NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with Intel Core i9-9900 benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 graphics card with the Intel Core i9-9900 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 from testing data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the key parameter. The medium FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 4Gb of memory, we can say 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 graphics card, you can already draw certain decision. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i9-9900 . 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 pretty high power consumption under loads - 165W. Here is a list of several popular games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next 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 i9-9900 configuration:
Minecraft
Valorant
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Genshin Impact
Hitman 3
Hogwarts Legacy
Apex Legends
League of Legends
Far Cry 6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Fortnite Battle Royale
Atomic Heart
Dota 2
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 popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 980.
The closest GeForce GTX 980 opponents
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 numbers will also 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 i9-9900. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the medium FPS obtained 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
59.4
77.2
100.9
124.7
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
20.5
26.7
34.9
43.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
37.2
48.3
63.2
78.1
Starfield
2022
19.4
25.2
33.0
40.8
Scorn
2022
21.6
28.1
36.8
45.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
34.4
44.7
58.5
72.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
32.2
41.8
54.7
67.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
21.6
28.1
36.8
45.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
23.3
30.3
39.6
48.9
Elden ring
2022
21.1
27.4
35.8
44.3
Saints Row
2022
39.4
51.2
67.0
82.7
Homeworld 3
2022
27.2
35.3
46.2
57.1
Atomic Heart
2023
13.3
17.3
22.6
28.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
30.0
38.9
50.9
62.9
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
23.9
31.0
40.6
50.1
Overwatch 2
2022
53.3
69.2
90.5
111.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
35.5
46.2
60.4
74.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
28.8
37.5
49.0
60.6
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
35.0
45.4
59.4
73.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
25.4
33.0
43.1
53.2
Just Cause 4
2018
44.0
57.2
74.8
92.4
Gears of War 5
2019
44.3
57.6
75.4
93.1
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
40.1
52.1
68.2
84.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
35.0
45.4
59.4
73.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
26.1
33.9
44.3
54.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
40.9
53.2
69.6
86.0
The Witcher 3
2015
49.2
63.9
83.6
103.2
Halo Infinite
2021
31.6
41.1
53.8
66.4
Death Stranding
2020
50.4
65.6
85.7
105.9
Crysis 3
2013
54.5
70.8
92.6
114.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
43.7
56.8
74.2
91.7
Borderlands 3
2019
35.2
45.7
59.8
73.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
27.7
36.1
47.2
58.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
54.8
71.2
93.1
115.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
25.1
32.6
42.6
52.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
51.6
67.1
87.7
108.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
43.7
56.8
74.2
91.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
44.7
58.1
76.0
93.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
40.5
52.6
68.8
85.0
Hitman 3
2021
37.7
49.0
64.1
79.2
Metro Exodus
2019
30.5
39.6
51.8
64.0
The Division
2016
49.0
63.8
83.4
103.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
32.8
42.6
55.7
68.9
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
54.7
71.1
93.0
114.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
16.6
21.6
28.2
34.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
54.4
70.7
92.4
114.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
49.4
64.2
83.9
103.7
World War Z
2019
54.9
71.3
93.3
115.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
37.7
49.0
64.1
79.2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
53.8
70.0
91.5
113.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
39.9
51.9
67.9
83.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
47.4
61.6
80.5
99.5
Anthem
2019
37.7
49.0
64.0
79.1
Genshin Impact
2020
48.3
62.7
82.1
101.4
Project CARS 3
2020
25.5
33.2
43.4
53.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
54.4
70.7
92.4
114.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
47.2
61.4
80.3
99.1
GreedFall
2019
50.1
65.1
85.2
105.2
Godfall
2020
49.1
63.8
83.5
103.1
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
43.5
56.6
74.0
91.5
F1 22
2020
48.3
62.7
82.1
101.4
Far Cry 6
2021
41.6
54.1
70.7
87.4
Dishonored 2
2016
41.9
54.5
71.3
88.1
F1 2021
2020
53.8
70.0
91.5
113.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
46.6
60.6
79.2
97.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
55.1
71.7
93.7
115.8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
36.2
47.0
61.5
76.0
Hitman 2
2018
54.4
70.7
92.4
114.2
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Core i9-9900 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for reference, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Titanfall 2
2016
59.9
77.9
101.9
125.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
63.2
82.2
107.5
132.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
115.1
149.6
195.6
241.6
Dawn of War III
2017
59.7
77.6
101.5
125.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
71.0
92.3
120.7
149.1
Doom
2016
87.2
113.4
148.3
183.1
Rocket League
2015
236.9
308.0
402.7
497.5
Apex Legends
2019
58.4
75.9
99.3
122.7
For Honor
2017
81.2
105.6
138.1
170.6
Hitman
2016
55.5
72.1
94.3
116.5
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
69.7
90.6
118.5
146.3
Battlefield 4
2013
77.2
100.3
131.2
162.1
DiRT Rally
2015
87.5
113.7
148.7
183.7
Project CARS 2
2017
57.5
74.8
97.8
120.8
Roblox
2006
191.4
248.8
325.4
401.9
League of Legends
2009
304.6
395.9
517.8
639.6
F1 2019
2019
57.1
74.3
97.1
120.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
57.0
74.1
96.9
119.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
67.7
88.1
115.2
142.2
Battlefield V
2018
58.4
75.9
99.3
122.7
Destiny 2
2017
76.7
99.7
130.4
161.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
65.5
85.2
111.4
137.6
Minecraft
2011
129.8
168.8
220.7
272.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
55.1
71.7
93.7
115.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
162.4
211.2
276.1
341.1
Dota 2
2013
79.3
103.1
134.9
166.6
Strange Brigade
2018
71.4
92.8
121.4
149.9
Need For Speed
2015
65.7
85.4
111.7
137.9
Fallout 76
2018
71.2
92.6
121.1
149.6
Battlefield 1
2016
69.3
90.1
117.8
145.5
Valorant
2020
111.3
144.7
189.3
233.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
60.9
79.2
103.6
127.9
Although you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 and the Intel Core i9-9900 separately.
