NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with AMD Ryzen 5 3600 benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 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 results. As for the key parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. 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 even 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 certain conclusions. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that will completely match the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce GTX 980, because it has a fairly 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 contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 980 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 configuration:
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Minecraft
League of Legends
Genshin Impact
Far Cry 6
Apex Legends
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hogwarts Legacy
Atomic Heart
Dota 2
Valorant
Hitman 3
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 competitors in several popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 980.
The closest GeForce GTX 980 rivals
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 medium 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 figures 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 5 3600. 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
Elden ring
2022
20.6
26.7
34.9
43.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
21.1
27.4
35.9
44.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
29.2
38.0
49.6
61.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
31.4
40.8
53.3
65.9
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
34.6
45.0
58.8
72.7
Starfield
2022
18.9
24.6
32.2
39.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
36.2
47.1
61.6
76.1
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
23.3
30.2
39.5
48.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
22.7
29.5
38.6
47.7
Homeworld 3
2022
26.5
34.5
45.1
55.7
Overwatch 2
2022
51.9
67.5
88.3
109.0
Scorn
2022
21.1
27.4
35.9
44.3
Saints Row
2022
38.4
49.9
65.3
80.6
Atomic Heart
2023
13.0
16.9
22.1
27.3
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
28.1
36.6
47.8
59.1
Stray
2022
57.9
75.2
98.4
121.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
20.0
26.0
34.0
42.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
33.5
43.6
57.0
70.4
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 Valhalla
2020
24.7
32.1
42.0
51.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
43.6
56.7
74.1
91.5
F1 2021
2020
52.5
68.2
89.2
110.2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
27.0
35.2
46.0
56.8
Hitman 2
2018
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
35.3
45.8
59.9
74.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
53.3
69.3
90.7
112.0
Hitman 3
2021
36.8
47.8
62.5
77.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
38.9
50.6
66.2
81.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
36.8
47.8
62.5
77.2
DOOM Eternal
2020
50.3
65.4
85.5
105.6
Genshin Impact
2020
47.1
61.2
80.0
98.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.3
F1 22
2020
47.1
61.2
80.0
98.8
Halo Infinite
2021
30.8
40.1
52.4
64.7
Dishonored 2
2016
40.9
53.2
69.5
85.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
34.1
44.3
57.9
71.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
39.9
51.9
67.9
83.8
Godfall
2020
47.9
62.2
81.4
100.5
The Division
2016
47.8
62.2
81.3
100.4
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
39.1
50.8
66.5
82.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
53.4
69.4
90.7
112.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
48.1
62.6
81.8
101.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
46.2
60.0
78.5
97.0
Just Cause 4
2018
42.9
55.8
72.9
90.1
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
39.5
51.3
67.1
82.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
45.4
59.1
77.2
95.4
Metro Exodus
2019
29.7
38.6
50.5
62.4
Anthem
2019
36.7
47.7
62.4
77.1
Death Stranding
2020
49.2
63.9
83.6
103.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
25.4
33.0
43.2
53.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
34.1
44.3
57.9
71.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
53.8
69.9
91.4
112.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
52.5
68.2
89.2
110.2
Borderlands 3
2019
34.3
44.6
58.3
72.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
32.0
41.6
54.3
67.1
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
24.4
31.8
41.6
51.3
World War Z
2019
53.5
69.5
90.9
112.3
Gears of War 5
2019
43.2
56.2
73.5
90.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
42.6
55.3
72.4
89.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
46.0
59.8
78.2
96.7
Crysis 3
2013
53.1
69.0
90.3
111.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
16.2
21.0
27.5
34.0
The Witcher 3
2015
47.9
62.3
81.5
100.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
42.5
55.2
72.2
89.2
Project CARS 3
2020
24.9
32.3
42.3
52.2
GreedFall
2019
48.8
63.5
83.0
102.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
42.6
55.3
72.4
89.4
Far Cry 6
2021
40.6
52.7
69.0
85.2
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Ryzen 5 3600 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for reference, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Dawn of War III
2017
58.2
75.7
98.9
122.2
Hitman
2016
54.1
70.3
91.9
113.6
Titanfall 2
2016
58.4
75.9
99.3
122.7
Resident Evil 2
2019
61.7
80.2
104.8
129.5
Valorant
2020
108.5
141.1
184.5
227.9
For Honor
2017
79.2
102.9
134.6
166.3
Strange Brigade
2018
69.6
90.5
118.3
146.2
Dota 2
2013
77.3
100.5
131.5
162.4
F1 2019
2019
55.7
72.4
94.7
117.0
Rocket League
2015
230.9
300.2
392.6
485.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
158.4
205.9
269.2
332.5
Battlefield 1
2016
67.6
87.8
114.8
141.9
Need For Speed
2015
64.0
83.2
108.9
134.5
Project CARS 2
2017
56.1
72.9
95.3
117.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
112.2
145.8
190.7
235.6
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
55.5
72.2
94.4
116.6
Fallout 76
2018
69.4
90.3
118.1
145.8
League of Legends
2009
296.9
386.0
504.8
623.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
59.4
77.2
101.0
124.7
Minecraft
2011
126.6
164.5
215.1
265.8
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
66.0
85.8
112.3
138.7
Battlefield 4
2013
75.2
97.8
127.9
158.0
Destiny 2
2017
74.8
97.2
127.2
157.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
53.8
69.9
91.4
112.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
67.9
88.3
115.5
142.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
63.9
83.0
108.6
134.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
69.2
90.0
117.7
145.4
Battlefield V
2018
57.0
74.0
96.8
119.6
Roblox
2006
186.6
242.6
317.2
391.8
Apex Legends
2019
57.0
74.0
96.8
119.6
DiRT Rally
2015
85.3
110.9
145.0
179.1
Doom
2016
85.0
110.5
144.5
178.5
Although you can't argue with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and the GeForce GTX 980 separately.
