NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with AMD Ryzen 3 3300X benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 3 3300X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various 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 testing data. 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 Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 4Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce GTX 980 is good even for modern 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 allow you to choose the needed power supply that will fully match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 3 3300X . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly 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 some popular games in which the GPU 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 AMD Ryzen 3 3300X configuration:
Hogwarts Legacy
Genshin Impact
Apex Legends
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Minecraft
Fortnite Battle Royale
Atomic Heart
Dota 2
Hitman 3
Far Cry 6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
League of Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After viewing the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 980 with competitors in some famous games and select 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 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 true choice.
How good is GeForce GTX 980 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 980 and AMD Ryzen 3 3300X. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the average 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
Overwatch 2
2022
50.3
65.3
85.4
105.6
Starfield
2022
18.3
23.8
31.2
38.5
Stray
2022
56.0
72.8
95.2
117.6
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
22.5
29.3
38.3
47.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
20.4
26.5
34.7
42.9
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
33.5
43.6
57.0
70.4
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
35.1
45.6
59.6
73.7
Homeworld 3
2022
25.7
33.4
43.6
53.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
19.4
25.2
32.9
40.7
Scorn
2022
20.4
26.5
34.7
42.9
Atomic Heart
2023
12.6
16.3
21.4
26.4
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
30.4
39.5
51.6
63.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
22.0
28.6
37.4
46.2
Saints Row
2022
37.2
48.3
63.2
78.1
Elden ring
2022
19.9
25.9
33.8
41.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
28.3
36.8
48.1
59.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
27.2
35.4
46.3
57.2
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
32.5
42.2
55.2
68.2
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
26.2
34.0
44.5
55.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
51.3
66.7
87.2
107.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
44.6
57.9
75.7
93.6
Borderlands 3
2019
33.2
43.2
56.4
69.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
34.1
44.4
58.0
71.7
Genshin Impact
2020
45.6
59.2
77.4
95.7
The Division
2016
46.3
60.2
78.7
97.2
Monster Hunter: World
2018
44.7
58.1
76.0
93.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
38.2
49.7
65.0
80.3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
50.8
66.0
86.3
106.7
Crysis 3
2013
51.4
66.8
87.4
108.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
41.2
53.6
70.0
86.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
52.0
67.7
88.5
109.3
Halo Infinite
2021
29.8
38.8
50.7
62.7
Project CARS 3
2020
24.1
31.3
40.9
50.6
Metro Exodus
2019
28.7
37.4
48.9
60.4
Godfall
2020
46.3
60.2
78.8
97.3
GreedFall
2019
47.3
61.5
80.4
99.3
World War Z
2019
51.8
67.3
88.0
108.7
Hitman 2
2018
51.3
66.7
87.2
107.8
Just Cause 4
2018
41.5
54.0
70.6
87.2
Anthem
2019
35.6
46.2
60.4
74.7
Death Stranding
2020
47.6
61.9
80.9
99.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
30.9
40.2
52.6
65.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
51.6
67.1
87.8
108.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
15.7
20.4
26.6
32.9
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
23.9
31.1
40.7
50.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
24.6
32.0
41.8
51.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
38.6
50.2
65.7
81.1
Resident Evil Village
2021
35.6
46.3
60.5
74.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
37.7
49.0
64.1
79.2
Far Cry 6
2021
39.3
51.0
66.8
82.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
41.2
53.6
70.0
86.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
42.2
54.9
71.7
88.6
The Witcher 3
2015
46.4
60.3
78.9
97.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
51.7
67.2
87.8
108.5
Gears of War 5
2019
41.8
54.4
71.1
87.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
33.0
42.9
56.1
69.3
Final Fantasy XV
2018
44.0
57.2
74.8
92.4
Hitman 3
2021
35.6
46.3
60.5
74.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
51.3
66.7
87.2
107.8
Dishonored 2
2016
39.6
51.5
67.3
83.1
F1 2021
2020
50.8
66.0
86.3
106.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
37.9
49.2
64.4
79.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
48.7
63.3
82.8
102.3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
33.0
42.9
56.1
69.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
41.1
53.4
69.9
86.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
23.7
30.8
40.2
49.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
46.6
60.6
79.2
97.9
F1 22
2020
45.6
59.2
77.4
95.7
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Ryzen 3 3300X 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 significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
DiRT Rally
2015
82.6
107.3
140.4
173.4
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
63.9
83.1
108.7
134.2
Titanfall 2
2016
56.5
73.5
96.1
118.7
Battlefield 4
2013
72.8
94.7
123.8
152.9
Fallout 76
2018
67.2
87.4
114.3
141.2
League of Legends
2009
287.4
373.7
488.6
603.6
Minecraft
2011
122.5
159.3
208.3
257.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
67.0
87.1
113.9
140.7
Doom
2016
82.3
107.0
139.9
172.8
F1 2019
2019
53.9
70.1
91.7
113.2
Dawn of War III
2017
56.3
73.2
95.8
118.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
61.8
80.4
105.1
129.9
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
57.5
74.7
97.7
120.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
65.8
85.5
111.8
138.1
Roblox
2006
180.6
234.8
307.1
379.3
Hitman
2016
52.4
68.1
89.0
109.9
Valorant
2020
105.1
136.6
178.6
220.7
Need For Speed
2015
62.0
80.6
105.4
130.2
Dota 2
2013
74.9
97.3
127.3
157.2
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
53.8
69.9
91.4
112.9
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
153.3
199.3
260.6
321.9
Apex Legends
2019
55.1
71.7
93.7
115.8
Battlefield V
2018
55.1
71.7
93.7
115.8
For Honor
2017
76.7
99.6
130.3
161.0
Project CARS 2
2017
54.3
70.6
92.3
114.0
Battlefield 1
2016
65.4
85.0
111.2
137.3
Destiny 2
2017
72.4
94.1
123.1
152.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
108.6
141.2
184.6
228.0
Strange Brigade
2018
67.4
87.6
114.6
141.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
52.0
67.7
88.5
109.3
Resident Evil 2
2019
59.7
77.6
101.5
125.3
Rocket League
2015
223.6
290.6
380.1
469.5
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, however, you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work with each other. 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 3300X separately.
