NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i9-10900F benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the Intel Core i9-10900F 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 by looking at benchmark results. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the main characteristic. The average FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 4Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce GTX 980 is good even for today's 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 draw some conclusions. With this data, you can already easily select the necessary power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i9-10900F . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is required 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. Next 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 i9-10900F configuration:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
Apex Legends
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Genshin Impact
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hitman 3
Atomic Heart
Dota 2
Minecraft
Far Cry 6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
League of Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce GTX 980 with rivals in several popular games and choose 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 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 figures 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 famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 980 and Intel Core i9-10900F. The numbers beside 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
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
30.4
39.6
51.7
63.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
32.7
42.5
55.6
68.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
34.9
45.4
59.4
73.4
Starfield
2022
19.7
25.6
33.5
41.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
23.7
30.8
40.2
49.7
Stray
2022
60.3
78.4
102.5
126.6
Homeworld 3
2022
27.6
35.9
46.9
58.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
36.1
46.9
61.3
75.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
29.3
38.1
49.8
61.5
Atomic Heart
2023
13.5
17.6
23.0
28.4
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
37.8
49.1
64.2
79.3
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
20.8
27.1
35.4
43.8
Overwatch 2
2022
54.1
70.3
92.0
113.6
Saints Row
2022
40.0
52.0
68.0
84.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
24.2
31.5
41.2
50.9
Elden ring
2022
21.4
27.8
36.4
45.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
22.0
28.6
37.4
46.1
Scorn
2022
22.0
28.6
37.4
46.1
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
41.6
54.1
70.7
87.3
Hitman 3
2021
38.3
49.8
65.1
80.5
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
55.2
71.8
93.9
116.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
40.6
52.7
69.0
85.2
Godfall
2020
49.9
64.8
84.8
104.7
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
35.5
46.1
60.3
74.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
47.3
61.5
80.5
99.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
36.7
47.8
62.5
77.1
F1 2021
2020
54.7
71.1
92.9
114.8
Death Stranding
2020
51.2
66.6
87.1
107.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
44.3
57.6
75.4
93.1
Metro Exodus
2019
30.9
40.2
52.6
65.0
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
41.1
53.5
69.9
86.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
44.2
57.5
75.2
92.9
World War Z
2019
55.7
72.4
94.7
117.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
44.3
57.6
75.4
93.1
Hitman 2
2018
55.2
71.8
93.9
116.0
Monster Hunter: World
2018
48.1
62.6
81.8
101.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
55.2
71.8
93.9
116.0
F1 22
2020
49.0
63.7
83.3
102.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
56.0
72.8
95.2
117.6
DOOM Eternal
2020
52.4
68.1
89.1
110.0
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
45.4
59.0
77.2
95.4
The Division
2016
49.8
64.8
84.7
104.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
48.0
62.3
81.5
100.7
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
35.5
46.1
60.3
74.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
28.2
36.6
47.9
59.2
Dishonored 2
2016
42.6
55.4
72.4
89.5
Borderlands 3
2019
35.7
46.4
60.7
75.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
26.5
34.4
45.0
55.6
Resident Evil Village
2021
38.3
49.8
65.1
80.5
Genshin Impact
2020
49.0
63.7
83.3
102.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
54.7
71.1
92.9
114.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
25.8
33.5
43.8
54.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
50.1
65.2
85.3
105.3
Far Cry 6
2021
42.3
54.9
71.8
88.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
40.7
53.0
69.3
85.6
Just Cause 4
2018
44.7
58.1
76.0
93.8
Gears of War 5
2019
45.0
58.5
76.5
94.5
GreedFall
2019
50.9
66.1
86.5
106.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
55.6
72.3
94.5
116.8
Project CARS 3
2020
25.9
33.7
44.1
54.4
The Witcher 3
2015
49.9
64.9
84.9
104.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
33.3
43.3
56.6
69.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
16.8
21.9
28.6
35.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
25.5
33.1
43.3
53.5
Anthem
2019
38.3
49.7
65.0
80.3
Halo Infinite
2021
32.1
41.8
54.6
67.4
Crysis 3
2013
55.3
71.9
94.1
116.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
55.6
72.2
94.4
116.7
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i9-10900F gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for information, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Resident Evil 2
2019
64.2
83.5
109.2
134.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
57.9
75.2
98.4
121.5
Project CARS 2
2017
58.4
76.0
99.3
122.7
DiRT Rally
2015
88.9
115.5
151.1
186.6
Rocket League
2015
240.6
312.8
409.0
505.3
Battlefield 1
2016
70.4
91.5
119.6
147.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
116.9
151.9
198.7
245.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
72.1
93.8
122.6
151.5
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
70.8
92.0
120.3
148.6
Doom
2016
88.6
115.1
150.6
186.0
Need For Speed
2015
66.7
86.7
113.4
140.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
165.0
214.5
280.5
346.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
68.8
89.4
117.0
144.5
For Honor
2017
82.5
107.2
140.2
173.2
Destiny 2
2017
77.9
101.3
132.5
163.6
League of Legends
2009
309.3
402.1
525.9
649.6
Hitman
2016
56.3
73.3
95.8
118.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
66.5
86.5
113.1
139.7
Valorant
2020
113.1
147.0
192.2
237.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
56.0
72.8
95.2
117.6
Battlefield V
2018
59.3
77.1
100.9
124.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
61.9
80.4
105.2
129.9
Apex Legends
2019
59.3
77.1
100.9
124.6
Minecraft
2011
131.9
171.4
224.1
276.9
F1 2019
2019
58.0
75.4
98.7
121.9
Titanfall 2
2016
60.9
79.1
103.5
127.8
Strange Brigade
2018
72.5
94.3
123.3
152.3
Roblox
2006
194.4
252.7
330.5
408.2
Fallout 76
2018
72.3
94.1
123.0
151.9
Dota 2
2013
80.6
104.7
137.0
169.2
Dawn of War III
2017
60.6
78.8
103.1
127.3
Battlefield 4
2013
78.4
101.9
133.2
164.6
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. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
