NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i9-13900K benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 graphics card with the Intel Core i9-13900K 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 from results of all benchmarks. As for the primary parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The average FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 4Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce GTX 980 is good 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 certain conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the required power supply that will fully match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i9-13900K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce GTX 980, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 165W. Here is a list of certain famous games in which the graphics card 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 i9-13900K configuration:
Genshin Impact
Hogwarts Legacy
Apex Legends
Minecraft
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Valorant
Dota 2
Roblox
Far Cry 6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hitman 3
Fortnite Battle Royale
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
League of Legends
Atomic Heart
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 rivals in some famous 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 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 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 further help you make the good choice.
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 i9-13900K. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the average 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
Stray
2022
64.6
84.0
109.9
135.7
Scorn
2022
23.6
30.6
40.1
49.5
Starfield
2022
21.1
27.5
35.9
44.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
22.4
29.1
38.0
46.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
25.4
33.0
43.1
53.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
37.5
48.7
63.7
78.7
Atomic Heart
2023
14.5
18.8
24.6
30.4
Homeworld 3
2022
29.6
38.5
50.3
62.2
Overwatch 2
2022
58.0
75.4
98.6
121.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
32.6
42.4
55.5
68.5
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
35.0
45.6
59.6
73.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
31.4
40.8
53.4
66.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
38.7
50.3
65.7
81.2
Saints Row
2022
42.9
55.8
72.9
90.1
Elden ring
2022
23.0
29.8
39.0
48.2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
26.0
33.8
44.2
54.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
23.6
30.6
40.1
49.5
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
40.5
52.6
68.8
85.0
To understand how the GeForce GTX 980 behaves in demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Borderlands 3
2019
38.3
49.8
65.1
80.4
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
47.5
61.8
80.8
99.8
Project CARS 3
2020
27.8
36.1
47.2
58.4
Forza Horizon 5
2021
43.5
56.5
73.9
91.3
Halo Infinite
2021
34.4
44.8
58.5
72.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
18.1
23.5
30.7
37.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
44.6
58.0
75.8
93.6
Hitman 2
2018
59.2
77.0
100.6
124.3
Gears of War 5
2019
48.3
62.8
82.1
101.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
59.6
77.5
101.4
125.2
Metro Exodus
2019
33.2
43.1
56.4
69.7
The Witcher 3
2015
53.5
69.6
91.0
112.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
38.1
49.5
64.7
79.9
Hitman 3
2021
41.1
53.4
69.8
86.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
47.5
61.8
80.8
99.8
World War Z
2019
59.7
77.7
101.6
125.5
Monster Hunter: World
2018
51.6
67.1
87.7
108.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
51.4
66.8
87.4
108.0
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
44.1
57.3
75.0
92.6
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
43.7
56.8
74.3
91.7
Far Cry 6
2021
45.3
58.9
77.0
95.2
F1 22
2020
52.6
68.3
89.4
110.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
59.2
77.0
100.6
124.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
39.4
51.2
67.0
82.7
Anthem
2019
41.0
53.3
69.7
86.1
F1 2021
2020
58.6
76.2
99.6
123.1
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
47.4
61.7
80.6
99.6
The Division
2016
53.4
69.4
90.8
112.2
Death Stranding
2020
54.9
71.4
93.4
115.3
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
30.2
39.3
51.4
63.4
Just Cause 4
2018
47.9
62.3
81.4
100.6
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
59.6
77.4
101.3
125.1
Resident Evil Village
2021
41.1
53.4
69.8
86.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
35.7
46.4
60.7
75.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
27.3
35.5
46.4
57.3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
58.6
76.2
99.6
123.1
DOOM Eternal
2020
56.2
73.0
95.5
118.0
Genshin Impact
2020
52.6
68.3
89.4
110.4
GreedFall
2019
54.6
70.9
92.7
114.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
38.1
49.5
64.7
79.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
48.7
63.3
82.8
102.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
27.6
35.9
46.9
58.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
53.8
69.9
91.4
112.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
59.2
77.0
100.6
124.3
Crysis 3
2013
59.3
77.1
100.9
124.6
Dishonored 2
2016
45.7
59.4
77.6
95.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
60.1
78.1
102.1
126.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
50.7
66.0
86.3
106.6
Godfall
2020
53.5
69.5
90.9
112.3
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
28.4
36.9
48.3
59.6
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i9-13900K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for reference, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
71.3
92.8
121.3
149.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
176.9
230.0
300.7
371.5
Battlefield V
2018
63.6
82.7
108.1
133.6
For Honor
2017
88.4
115.0
150.4
185.7
Battlefield 1
2016
75.5
98.1
128.3
158.5
Apex Legends
2019
63.6
82.7
108.1
133.6
DiRT Rally
2015
95.3
123.9
162.0
200.1
League of Legends
2009
331.7
431.2
563.8
696.5
Destiny 2
2017
83.6
108.6
142.0
175.5
Titanfall 2
2016
65.2
84.8
110.9
137.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
62.0
80.7
105.5
130.3
Doom
2016
95.0
123.5
161.4
199.4
Project CARS 2
2017
62.6
81.4
106.5
131.6
Valorant
2020
121.2
157.6
206.1
254.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
75.9
98.6
129.0
159.3
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
66.3
86.2
112.8
139.3
Resident Evil 2
2019
68.9
89.5
117.1
144.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
73.8
95.9
125.4
154.9
Minecraft
2011
141.4
183.8
240.3
296.9
Strange Brigade
2018
77.8
101.1
132.2
163.3
Roblox
2006
208.4
271.0
354.3
437.7
Need For Speed
2015
71.5
93.0
121.6
150.2
Dota 2
2013
86.4
112.3
146.9
181.4
Dawn of War III
2017
65.0
84.5
110.5
136.5
F1 2019
2019
62.2
80.9
105.8
130.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
77.3
100.5
131.5
162.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
125.3
162.9
213.0
263.1
Fallout 76
2018
77.6
100.8
131.9
162.9
Rocket League
2015
258.0
335.4
438.5
541.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
60.1
78.1
102.1
126.1
Battlefield 4
2013
84.0
109.2
142.9
176.5
Hitman
2016
60.4
78.5
102.7
126.9
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. In such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the Intel Core i9-13900K and the GeForce GTX 980 separately.
