NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with AMD Ryzen 5 3500X benchmark
Benchmark 12-02-2023 Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X 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 results of all tests. As for the key characteristic, 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. Considering 4Gb of memory, we can state 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 draw some decision. With this data, you can already easily buy the required power supply that can meet the demands of the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce GTX 980, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 165W. Here is a list of some common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 980 and AMD Ryzen 5 3500X configuration:
Fortnite Battle Royale
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Apex Legends
Roblox
Dota 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Minecraft
Genshin Impact
Valorant
League of Legends
Far Cry 6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Atomic Heart
Hogwarts Legacy
Hitman 3
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 competitors in some famous games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 980.
The closest competitors 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 opponents 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 further help you make the good choice.
How good is GeForce GTX 980 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 980 and AMD Ryzen 5 3500X. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the medium FPS received 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
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
19.5
25.3
33.1
40.9
Overwatch 2
2022
50.5
65.7
85.9
106.1
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
30.5
39.7
51.9
64.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
32.6
42.4
55.4
68.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
27.4
35.6
46.5
57.4
Homeworld 3
2022
25.8
33.5
43.8
54.1
Starfield
2022
18.4
23.9
31.3
38.7
Elden ring
2022
20.0
26.0
34.0
42.0
Saints Row
2022
37.4
48.6
63.5
78.4
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
35.2
45.8
59.9
74.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
22.1
28.7
37.6
46.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
22.6
29.4
38.5
47.5
Atomic Heart
2023
12.6
16.4
21.5
26.5
Scorn
2022
20.5
26.7
34.9
43.1
Stray
2022
56.3
73.2
95.7
118.2
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
33.7
43.8
57.2
70.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
28.4
36.9
48.3
59.7
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
20.5
26.7
34.9
43.1
To understand how the GeForce GTX 980 behaves in demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
51.6
67.0
87.6
108.3
F1 22
2020
45.8
59.5
77.8
96.1
World War Z
2019
52.0
67.6
88.5
109.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
35.8
46.5
60.8
75.1
The Witcher 3
2015
46.6
60.6
79.2
97.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
51.6
67.0
87.6
108.3
Dishonored 2
2016
39.8
51.7
67.6
83.5
F1 2021
2020
51.0
66.3
86.8
107.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
44.2
57.4
75.1
92.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
51.9
67.5
88.3
109.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
46.8
60.9
79.6
98.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
34.3
44.6
58.3
72.0
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
38.8
50.5
66.0
81.5
GreedFall
2019
47.5
61.8
80.8
99.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
38.4
49.9
65.3
80.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
24.0
31.3
40.9
50.5
Borderlands 3
2019
33.4
43.4
56.7
70.0
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
33.1
43.1
56.3
69.6
Anthem
2019
35.7
46.4
60.7
75.0
Death Stranding
2020
47.8
62.2
81.3
100.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
51.9
67.4
88.2
108.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
51.0
66.3
86.8
107.2
Far Cry 6
2021
39.5
51.3
67.1
82.9
Godfall
2020
46.6
60.5
79.2
97.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
37.9
49.2
64.4
79.5
Hitman 3
2021
35.8
46.5
60.8
75.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
44.8
58.2
76.1
94.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
52.3
68.0
88.9
109.8
The Division
2016
46.5
60.5
79.1
97.7
Genshin Impact
2020
45.8
59.5
77.8
96.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
41.4
53.8
70.4
86.9
Hitman 2
2018
51.6
67.0
87.6
108.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
15.7
20.4
26.7
33.0
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
26.3
34.2
44.7
55.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
24.7
32.1
42.0
51.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
38.0
49.4
64.7
79.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
42.4
55.1
72.1
89.0
Gears of War 5
2019
42.0
54.6
71.5
88.3
Halo Infinite
2021
30.0
39.0
51.0
63.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
48.9
63.6
83.2
102.7
Metro Exodus
2019
28.9
37.5
49.1
60.7
Project CARS 3
2020
24.2
31.5
41.1
50.8
Just Cause 4
2018
41.7
54.2
70.9
87.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
33.1
43.1
56.3
69.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
23.8
30.9
40.4
49.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
31.1
40.4
52.9
65.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
41.3
53.7
70.2
86.7
Crysis 3
2013
51.7
67.2
87.8
108.5
Monster Hunter: World
2018
44.9
58.4
76.4
94.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
41.4
53.8
70.4
86.9
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Ryzen 5 3500X gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for reference, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Resident Evil 2
2019
60.0
78.0
102.0
125.9
DiRT Rally
2015
83.0
107.9
141.0
174.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
154.0
200.3
261.9
323.5
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
67.3
87.5
114.5
141.4
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
57.8
75.1
98.2
121.3
Battlefield 1
2016
65.7
85.4
111.7
138.0
Strange Brigade
2018
67.7
88.0
115.1
142.2
Minecraft
2011
123.1
160.0
209.3
258.5
Titanfall 2
2016
56.8
73.9
96.6
119.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
62.1
80.8
105.6
130.5
Need For Speed
2015
62.3
81.0
105.9
130.8
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
64.2
83.5
109.2
134.9
Hitman
2016
52.6
68.4
89.4
110.5
Dota 2
2013
75.2
97.8
127.9
158.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
66.1
85.9
112.3
138.8
Fallout 76
2018
67.5
87.8
114.8
141.9
Valorant
2020
105.6
137.3
179.5
221.7
Project CARS 2
2017
54.6
70.9
92.7
114.6
Doom
2016
82.7
107.5
140.6
173.7
Battlefield 4
2013
73.2
95.1
124.4
153.7
League of Legends
2009
288.8
375.5
491.0
606.5
Battlefield V
2018
55.4
72.0
94.2
116.3
Rocket League
2015
224.6
292.0
381.9
471.7
Dawn of War III
2017
56.6
73.6
96.2
118.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
54.0
70.2
91.8
113.5
Destiny 2
2017
72.8
94.6
123.7
152.8
Roblox
2006
181.5
236.0
308.6
381.2
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
109.1
141.8
185.5
229.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
52.3
68.0
88.9
109.8
For Honor
2017
77.0
100.1
130.9
161.7
F1 2019
2019
54.2
70.4
92.1
113.8
Apex Legends
2019
55.4
72.0
94.2
116.3
Although you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
