NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i9-13900KF benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the Intel Core i9-13900KF processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is bad or good for gaming by looking at results of all tests. As for the main characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The medium 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 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 GPU, you can already draw some conclusions. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that will fully match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i9-13900KF . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A rather 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 some common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of almost all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 980 and Intel Core i9-13900KF configuration:
Roblox
Dota 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Apex Legends
Atomic Heart
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
League of Legends
Far Cry 6
Fortnite Battle Royale
Valorant
Minecraft
Hogwarts Legacy
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Genshin Impact
Hitman 3
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce GTX 980 is better or worse than rivals in several famous games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 980.
The closest GeForce GTX 980 competitors
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 average 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 also 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 i9-13900KF. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the average FPS obtained 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
32.8
42.6
55.7
68.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
40.7
52.9
69.1
85.4
Homeworld 3
2022
29.7
38.7
50.5
62.4
Starfield
2022
21.2
27.6
36.1
44.6
Elden ring
2022
23.1
30.0
39.2
48.4
Atomic Heart
2023
14.6
18.9
24.8
30.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
22.5
29.2
38.2
47.2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
26.1
33.9
44.4
54.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
25.5
33.1
43.3
53.5
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
35.2
45.8
59.8
73.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
23.7
30.8
40.2
49.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
31.6
41.0
53.6
66.3
Saints Row
2022
43.1
56.0
73.2
90.5
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
37.6
48.9
64.0
79.0
Stray
2022
64.9
84.4
110.4
136.4
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
38.8
50.5
66.0
81.6
Scorn
2022
23.7
30.8
40.2
49.7
Overwatch 2
2022
58.3
75.7
99.0
122.3
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Hitman 3
2021
41.3
53.6
70.2
86.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
44.8
58.2
76.1
94.0
Godfall
2020
53.7
69.8
91.3
112.8
Crysis 3
2013
59.6
77.5
101.3
125.1
Halo Infinite
2021
34.6
45.0
58.8
72.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
51.8
67.4
88.1
108.8
Borderlands 3
2019
38.5
50.0
65.4
80.8
Gears of War 5
2019
48.5
63.0
82.4
101.8
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
38.2
49.7
65.0
80.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
59.9
77.9
101.8
125.8
Genshin Impact
2020
52.8
68.6
89.8
110.9
Death Stranding
2020
55.2
71.7
93.8
115.8
Project CARS 3
2020
27.9
36.3
47.5
58.6
GreedFall
2019
54.8
71.2
93.2
115.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
51.6
67.1
87.8
108.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
18.1
23.6
30.8
38.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
48.9
63.6
83.1
102.7
Dishonored 2
2016
45.9
59.6
78.0
96.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
47.8
62.1
81.2
100.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
43.7
56.8
74.3
91.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
47.6
61.9
81.0
100.0
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
30.3
39.4
51.6
63.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
35.9
46.6
61.0
75.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
27.7
36.1
47.1
58.2
World War Z
2019
60.0
78.0
102.0
126.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
39.6
51.4
67.3
83.1
Resident Evil Village
2021
41.3
53.6
70.2
86.7
F1 2021
2020
58.9
76.5
100.1
123.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
28.5
37.1
48.5
59.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
58.9
76.5
100.1
123.6
The Division
2016
53.6
69.7
91.2
112.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
27.4
35.7
46.6
57.6
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
59.5
77.3
101.1
124.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
43.9
57.0
74.6
92.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
54.0
70.2
91.8
113.4
The Witcher 3
2015
53.8
69.9
91.4
112.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
59.5
77.3
101.1
124.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
44.3
57.6
75.3
93.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
60.3
78.4
102.5
126.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
59.8
77.8
101.7
125.7
Hitman 2
2018
59.5
77.3
101.1
124.9
Just Cause 4
2018
48.1
62.6
81.8
101.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
51.0
66.3
86.7
107.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
47.8
62.1
81.2
100.3
Metro Exodus
2019
33.3
43.3
56.6
70.0
Far Cry 6
2021
45.5
59.2
77.4
95.6
F1 22
2020
52.8
68.6
89.8
110.9
Anthem
2019
41.2
53.6
70.0
86.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
56.4
73.4
95.9
118.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
38.2
49.7
65.0
80.3
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i9-13900KF gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for information, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Fallout 76
2018
77.9
101.3
132.5
163.6
Titanfall 2
2016
65.5
85.2
111.4
137.6
Rocket League
2015
259.1
336.9
440.5
544.2
F1 2019
2019
62.5
81.3
106.3
131.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
125.9
163.6
214.0
264.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
60.3
78.4
102.5
126.7
Hitman
2016
60.7
78.9
103.2
127.4
For Honor
2017
88.8
115.5
151.0
186.6
Dawn of War III
2017
65.3
84.9
111.0
137.1
League of Legends
2009
333.2
433.1
566.4
699.6
Battlefield 4
2013
84.4
109.7
143.5
177.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
74.1
96.3
126.0
155.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
66.6
86.6
113.3
139.9
Apex Legends
2019
63.9
83.1
108.6
134.2
Valorant
2020
121.8
158.3
207.0
255.8
Roblox
2006
209.4
272.2
355.9
439.7
Doom
2016
95.4
124.0
162.2
200.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
177.7
231.0
302.1
373.1
Need For Speed
2015
71.8
93.4
122.1
150.9
Destiny 2
2017
83.9
109.1
142.7
176.2
Strange Brigade
2018
78.1
101.5
132.8
164.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
76.2
99.1
129.6
160.1
Project CARS 2
2017
62.9
81.8
107.0
132.2
Battlefield 1
2016
75.8
98.5
128.8
159.2
Dota 2
2013
86.8
112.8
147.5
182.2
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
62.3
81.0
105.9
130.9
Resident Evil 2
2019
69.2
89.9
117.6
145.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
71.7
93.2
121.8
150.5
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
77.7
101.0
132.0
163.1
DiRT Rally
2015
95.7
124.4
162.7
201.0
Battlefield V
2018
63.9
83.1
108.6
134.2
Minecraft
2011
142.0
184.6
241.4
298.2
Although you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
