NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with AMD Ryzen 5 3500 benchmark
Benchmark 14-02-2023 Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 5 3500 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is good or bad for gaming from testing data. As for the main parameter, 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. So, taking into account 4Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce GTX 980 is good for today's 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 make some conclusions. This will let you to choose the required power supply that will fully match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 5 3500 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly 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 certain popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 980 and AMD Ryzen 5 3500 configuration:
Dota 2
Valorant
Hitman 3
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
Minecraft
Genshin Impact
Apex Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Roblox
Far Cry 6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Atomic Heart
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply understand how the GeForce GTX 980 is better or worse than rivals 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 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 further help you make the right decision.
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 3500. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the average FPS achieved 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
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
34.6
45.0
58.8
72.7
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
31.4
40.8
53.3
65.9
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
23.3
30.2
39.5
48.8
Overwatch 2
2022
51.9
67.5
88.3
109.0
Scorn
2022
21.1
27.4
35.9
44.3
Homeworld 3
2022
26.5
34.5
45.1
55.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
33.5
43.6
57.0
70.4
Atomic Heart
2023
13.0
16.9
22.1
27.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
36.2
47.1
61.6
76.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
29.2
38.0
49.6
61.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
21.1
27.4
35.9
44.3
Starfield
2022
18.9
24.6
32.2
39.8
Saints Row
2022
38.4
49.9
65.3
80.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
28.1
36.6
47.8
59.1
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
22.7
29.5
38.6
47.7
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
20.0
26.0
34.0
42.0
Elden ring
2022
20.6
26.7
34.9
43.2
Stray
2022
57.9
75.2
98.4
121.5
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Halo Infinite
2021
30.8
40.1
52.4
64.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
16.2
21.0
27.5
34.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
42.6
55.3
72.4
89.4
Dishonored 2
2016
40.9
53.2
69.5
85.9
Total War: Warhammer
2016
53.4
69.4
90.7
112.1
Forza Horizon 5
2021
38.9
50.6
66.2
81.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
34.1
44.3
57.9
71.6
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
39.1
50.8
66.5
82.1
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
42.5
55.2
72.2
89.2
F1 2021
2020
52.5
68.2
89.2
110.2
F1 22
2020
47.1
61.2
80.0
98.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
39.9
51.9
67.9
83.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
24.7
32.1
42.0
51.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
46.0
59.8
78.2
96.7
Gears of War 5
2019
43.2
56.2
73.5
90.7
The Division
2016
47.8
62.2
81.3
100.4
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
52.5
68.2
89.2
110.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
39.5
51.3
67.1
82.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
36.8
47.8
62.5
77.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
25.4
33.0
43.2
53.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
53.8
69.9
91.4
112.9
GreedFall
2019
48.8
63.5
83.0
102.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
32.0
41.6
54.3
67.1
Genshin Impact
2020
47.1
61.2
80.0
98.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
53.3
69.3
90.7
112.0
Anthem
2019
36.7
47.7
62.4
77.1
Godfall
2020
47.9
62.2
81.4
100.5
Monster Hunter: World
2018
46.2
60.0
78.5
97.0
Just Cause 4
2018
42.9
55.8
72.9
90.1
Hitman 2
2018
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
43.6
56.7
74.1
91.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
35.3
45.8
59.9
74.1
Crysis 3
2013
53.1
69.0
90.3
111.5
Borderlands 3
2019
34.3
44.6
58.3
72.0
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
27.0
35.2
46.0
56.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
34.1
44.3
57.9
71.6
The Witcher 3
2015
47.9
62.3
81.5
100.6
DOOM Eternal
2020
50.3
65.4
85.5
105.6
Metro Exodus
2019
29.7
38.6
50.5
62.4
World War Z
2019
53.5
69.5
90.9
112.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.3
Project CARS 3
2020
24.9
32.3
42.3
52.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
48.1
62.6
81.8
101.1
Far Cry 6
2021
40.6
52.7
69.0
85.2
Hitman 3
2021
36.8
47.8
62.5
77.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
42.6
55.3
72.4
89.4
Death Stranding
2020
49.2
63.9
83.6
103.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
45.4
59.1
77.2
95.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
24.4
31.8
41.6
51.3
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Ryzen 5 3500 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for information, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Doom
2016
85.0
110.5
144.5
178.5
Need For Speed
2015
64.0
83.2
108.9
134.5
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
55.5
72.2
94.4
116.6
Dawn of War III
2017
58.2
75.7
98.9
122.2
For Honor
2017
79.2
102.9
134.6
166.3
Rocket League
2015
230.9
300.2
392.6
485.0
Hitman
2016
54.1
70.3
91.9
113.6
Fallout 76
2018
69.4
90.3
118.1
145.8
F1 2019
2019
55.7
72.4
94.7
117.0
Battlefield V
2018
57.0
74.0
96.8
119.6
Strange Brigade
2018
69.6
90.5
118.3
146.2
Project CARS 2
2017
56.1
72.9
95.3
117.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
69.2
90.0
117.7
145.4
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
59.4
77.2
101.0
124.7
Apex Legends
2019
57.0
74.0
96.8
119.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
61.7
80.2
104.8
129.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
63.9
83.0
108.6
134.1
Dota 2
2013
77.3
100.5
131.5
162.4
Minecraft
2011
126.6
164.5
215.1
265.8
Roblox
2006
186.6
242.6
317.2
391.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
53.8
69.9
91.4
112.9
Battlefield 4
2013
75.2
97.8
127.9
158.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
158.4
205.9
269.2
332.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
66.0
85.8
112.3
138.7
Battlefield 1
2016
67.6
87.8
114.8
141.9
Titanfall 2
2016
58.4
75.9
99.3
122.7
League of Legends
2009
296.9
386.0
504.8
623.5
Valorant
2020
108.5
141.1
184.5
227.9
Destiny 2
2017
74.8
97.2
127.2
157.1
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
67.9
88.3
115.5
142.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
112.2
145.8
190.7
235.6
DiRT Rally
2015
85.3
110.9
145.0
179.1
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 capable to work together. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the AMD Ryzen 5 3500 and the GeForce GTX 980 separately.
