NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with AMD Ryzen 5 1500X benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 5 1500X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is bad or good for gaming from results of all benchmarks. As for the primary parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The ordinary FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 4Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce GTX 980 is good 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 make some conclusions. This will allow you to choose the required power supply that can meet the demands of the GPU. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 5 1500X . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce GTX 980, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 165W. Here is a list of certain popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 980 and AMD Ryzen 5 1500X configuration:
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Fortnite Battle Royale
Apex Legends
Genshin Impact
Roblox
Minecraft
Hitman 3
Hogwarts Legacy
Far Cry 6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
Atomic Heart
League of Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Dota 2
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 several famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 980.
The closest rivals of the GeForce GTX 980
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 true 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 5 1500X. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the ordinary 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
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
31.3
40.7
53.2
65.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
32.8
42.6
55.7
68.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
18.1
23.5
30.8
38.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
30.3
39.4
51.6
63.7
Scorn
2022
19.1
24.8
32.4
40.1
Homeworld 3
2022
24.0
31.2
40.8
50.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
20.6
26.7
34.9
43.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
19.1
24.8
32.4
40.1
Stray
2022
52.4
68.1
89.0
110.0
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
25.4
33.1
43.3
53.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
21.0
27.4
35.8
44.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
26.4
34.4
44.9
55.5
Elden ring
2022
18.6
24.2
31.6
39.1
Atomic Heart
2023
11.7
15.3
20.0
24.7
Saints Row
2022
34.7
45.2
59.1
73.0
Overwatch 2
2022
47.0
61.1
79.9
98.7
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
28.4
36.9
48.3
59.6
Starfield
2022
17.1
22.3
29.1
36.0
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
35.7
46.4
60.7
75.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
47.5
61.7
80.7
99.7
Metro Exodus
2019
26.9
34.9
45.7
56.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
48.0
62.4
81.5
100.7
Borderlands 3
2019
31.0
40.3
52.7
65.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
38.5
50.1
65.5
80.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
33.3
43.3
56.6
69.9
Just Cause 4
2018
38.8
50.5
66.0
81.5
Far Cry 6
2021
36.7
47.7
62.4
77.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
48.3
62.8
82.1
101.4
GreedFall
2019
44.2
57.5
75.1
92.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
36.1
47.0
61.4
75.9
Project CARS 3
2020
22.5
29.3
38.3
47.3
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
48.0
62.4
81.5
100.7
Halo Infinite
2021
27.9
36.3
47.4
58.6
Crysis 3
2013
48.1
62.5
81.7
100.9
Hitman 3
2021
33.3
43.3
56.6
69.9
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
23.0
29.9
39.1
48.3
Gears of War 5
2019
39.1
50.8
66.5
82.1
The Division
2016
43.3
56.2
73.6
90.9
Hitman 2
2018
48.0
62.4
81.5
100.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
14.6
19.0
24.9
30.7
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
30.8
40.1
52.4
64.8
DOOM Eternal
2020
45.5
59.2
77.4
95.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
30.8
40.1
52.4
64.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
22.4
29.1
38.0
47.0
Death Stranding
2020
44.5
57.8
75.6
93.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
24.5
31.8
41.6
51.4
The Witcher 3
2015
43.4
56.4
73.7
91.1
F1 22
2020
42.6
55.4
72.4
89.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
48.6
63.2
82.7
102.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
35.4
46.0
60.2
74.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
38.4
49.9
65.3
80.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
35.2
45.8
59.9
74.0
Anthem
2019
33.2
43.2
56.5
69.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
38.5
50.1
65.5
80.9
Genshin Impact
2020
42.6
55.4
72.4
89.4
F1 2021
2020
47.5
61.7
80.7
99.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
22.1
28.8
37.6
46.5
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
48.3
62.7
82.0
101.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
31.9
41.5
54.2
67.0
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
41.6
54.1
70.8
87.5
Dishonored 2
2016
37.0
48.1
62.9
77.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
41.8
54.3
71.1
87.8
Godfall
2020
43.3
56.3
73.6
91.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
28.9
37.6
49.2
60.7
Final Fantasy XV
2018
41.1
53.4
69.9
86.3
World War Z
2019
48.4
62.9
82.3
101.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
43.6
56.6
74.0
91.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
39.4
51.3
67.1
82.8
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Ryzen 5 1500X 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 much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
DiRT Rally
2015
77.2
100.3
131.2
162.1
Titanfall 2
2016
52.9
68.7
89.9
111.0
Rocket League
2015
209.0
271.7
355.3
438.9
Fallout 76
2018
62.8
81.7
106.8
132.0
Valorant
2020
98.2
127.7
167.0
206.3
Dawn of War III
2017
52.7
68.5
89.5
110.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
59.8
77.7
101.6
125.5
Battlefield V
2018
51.5
67.0
87.6
108.2
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
50.3
65.3
85.4
105.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
57.8
75.1
98.3
121.4
Battlefield 1
2016
61.1
79.5
103.9
128.4
Strange Brigade
2018
63.0
81.9
107.1
132.3
Doom
2016
76.9
100.0
130.8
161.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
55.8
72.5
94.8
117.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
143.3
186.3
243.6
300.9
Hitman
2016
48.9
63.6
83.2
102.8
Destiny 2
2017
67.7
88.0
115.1
142.1
For Honor
2017
71.7
93.1
121.8
150.5
Battlefield 4
2013
68.1
88.5
115.7
143.0
Project CARS 2
2017
50.8
66.0
86.3
106.6
Need For Speed
2015
57.9
75.3
98.5
121.7
League of Legends
2009
268.7
349.3
456.8
564.3
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
53.7
69.9
91.4
112.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
61.5
79.9
104.5
129.1
Minecraft
2011
114.5
148.9
194.7
240.5
Apex Legends
2019
51.5
67.0
87.6
108.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
48.6
63.2
82.7
102.2
Dota 2
2013
70.0
91.0
119.0
147.0
Roblox
2006
168.9
219.5
287.0
354.6
F1 2019
2019
50.4
65.5
85.7
105.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
62.6
81.4
106.5
131.6
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
101.5
132.0
172.6
213.2
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the AMD Ryzen 5 1500X and the GeForce GTX 980 separately.
