NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with AMD Ryzen 5 5600X benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is bad or good for gaming from results of all benchmarks. As for the key characteristic, 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 tell that the GeForce GTX 980 is good for new 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 certain conclusions. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A very 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 some common games in which the GPU has been tested. Next 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 5600X configuration:
League of Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hitman 3
Hogwarts Legacy
Dota 2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Atomic Heart
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
Far Cry 6
Valorant
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Apex Legends
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can simply understand how the GeForce GTX 980 is better or worse than rivals in several famous games and choose 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 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 true choice.
How good is GeForce GTX 980 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 980 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the medium FPS gained 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
13.3
17.3
22.6
28.0
Elden ring
2022
21.1
27.4
35.8
44.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
23.9
31.0
40.6
50.1
Overwatch 2
2022
53.3
69.3
90.6
111.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
23.3
30.3
39.6
48.9
Scorn
2022
21.6
28.1
36.8
45.4
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
21.6
28.1
36.8
45.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
34.4
44.7
58.5
72.3
Homeworld 3
2022
27.2
35.3
46.2
57.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
30.0
39.0
50.9
62.9
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
28.9
37.5
49.1
60.6
Starfield
2022
19.4
25.2
33.0
40.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
35.5
46.2
60.4
74.6
Saints Row
2022
39.4
51.2
67.0
82.7
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
32.2
41.8
54.7
67.6
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
37.2
48.3
63.2
78.1
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
20.5
26.7
34.9
43.1
Stray
2022
59.4
77.2
100.9
124.7
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
55.2
71.7
93.8
115.8
Gears of War 5
2019
44.3
57.6
75.4
93.1
Forza Horizon 5
2021
40.0
51.9
67.9
83.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
46.6
60.6
79.2
97.9
Death Stranding
2020
50.4
65.6
85.8
105.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
40.5
52.7
68.9
85.1
Metro Exodus
2019
30.5
39.6
51.8
64.0
Far Cry 6
2021
41.6
54.1
70.8
87.4
Just Cause 4
2018
44.0
57.2
74.8
92.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
32.8
42.6
55.8
68.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
25.1
32.6
42.6
52.7
Anthem
2019
37.7
49.0
64.1
79.1
F1 22
2020
48.3
62.8
82.1
101.4
Crysis 3
2013
54.5
70.8
92.6
114.4
Godfall
2020
49.1
63.8
83.5
103.1
Borderlands 3
2019
35.2
45.7
59.8
73.9
Total War: Warhammer
2016
54.8
71.2
93.1
115.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
26.1
33.9
44.3
54.8
Project CARS 3
2020
25.5
33.2
43.4
53.6
Halo Infinite
2021
31.6
41.1
53.8
66.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
41.0
53.2
69.6
86.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
40.1
52.2
68.2
84.3
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
54.4
70.7
92.5
114.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
44.7
58.1
76.0
93.9
DOOM Eternal
2020
51.6
67.1
87.7
108.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
35.0
45.4
59.4
73.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
47.2
61.4
80.3
99.2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
27.7
36.1
47.2
58.3
Hitman 2
2018
54.4
70.7
92.5
114.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
16.6
21.6
28.2
34.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
47.4
61.6
80.6
99.5
Resident Evil Village
2021
37.7
49.1
64.2
79.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
43.7
56.8
74.2
91.7
Genshin Impact
2020
48.3
62.8
82.1
101.4
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
53.8
70.0
91.5
113.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
35.0
45.4
59.4
73.4
The Division
2016
49.1
63.8
83.4
103.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
43.6
56.6
74.1
91.5
Dishonored 2
2016
42.0
54.5
71.3
88.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
25.4
33.0
43.1
53.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
36.2
47.0
61.5
76.0
The Witcher 3
2015
49.2
63.9
83.6
103.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
54.7
71.1
93.0
114.9
Devil May Cry 5
2019
49.4
64.2
84.0
103.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
43.7
56.8
74.2
91.7
Hitman 3
2021
37.7
49.1
64.2
79.2
World War Z
2019
54.9
71.3
93.3
115.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
54.4
70.7
92.5
114.2
GreedFall
2019
50.1
65.1
85.2
105.2
F1 2021
2020
53.8
70.0
91.5
113.0
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Ryzen 5 5600X gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for reference, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Strange Brigade
2018
71.4
92.8
121.4
150.0
Apex Legends
2019
58.4
76.0
99.3
122.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
115.1
149.6
195.7
241.7
Hitman
2016
55.5
72.1
94.3
116.5
Battlefield 4
2013
77.2
100.4
131.2
162.1
Battlefield V
2018
58.4
76.0
99.3
122.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
60.9
79.2
103.6
128.0
Titanfall 2
2016
59.9
77.9
101.9
125.9
Destiny 2
2017
76.7
99.8
130.5
161.2
League of Legends
2009
304.7
396.1
517.9
639.8
F1 2019
2019
57.2
74.3
97.2
120.0
Doom
2016
87.2
113.4
148.3
183.2
Dawn of War III
2017
59.7
77.6
101.5
125.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
65.5
85.2
111.4
137.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
69.7
90.6
118.5
146.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
55.2
71.7
93.8
115.8
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
67.8
88.1
115.2
142.3
Battlefield 1
2016
69.3
90.1
117.8
145.6
Project CARS 2
2017
57.5
74.8
97.8
120.8
Rocket League
2015
237.0
308.0
402.8
497.6
Fallout 76
2018
71.3
92.6
121.1
149.6
For Honor
2017
81.2
105.6
138.1
170.6
Minecraft
2011
129.9
168.8
220.8
272.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
162.5
211.2
276.2
341.2
Valorant
2020
111.4
144.8
189.3
233.9
DiRT Rally
2015
87.5
113.8
148.8
183.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
57.0
74.1
96.9
119.7
Dota 2
2013
79.4
103.2
134.9
166.6
Roblox
2006
191.5
248.9
325.5
402.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
71.0
92.3
120.8
149.2
Need For Speed
2015
65.7
85.4
111.7
138.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
63.3
82.2
107.5
132.9
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 and the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X separately.
