NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with AMD Ryzen 3 1200 benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 3 1200 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 good or bad for gaming from benchmark data. As for the primary characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The ordinary FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 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 some conclusions. With this data, you can already safely buy the necessary power supply that will completely match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 3 1200 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is required for the GeForce GTX 980, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 165W. Here is a list of some popular games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 980 and AMD Ryzen 3 1200 configuration:
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Atomic Heart
Genshin Impact
Hitman 3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
League of Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
Fortnite Battle Royale
Apex Legends
Minecraft
Far Cry 6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Roblox
Dota 2
Valorant
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce GTX 980 with competitors in several famous games and select 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 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 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 good choice.
How good is GeForce GTX 980 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 980 and AMD Ryzen 3 1200. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the ordinary 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
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
31.2
40.5
53.0
65.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
20.0
26.0
34.0
42.0
Scorn
2022
18.1
23.6
30.8
38.1
Saints Row
2022
33.0
42.9
56.1
69.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
29.8
38.7
50.6
62.5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
18.1
23.6
30.8
38.1
Elden ring
2022
17.7
23.0
30.0
37.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
28.8
37.5
49.0
60.6
Overwatch 2
2022
44.7
58.0
75.9
93.8
Homeworld 3
2022
22.8
29.6
38.7
47.9
Atomic Heart
2023
11.2
14.5
19.0
23.4
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
27.0
35.1
45.9
56.7
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
19.5
25.4
33.2
41.0
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
24.2
31.4
41.1
50.8
Starfield
2022
16.3
21.2
27.7
34.2
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
17.2
22.4
29.3
36.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
25.1
32.7
42.7
52.7
Stray
2022
49.8
64.7
84.6
104.5
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
36.5
47.5
62.1
76.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
36.6
47.6
62.2
76.9
DOOM Eternal
2020
43.3
56.2
73.5
90.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
45.6
59.3
77.5
95.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
34.0
44.1
57.7
71.3
World War Z
2019
46.0
59.8
78.2
96.6
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
23.3
30.2
39.5
48.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
21.9
28.4
37.2
45.9
Far Cry 6
2021
34.9
45.3
59.3
73.3
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
34.3
44.6
58.4
72.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
21.3
27.6
36.1
44.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
29.3
38.1
49.8
61.5
Hitman 3
2021
31.6
41.1
53.8
66.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
45.9
59.7
78.0
96.4
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
33.6
43.7
57.2
70.6
Borderlands 3
2019
29.5
38.3
50.1
61.9
Crysis 3
2013
45.7
59.4
77.6
95.9
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
45.9
59.6
78.0
96.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
37.5
48.7
63.7
78.7
GreedFall
2019
42.0
54.6
71.4
88.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
41.4
53.8
70.4
86.9
Just Cause 4
2018
36.9
47.9
62.7
77.5
Death Stranding
2020
42.3
55.0
71.9
88.8
Genshin Impact
2020
40.5
52.6
68.8
85.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
39.1
50.8
66.4
82.0
Anthem
2019
31.6
41.1
53.7
66.3
Metro Exodus
2019
25.5
33.2
43.4
53.6
F1 2021
2020
45.1
58.7
76.7
94.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
21.0
27.3
35.7
44.1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
45.6
59.3
77.5
95.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
27.5
35.7
46.7
57.7
The Division
2016
41.1
53.5
69.9
86.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
33.5
43.5
56.9
70.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
13.9
18.1
23.6
29.2
Hitman 2
2018
45.6
59.3
77.5
95.7
Halo Infinite
2021
26.5
34.5
45.1
55.7
The Witcher 3
2015
41.2
53.6
70.1
86.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
45.1
58.7
76.7
94.7
Dishonored 2
2016
35.2
45.7
59.8
73.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
31.6
41.1
53.8
66.4
Monster Hunter: World
2018
39.7
51.6
67.5
83.4
Gears of War 5
2019
37.2
48.3
63.2
78.0
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
39.6
51.5
67.3
83.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
29.3
38.1
49.8
61.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
30.3
39.4
51.6
63.7
Project CARS 3
2020
21.4
27.8
36.4
44.9
F1 22
2020
40.5
52.6
68.8
85.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
46.2
60.1
78.6
97.1
Godfall
2020
41.2
53.5
70.0
86.4
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
36.6
47.6
62.2
76.9
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Ryzen 3 1200 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for information, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
58.4
75.9
99.3
122.7
Dawn of War III
2017
50.0
65.1
85.1
105.1
League of Legends
2009
255.4
332.0
434.1
536.2
Battlefield 4
2013
64.7
84.1
110.0
135.9
Rocket League
2015
198.6
258.2
337.6
417.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
96.5
125.4
164.0
202.6
Battlefield 1
2016
58.1
75.5
98.8
122.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
47.8
62.1
81.2
100.3
F1 2019
2019
47.9
62.3
81.4
100.6
Doom
2016
73.1
95.1
124.3
153.5
DiRT Rally
2015
73.3
95.4
124.7
154.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
56.8
73.8
96.5
119.3
Need For Speed
2015
55.1
71.6
93.6
115.6
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
59.5
77.4
101.2
125.0
Strange Brigade
2018
59.9
77.8
101.8
125.7
Roblox
2006
160.5
208.6
272.8
337.0
Hitman
2016
46.5
60.5
79.1
97.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
54.9
71.4
93.4
115.4
Apex Legends
2019
49.0
63.7
83.3
102.9
Project CARS 2
2017
48.2
62.7
82.0
101.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
46.2
60.1
78.6
97.1
Titanfall 2
2016
50.2
65.3
85.4
105.5
For Honor
2017
68.1
88.5
115.8
143.0
Minecraft
2011
108.8
141.5
185.0
228.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
51.1
66.4
86.8
107.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
136.2
177.0
231.5
286.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.3
Battlefield V
2018
49.0
63.7
83.3
102.9
Fallout 76
2018
59.7
77.6
101.5
125.4
Destiny 2
2017
64.3
83.6
109.4
135.1
Valorant
2020
93.3
121.4
158.7
196.0
Dota 2
2013
66.5
86.5
113.1
139.7
Although you can't argue with the figures from this table, however, you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 and the AMD Ryzen 3 1200 separately.
