NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i9-10850K benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the Intel Core i9-10850K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is good or bad for gaming from benchmark results. As for the main characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. 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 today's 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 draw some decision. This will allow you to choose the necessary power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i9-10850K . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A highly powerful power supply is required for the GeForce GTX 980, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 165W. Here is a list of several popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 980 and Intel Core i9-10850K configuration:
Hogwarts Legacy
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
League of Legends
Dota 2
Roblox
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Far Cry 6
Hitman 3
Fortnite Battle Royale
Valorant
Apex Legends
Atomic Heart
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After viewing the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 980 with rivals in some popular 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 rivals 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 i9-10850K. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the medium FPS received 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
Homeworld 3
2022
27.8
36.1
47.2
58.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
32.9
42.7
55.9
69.0
Overwatch 2
2022
54.4
70.7
92.5
114.2
Scorn
2022
22.1
28.7
37.6
46.4
Starfield
2022
19.8
25.8
33.7
41.6
Stray
2022
60.6
78.8
103.1
127.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
24.4
31.7
41.4
51.2
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
36.3
47.1
61.6
76.2
Saints Row
2022
40.2
52.3
68.4
84.5
Atomic Heart
2023
13.6
17.7
23.1
28.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
29.5
38.3
50.1
61.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
21.0
27.3
35.6
44.0
Elden ring
2022
21.5
28.0
36.6
45.2
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
23.8
30.9
40.5
50.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
35.1
45.7
59.7
73.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
38.0
49.4
64.5
79.7
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
22.1
28.7
37.6
46.4
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
30.6
39.8
52.0
64.3
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
55.0
71.5
93.4
115.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
56.3
73.2
95.7
118.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
52.7
68.5
89.6
110.7
Resident Evil Village
2021
38.5
50.1
65.5
80.9
Just Cause 4
2018
44.9
58.4
76.4
94.4
Devil May Cry 5
2019
50.4
65.6
85.7
105.9
Dishonored 2
2016
42.8
55.7
72.8
90.0
Metro Exodus
2019
31.1
40.4
52.9
65.3
Project CARS 3
2020
26.1
33.9
44.3
54.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
16.9
22.0
28.8
35.6
Far Cry 6
2021
42.5
55.2
72.2
89.2
Halo Infinite
2021
32.3
42.0
54.9
67.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
48.2
62.7
82.0
101.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
35.7
46.4
60.7
75.0
Monster Hunter: World
2018
48.4
62.9
82.3
101.6
Godfall
2020
50.1
65.2
85.2
105.3
Anthem
2019
38.5
50.0
65.4
80.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
41.8
54.4
71.1
87.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
44.5
57.8
75.6
93.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
36.9
48.0
62.8
77.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
25.9
33.7
44.0
54.4
Crysis 3
2013
55.6
72.3
94.6
116.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
40.8
53.0
69.4
85.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
44.6
58.0
75.8
93.6
The Division
2016
50.1
65.1
85.2
105.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
44.6
58.0
75.8
93.6
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
55.5
72.2
94.4
116.6
Hitman 2
2018
55.5
72.2
94.4
116.6
F1 2021
2020
55.0
71.5
93.4
115.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
55.9
72.6
95.0
117.3
Final Fantasy XV
2018
47.6
61.9
80.9
100.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
55.5
72.2
94.4
116.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
41.4
53.8
70.3
86.9
GreedFall
2019
51.2
66.5
87.0
107.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
25.6
33.3
43.5
53.8
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
45.7
59.4
77.6
95.9
Total War: Warhammer
2016
55.9
72.7
95.1
117.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
33.5
43.5
56.9
70.3
Borderlands 3
2019
35.9
46.7
61.1
75.4
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
35.7
46.4
60.7
75.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
26.6
34.6
45.3
55.9
The Witcher 3
2015
50.2
65.3
85.3
105.4
World War Z
2019
56.0
72.9
95.3
117.7
Hitman 3
2021
38.5
50.1
65.5
80.9
Death Stranding
2020
51.5
67.0
87.6
108.2
Gears of War 5
2019
45.3
58.9
77.0
95.1
Genshin Impact
2020
49.3
64.1
83.8
103.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
41.0
53.3
69.6
86.0
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
28.3
36.8
48.2
59.5
F1 22
2020
49.3
64.1
83.8
103.5
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i9-10850K 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
Battlefield V
2018
59.7
77.6
101.4
125.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
66.9
87.0
113.8
140.5
Titanfall 2
2016
61.2
79.6
104.0
128.5
Project CARS 2
2017
58.8
76.4
99.9
123.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
117.5
152.8
199.8
246.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
165.9
215.7
282.0
348.4
Valorant
2020
113.7
147.8
193.3
238.8
Rocket League
2015
241.9
314.5
411.3
508.1
League of Legends
2009
311.1
404.4
528.8
653.3
Doom
2016
89.1
115.8
151.4
187.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
62.2
80.9
105.8
130.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
71.2
92.5
121.0
149.5
Need For Speed
2015
67.1
87.2
114.1
140.9
Fallout 76
2018
72.8
94.6
123.7
152.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
58.2
75.7
98.9
122.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
72.5
94.3
123.3
152.3
Destiny 2
2017
78.4
101.9
133.2
164.6
Dota 2
2013
81.0
105.3
137.7
170.2
Dawn of War III
2017
61.0
79.3
103.6
128.0
Battlefield 4
2013
78.8
102.5
134.0
165.5
For Honor
2017
83.0
107.8
141.0
174.2
Hitman
2016
56.7
73.7
96.3
119.0
Roblox
2006
195.5
254.1
332.3
410.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
64.6
84.0
109.8
135.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
56.3
73.2
95.7
118.3
Apex Legends
2019
59.7
77.6
101.4
125.3
Battlefield 1
2016
70.8
92.0
120.3
148.6
Minecraft
2011
132.6
172.4
225.4
278.4
F1 2019
2019
58.4
75.9
99.2
122.6
Strange Brigade
2018
72.9
94.8
124.0
153.1
DiRT Rally
2015
89.4
116.2
151.9
187.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
69.2
89.9
117.6
145.3
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
