NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i9-11900KF benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the Intel Core i9-11900KF processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is bad or good for gaming by looking at results of all benchmarks. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the main characteristic. The average FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 4Gb of memory, we can say 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 GPU, you can already make some conclusions. This will allow you to choose the necessary power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i9-11900KF . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A very powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce GTX 980, because it has a pretty 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 practically all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 980 and Intel Core i9-11900KF configuration:
League of Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Apex Legends
Dota 2
Roblox
Hitman 3
Hogwarts Legacy
Fortnite Battle Royale
Far Cry 6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Atomic Heart
Minecraft
Genshin Impact
Valorant
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After viewing the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce GTX 980 with competitors in some famous 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 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 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 also help you make the true decision.
How good is GeForce GTX 980 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 980 and Intel Core i9-11900KF. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the medium FPS received 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
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
29.9
38.8
50.8
62.7
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
20.5
26.6
34.8
43.0
Starfield
2022
19.4
25.2
32.9
40.7
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
37.1
48.2
63.0
77.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
35.4
46.0
60.2
74.4
Scorn
2022
21.6
28.0
36.7
45.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
34.3
44.6
58.3
72.0
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
32.1
41.7
54.5
67.4
Atomic Heart
2023
13.3
17.3
22.6
27.9
Homeworld 3
2022
27.1
35.2
46.1
56.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
21.6
28.0
36.7
45.3
Stray
2022
59.2
77.0
100.6
124.3
Saints Row
2022
39.3
51.1
66.8
82.5
Elden ring
2022
21.0
27.3
35.7
44.1
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
28.8
37.4
48.9
60.4
Overwatch 2
2022
53.1
69.0
90.3
111.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
23.8
30.9
40.4
50.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
23.2
30.2
39.5
48.8
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
41.5
53.9
70.5
87.1
Crysis 3
2013
54.3
70.6
92.4
114.1
Marvel's Avengers
2020
32.7
42.5
55.6
68.7
Genshin Impact
2020
48.1
62.6
81.8
101.1
The Division
2016
48.9
63.6
83.1
102.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
40.4
52.5
68.7
84.8
Death Stranding
2020
50.3
65.4
85.5
105.6
The Witcher 3
2015
49.0
63.7
83.3
102.9
Halo Infinite
2021
31.5
41.0
53.6
66.2
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
54.2
70.5
92.2
113.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
43.5
56.6
74.0
91.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
40.8
53.1
69.4
85.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
26.0
33.8
44.2
54.6
World War Z
2019
54.7
71.1
93.0
114.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
47.2
61.4
80.3
99.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
49.2
64.0
83.7
103.4
Metro Exodus
2019
30.4
39.5
51.6
63.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
55.0
71.5
93.5
115.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
51.4
66.9
87.5
108.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
43.5
56.6
74.0
91.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
54.5
70.9
92.7
114.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
46.5
60.4
79.0
97.6
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
36.1
46.9
61.3
75.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
39.8
51.8
67.7
83.6
Project CARS 3
2020
25.4
33.1
43.3
53.4
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
40.0
52.0
68.0
84.0
Hitman 2
2018
54.2
70.5
92.2
113.8
Borderlands 3
2019
35.1
45.6
59.6
73.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
27.7
36.0
47.0
58.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
34.9
45.3
59.2
73.2
Anthem
2019
37.6
48.8
63.9
78.9
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
34.9
45.3
59.2
73.2
Godfall
2020
49.0
63.6
83.2
102.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
43.4
56.5
73.8
91.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
44.6
58.0
75.8
93.6
Hitman 3
2021
37.6
48.9
64.0
79.0
Resident Evil Village
2021
37.6
48.9
64.0
79.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
16.5
21.5
28.1
34.7
Dishonored 2
2016
41.8
54.4
71.1
87.8
Gears of War 5
2019
44.2
57.5
75.1
92.8
Just Cause 4
2018
43.9
57.0
74.6
92.1
F1 2021
2020
53.7
69.8
91.2
112.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
47.1
61.2
80.0
98.9
Total War: Warhammer
2016
54.6
71.0
92.8
114.7
GreedFall
2019
50.0
64.9
84.9
104.9
F1 22
2020
48.1
62.6
81.8
101.1
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
53.7
69.8
91.2
112.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
25.3
32.9
43.0
53.1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
54.2
70.5
92.2
113.8
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
25.0
32.5
42.5
52.5
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i9-11900KF 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 much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
DiRT Rally
2015
87.2
113.4
148.3
183.2
Dawn of War III
2017
59.5
77.4
101.2
125.0
Minecraft
2011
129.4
168.3
220.1
271.8
Titanfall 2
2016
59.7
77.7
101.6
125.5
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
114.7
149.2
195.0
240.9
Battlefield V
2018
58.3
75.7
99.0
122.3
League of Legends
2009
303.7
394.8
516.3
637.8
Battlefield 4
2013
77.0
100.0
130.8
161.6
Need For Speed
2015
65.5
85.1
111.3
137.5
Hitman
2016
55.3
71.9
94.0
116.2
Apex Legends
2019
58.3
75.7
99.0
122.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
67.5
87.8
114.8
141.8
Rocket League
2015
236.2
307.1
401.6
496.1
Valorant
2020
111.0
144.3
188.7
233.2
Battlefield 1
2016
69.1
89.8
117.5
145.1
For Honor
2017
81.0
105.3
137.7
170.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
65.3
84.9
111.1
137.2
Strange Brigade
2018
71.2
92.6
121.0
149.5
Roblox
2006
190.9
248.1
324.5
400.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
63.1
82.0
107.2
132.4
F1 2019
2019
57.0
74.1
96.9
119.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
56.8
73.9
96.6
119.3
Fallout 76
2018
71.0
92.3
120.8
149.2
Project CARS 2
2017
57.4
74.6
97.5
120.5
Dota 2
2013
79.1
102.8
134.5
166.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
70.8
92.1
120.4
148.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
60.7
79.0
103.3
127.6
Doom
2016
87.0
113.1
147.8
182.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
162.0
210.6
275.4
340.2
Destiny 2
2017
76.5
99.5
130.1
160.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
55.0
71.5
93.5
115.5
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
69.5
90.3
118.1
145.9
Although you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. In such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 and the Intel Core i9-11900KF separately.
