NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with AMD Ryzen 5 5600G benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is good or bad for gaming from results of all tests. As for the main parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The medium 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 demanding 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 necessary power supply that will fully match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce GTX 980, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 165W. Here is a list of certain famous 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 5600G configuration:
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hitman 3
Dota 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Apex Legends
League of Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Roblox
Genshin Impact
Atomic Heart
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Valorant
Hogwarts Legacy
Minecraft
Far Cry 6
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 some 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 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 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 understand how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 980 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600G. The numbers near to the names of the games represent 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
Atomic Heart
2023
13.2
17.2
22.5
27.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
20.4
26.5
34.7
42.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
23.2
30.1
39.4
48.7
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
21.5
28.0
36.6
45.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
32.0
41.6
54.4
67.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
29.8
38.7
50.6
62.6
Elden ring
2022
21.0
27.2
35.6
44.0
Saints Row
2022
39.2
50.9
66.6
82.2
Stray
2022
59.0
76.7
100.3
123.9
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
28.7
37.3
48.8
60.2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
23.7
30.8
40.3
49.8
Scorn
2022
21.5
28.0
36.6
45.2
Overwatch 2
2022
53.0
68.8
90.0
111.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
37.0
48.0
62.8
77.6
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
35.3
45.9
60.0
74.1
Homeworld 3
2022
27.0
35.1
45.9
56.8
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
34.2
44.5
58.1
71.8
Starfield
2022
19.3
25.1
32.8
40.5
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
Gears of War 5
2019
44.1
57.3
74.9
92.6
Just Cause 4
2018
43.7
56.9
74.4
91.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
53.5
69.6
91.0
112.4
Monster Hunter: World
2018
47.1
61.2
80.1
98.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
24.9
32.4
42.4
52.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
25.9
33.7
44.1
54.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
27.6
35.9
46.9
57.9
Death Stranding
2020
50.1
65.2
85.2
105.3
Hitman 3
2021
37.5
48.8
63.8
78.8
The Witcher 3
2015
48.9
63.5
83.1
102.6
Project CARS 3
2020
25.4
33.0
43.1
53.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
39.7
51.6
67.5
83.4
Halo Infinite
2021
31.4
40.9
53.4
66.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
46.3
60.2
78.8
97.3
Metro Exodus
2019
30.3
39.4
51.5
63.6
Total War: Warhammer
2016
54.4
70.8
92.6
114.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
37.5
48.8
63.8
78.8
F1 2021
2020
53.5
69.6
91.0
112.4
Borderlands 3
2019
35.0
45.5
59.5
73.4
Devil May Cry 5
2019
49.1
63.8
83.5
103.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
25.2
32.8
42.9
52.9
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
54.4
70.7
92.5
114.2
Genshin Impact
2020
48.0
62.4
81.6
100.8
Hitman 2
2018
54.1
70.3
91.9
113.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
54.1
70.3
91.9
113.5
Dishonored 2
2016
41.7
54.2
70.9
87.6
Godfall
2020
48.8
63.5
83.0
102.5
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
16.5
21.4
28.0
34.6
World War Z
2019
54.6
70.9
92.7
114.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
43.4
56.4
73.8
91.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
40.3
52.3
68.5
84.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
43.4
56.4
73.8
91.2
The Division
2016
48.8
63.4
82.9
102.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
32.6
42.4
55.4
68.5
Anthem
2019
37.5
48.7
63.7
78.7
Crysis 3
2013
54.2
70.4
92.1
113.8
DOOM Eternal
2020
51.3
66.7
87.2
107.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
46.9
61.0
79.8
98.6
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
39.9
51.8
67.8
83.7
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.0
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
40.7
52.9
69.2
85.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
54.8
71.3
93.2
115.1
Far Cry 6
2021
41.4
53.8
70.3
86.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
54.1
70.3
91.9
113.5
GreedFall
2019
49.8
64.8
84.7
104.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
43.3
56.3
73.6
90.9
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
36.0
46.8
61.1
75.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
44.5
57.8
75.6
93.4
F1 22
2020
48.0
62.4
81.6
100.8
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Ryzen 5 5600G gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for information, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Project CARS 2
2017
57.2
74.4
97.2
120.1
Rocket League
2015
235.5
306.2
400.4
494.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
60.6
78.7
103.0
127.2
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
69.3
90.1
117.8
145.5
Minecraft
2011
129.1
167.8
219.4
271.1
Strange Brigade
2018
71.0
92.3
120.7
149.1
For Honor
2017
80.8
105.0
137.3
169.6
Titanfall 2
2016
59.6
77.4
101.3
125.1
Need For Speed
2015
65.3
84.9
111.0
137.1
Hitman
2016
55.2
71.7
93.8
115.8
Dawn of War III
2017
59.4
77.2
100.9
124.6
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
56.6
73.6
96.3
119.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
54.8
71.3
93.2
115.1
F1 2019
2019
56.8
73.9
96.6
119.3
Fallout 76
2018
70.8
92.1
120.4
148.7
Dota 2
2013
78.9
102.5
134.1
165.6
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
114.4
148.7
194.5
240.2
Battlefield 4
2013
76.7
99.7
130.4
161.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
65.1
84.7
110.7
136.8
Apex Legends
2019
58.1
75.5
98.7
122.0
Roblox
2006
190.3
247.4
323.5
399.6
Doom
2016
86.7
112.7
147.4
182.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
161.5
210.0
274.6
339.2
Battlefield 1
2016
68.9
89.6
117.1
144.7
Battlefield V
2018
58.1
75.5
98.7
122.0
League of Legends
2009
302.8
393.7
514.8
635.9
Resident Evil 2
2019
62.9
81.7
106.9
132.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
70.6
91.8
120.0
148.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
67.3
87.6
114.5
141.4
Valorant
2020
110.7
143.9
188.2
232.5
Destiny 2
2017
76.3
99.2
129.7
160.2
DiRT Rally
2015
87.0
113.1
147.9
182.7
Although 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 able to work with each other. For such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and the GeForce GTX 980 separately.
