3
38.3
47.3
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
36.4
47.3
61.8
76.4
Gears of War 5
2019
39.4
51.2
66.9
82.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
35.6
46.3
60.6
74.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
48.3
62.8
82.1
101.4
Forza Horizon 5
2021
35.5
46.1
60.3
74.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
41.4
53.8
70.4
86.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
41.9
54.5
71.3
88.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
42.1
54.7
71.5
88.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
33.5
43.6
57.0
70.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
23.2
30.1
39.4
48.6
The Division
2016
43.6
56.6
74.1
91.5
Anthem
2019
33.5
43.5
56.9
70.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
22.3
29.0
37.9
46.8
Halo Infinite
2021
28.1
36.5
47.8
59.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
38.7
50.3
65.8
81.2
Project CARS 3
2020
22.7
29.5
38.5
47.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
36.0
46.8
61.2
75.5
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
48.6
63.2
82.6
102.0
Total War: Warhammer
2016
48.6
63.2
82.7
102.1
Far Cry 6
2021
37.0
48.0
62.8
77.6
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
14.7
19.2
25.0
30.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
31.0
40.4
52.8
65.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
39.7
51.6
67.5
83.4
World War Z
2019
48.7
63.4
82.9
102.3
Just Cause 4
2018
39.1
50.8
66.4
82.1
GreedFall
2019
44.5
57.8
75.6
93.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
49.0
63.7
83.3
102.9
The Witcher 3
2015
43.7
56.8
74.2
91.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
32.1
41.8
54.6
67.5
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i7-6700 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 significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Doom
2016
77.5
100.7
131.7
162.7
Battlefield 1
2016
61.6
80.0
104.6
129.3
Apex Legends
2019
51.9
67.5
88.2
109.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
49.0
63.7
83.3
102.9
Battlefield V
2018
51.9
67.5
88.2
109.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
54.1
70.3
92.0
113.6
Battlefield 4
2013
68.5
89.1
116.5
144.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
144.3
187.6
245.3
303.0
Minecraft
2011
115.3
149.9
196.0
242.2
Resident Evil 2
2019
56.2
73.0
95.5
118.0
Fallout 76
2018
63.3
82.3
107.6
132.9
Dawn of War III
2017
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.4
For Honor
2017
72.1
93.8
122.6
151.5
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
63.1
82.0
107.2
132.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
60.2
78.2
102.3
126.4
Strange Brigade
2018
63.4
82.5
107.8
133.2
Hitman
2016
49.3
64.1
83.8
103.5
Rocket League
2015
210.4
273.6
357.7
441.9
Roblox
2006
170.0
221.0
289.0
357.0
Project CARS 2
2017
51.1
66.4
86.9
107.3
Dota 2
2013
70.5
91.6
119.8
148.0
DiRT Rally
2015
77.7
101.0
132.1
163.2
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
102.2
132.9
173.8
214.6
Valorant
2020
98.9
128.6
168.1
207.7
Need For Speed
2015
58.3
75.9
99.2
122.5
League of Legends
2009
270.5
351.7
459.9
568.1
Titanfall 2
2016
53.2
69.2
90.5
111.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
50.6
65.8
86.0
106.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
58.2
75.7
98.9
122.2
Destiny 2
2017
68.2
88.6
115.9
143.1
F1 2019
2019
50.8
66.0
86.3
106.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
61.9
80.5
105.2
130.0
Although you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 and the Intel Core i7-6700 separately.
