NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i7-9700 benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the Intel Core i7-9700 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 results of all tests. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the key characteristic. The medium FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 4Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce GTX 980 is good even for new 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 GPU, you can already draw some conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the required power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-9700 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is required for the GeForce GTX 980, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 165W. Here is a list of certain popular games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 980 and Intel Core i7-9700 configuration:
League of Legends
Dota 2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Minecraft
Apex Legends
Atomic Heart
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hogwarts Legacy
Far Cry 6
Roblox
Hitman 3
Valorant
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After reviewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply understand how the GeForce GTX 980 is better or worse than rivals in some popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 980.
The closest rivals 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 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 ordinary 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 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 i7-9700. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the medium 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
Elden ring
2022
20.8
27.0
35.3
43.6
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
29.5
38.4
50.2
62.0
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
28.4
37.0
48.3
59.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
23.5
30.6
40.0
49.4
Homeworld 3
2022
26.8
34.8
45.5
56.3
Starfield
2022
19.1
24.9
32.5
40.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
21.3
27.7
36.3
44.8
Saints Row
2022
38.8
50.5
66.0
81.5
Stray
2022
58.5
76.1
99.5
122.9
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
36.6
47.6
62.3
76.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
31.7
41.2
53.9
66.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
23.0
29.9
39.0
48.2
Atomic Heart
2023
13.1
17.1
22.3
27.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
33.9
44.1
57.6
71.2
Scorn
2022
21.3
27.7
36.3
44.8
Overwatch 2
2022
52.5
68.2
89.2
110.2
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
20.2
26.3
34.4
42.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
35.0
45.5
59.5
73.5
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Far Cry 6
2021
41.0
53.3
69.7
86.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
34.4
44.8
58.6
72.3
F1 22
2020
47.6
61.8
80.9
99.9
Metro Exodus
2019
30.0
39.0
51.0
63.0
Total War: Warhammer
2016
54.0
70.2
91.7
113.3
Halo Infinite
2021
31.2
40.5
53.0
65.4
Death Stranding
2020
49.7
64.6
84.5
104.4
F1 2021
2020
53.0
68.9
90.2
111.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
53.9
70.1
91.6
113.2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
27.3
35.5
46.5
57.4
Just Cause 4
2018
43.4
56.4
73.7
91.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
43.0
55.9
73.2
90.4
Dishonored 2
2016
41.3
53.7
70.3
86.8
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
24.7
32.1
42.0
51.9
Hitman 3
2021
37.2
48.3
63.2
78.1
Hitman 2
2018
53.6
69.7
91.1
112.5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
25.0
32.5
42.5
52.5
Borderlands 3
2019
34.7
45.1
58.9
72.8
World War Z
2019
54.1
70.3
91.9
113.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
44.1
57.3
74.9
92.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
53.6
69.7
91.1
112.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
50.8
66.1
86.4
106.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
37.2
48.3
63.2
78.1
Anthem
2019
37.1
48.3
63.1
78.0
GreedFall
2019
49.4
64.2
83.9
103.7
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
34.4
44.8
58.6
72.3
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
39.9
51.9
67.9
83.8
Gears of War 5
2019
43.7
56.8
74.3
91.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
39.5
51.4
67.2
83.0
Project CARS 3
2020
25.2
32.7
42.8
52.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
43.0
55.9
73.2
90.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
42.9
55.8
73.0
90.1
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
53.0
68.9
90.2
111.4
Final Fantasy XV
2018
45.9
59.7
78.1
96.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
16.3
21.3
27.8
34.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
35.6
46.3
60.6
74.9
Godfall
2020
48.4
62.9
82.3
101.6
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
53.6
69.7
91.1
112.5
Crysis 3
2013
53.7
69.8
91.3
112.8
Genshin Impact
2020
47.6
61.8
80.9
99.9
Devil May Cry 5
2019
48.7
63.3
82.7
102.2
The Division
2016
48.3
62.8
82.2
101.5
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
40.4
52.5
68.6
84.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
39.4
51.2
66.9
82.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
46.7
60.7
79.4
98.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
46.5
60.5
79.1
97.7
The Witcher 3
2015
48.4
63.0
82.4
101.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
54.3
70.7
92.4
114.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
25.7
33.4
43.7
54.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
32.3
42.0
54.9
67.9
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i7-9700 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for information, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Doom
2016
86.0
111.7
146.1
180.5
Minecraft
2011
127.9
166.3
217.5
268.7
Roblox
2006
188.6
245.2
320.7
396.1
Dawn of War III
2017
58.8
76.5
100.0
123.5
F1 2019
2019
56.3
73.2
95.7
118.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
64.6
83.9
109.8
135.6
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
56.2
73.0
95.5
117.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
113.4
147.4
192.8
238.1
Resident Evil 2
2019
62.3
81.0
106.0
130.9
DiRT Rally
2015
86.2
112.1
146.6
181.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
70.0
91.0
119.0
147.0
Valorant
2020
109.7
142.7
186.6
230.4
For Honor
2017
80.0
104.1
136.1
168.1
Apex Legends
2019
57.6
74.8
97.9
120.9
Fallout 76
2018
70.2
91.3
119.3
147.4
Battlefield 1
2016
68.3
88.8
116.1
143.4
Strange Brigade
2018
70.4
91.5
119.6
147.8
Destiny 2
2017
75.6
98.3
128.6
158.8
Battlefield V
2018
57.6
74.8
97.9
120.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
54.3
70.7
92.4
114.1
Dota 2
2013
78.2
101.6
132.9
164.2
Need For Speed
2015
64.7
84.2
110.1
135.9
League of Legends
2009
300.2
390.2
510.3
630.4
Project CARS 2
2017
56.7
73.7
96.4
119.1
Battlefield 4
2013
76.1
98.9
129.3
159.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
160.1
208.1
272.2
336.2
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
68.7
89.3
116.7
144.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
60.0
78.0
102.1
126.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
66.8
86.8
113.5
140.2
Hitman
2016
54.7
71.1
93.0
114.8
Rocket League
2015
233.5
303.5
396.9
490.3
Titanfall 2
2016
59.1
76.8
100.4
124.0
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
