NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i9-13900T benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 graphics card with the Intel Core i9-13900T processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is bad or good for gaming by looking at testing data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the key parameter. The ordinary 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 for new 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 certain 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 i9-13900T . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce GTX 980, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 165W. Here is a list of some common 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 i9-13900T configuration:
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Minecraft
Valorant
Genshin Impact
Hitman 3
Hogwarts Legacy
Dota 2
League of Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Roblox
Atomic Heart
Fortnite Battle Royale
Apex Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Far Cry 6
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 popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 980.
The closest GeForce GTX 980 rivals
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 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 also help you make the good 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 i9-13900T. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the medium FPS achieved 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
Starfield
2022
20.8
27.1
35.4
43.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
32.2
41.8
54.7
67.5
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
36.9
48.0
62.8
77.5
Saints Row
2022
42.3
55.0
71.9
88.8
Overwatch 2
2022
57.2
74.3
97.2
120.1
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
34.5
44.9
58.7
72.5
Elden ring
2022
22.6
29.4
38.5
47.5
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
39.9
51.9
67.8
83.8
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
23.2
30.2
39.5
48.8
Stray
2022
63.7
82.8
108.3
133.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
38.1
49.5
64.8
80.0
Homeworld 3
2022
29.2
37.9
49.6
61.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
25.6
33.3
43.5
53.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
25.0
32.5
42.5
52.5
Atomic Heart
2023
14.3
18.6
24.3
30.0
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
31.0
40.3
52.6
65.0
Scorn
2022
23.2
30.2
39.5
48.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
22.0
28.6
37.5
46.3
To understand how the GeForce GTX 980 behaves in demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Metro Exodus
2019
32.7
42.5
55.6
68.7
F1 22
2020
51.8
67.4
88.1
108.8
The Division
2016
52.6
68.4
89.5
110.6
Borderlands 3
2019
37.8
49.1
64.2
79.3
World War Z
2019
58.9
76.6
100.1
123.7
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
46.7
60.8
79.5
98.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
43.5
56.5
73.9
91.3
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
29.8
38.7
50.6
62.5
Far Cry 6
2021
44.7
58.1
75.9
93.8
Hitman 2
2018
58.4
75.9
99.2
122.6
Gears of War 5
2019
47.6
61.9
80.9
99.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
40.5
52.6
68.8
85.0
Godfall
2020
52.7
68.5
89.6
110.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
55.4
72.0
94.2
116.3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
57.8
75.1
98.2
121.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
46.9
60.9
79.7
98.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
58.7
76.3
99.8
123.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
46.9
60.9
79.7
98.4
Genshin Impact
2020
51.8
67.4
88.1
108.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
50.9
66.1
86.5
106.8
Just Cause 4
2018
47.2
61.4
80.3
99.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
43.1
56.0
73.2
90.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
37.5
48.8
63.8
78.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
27.2
35.4
46.3
57.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
37.5
48.8
63.8
78.8
F1 2021
2020
57.8
75.1
98.2
121.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
50.7
65.9
86.2
106.4
Death Stranding
2020
54.1
70.4
92.0
113.7
The Witcher 3
2015
52.8
68.6
89.7
110.8
Dishonored 2
2016
45.0
58.5
76.5
94.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
35.2
45.8
59.8
73.9
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
28.0
36.4
47.6
58.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
17.8
23.1
30.3
37.4
Anthem
2019
40.4
52.6
68.7
84.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
50.0
65.0
85.0
105.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
42.9
55.7
72.9
90.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
26.9
35.0
45.8
56.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
48.0
62.4
81.6
100.8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
38.8
50.5
66.0
81.5
Hitman 3
2021
40.5
52.6
68.8
85.0
Halo Infinite
2021
33.9
44.1
57.7
71.3
Project CARS 3
2020
27.4
35.6
46.6
57.5
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
58.4
75.9
99.2
122.6
Crysis 3
2013
58.5
76.0
99.4
122.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
59.2
77.0
100.6
124.3
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
58.4
75.9
99.2
122.6
Total War: Warhammer
2016
58.8
76.4
99.9
123.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
43.9
57.1
74.7
92.3
GreedFall
2019
53.8
69.9
91.4
112.9
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i9-13900T gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for reference, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Battlefield 1
2016
74.4
96.7
126.4
156.2
Fallout 76
2018
76.5
99.4
130.0
160.6
Doom
2016
93.6
121.7
159.1
196.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
65.4
85.0
111.2
137.3
Dota 2
2013
85.2
110.7
144.8
178.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
74.8
97.2
127.2
157.1
Project CARS 2
2017
61.8
80.3
105.0
129.7
Strange Brigade
2018
76.6
99.6
130.3
160.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
61.2
79.5
104.0
128.4
F1 2019
2019
61.3
79.7
104.3
128.8
For Honor
2017
87.2
113.3
148.2
183.1
Need For Speed
2015
70.5
91.7
119.9
148.1
Resident Evil 2
2019
67.9
88.3
115.4
142.6
Hitman
2016
59.6
77.4
101.2
125.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
72.7
94.5
123.6
152.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
59.2
77.0
100.6
124.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
174.4
226.7
296.4
366.2
Titanfall 2
2016
64.3
83.6
109.3
135.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
123.5
160.6
210.0
259.4
Minecraft
2011
139.3
181.2
236.9
292.6
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
76.2
99.1
129.6
160.1
Dawn of War III
2017
64.1
83.3
108.9
134.6
Destiny 2
2017
82.4
107.1
140.0
173.0
Rocket League
2015
254.3
330.6
432.3
534.0
Battlefield V
2018
62.7
81.5
106.6
131.7
League of Legends
2009
326.9
425.0
555.8
686.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
70.3
91.4
119.6
147.7
Battlefield 4
2013
82.8
107.7
140.8
174.0
Valorant
2020
119.5
155.4
203.2
251.0
Roblox
2006
205.5
267.1
349.3
431.4
Apex Legends
2019
62.7
81.5
106.6
131.7
DiRT Rally
2015
93.9
122.1
159.7
197.2
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
