NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 benchmark
Benchmark 12-02-2023 Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 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 good or bad for gaming by looking at testing results. As for the key parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The average FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 4Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce GTX 980 is good even 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 GPU, you can already make some conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the required power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A highly powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce GTX 980, since 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 contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 980 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 configuration:
Fortnite Battle Royale
League of Legends
Atomic Heart
Far Cry 6
Hitman 3
Hogwarts Legacy
Roblox
Valorant
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Apex Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Dota 2
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can easily compare the GeForce GTX 980 with competitors in several popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 980.
The closest GeForce GTX 980 competitors
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 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 right 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 PRO 3600. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS gained 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
Starfield
2022
19.2
24.9
32.6
40.2
Atomic Heart
2023
13.1
17.1
22.3
27.6
Overwatch 2
2022
52.5
68.3
89.3
110.3
Scorn
2022
21.3
27.8
36.3
44.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
20.3
26.3
34.4
42.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
23.5
30.6
40.0
49.4
Stray
2022
58.6
76.1
99.6
123.0
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
28.5
37.0
48.4
59.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
36.7
47.7
62.3
77.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
23.0
29.9
39.1
48.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
21.3
27.8
36.3
44.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
31.7
41.3
54.0
66.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
29.6
38.4
50.2
62.1
Homeworld 3
2022
26.8
34.9
45.6
56.3
Saints Row
2022
38.9
50.5
66.1
81.6
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
35.0
45.5
59.6
73.6
Elden ring
2022
20.8
27.0
35.4
43.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
33.9
44.1
57.7
71.3
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Hitman 3
2021
37.2
48.4
63.3
78.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
48.7
63.3
82.8
102.3
Anthem
2019
37.2
48.3
63.2
78.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
54.0
70.2
91.7
113.3
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
27.4
35.6
46.5
57.5
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
43.0
55.9
73.0
90.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
34.5
44.8
58.6
72.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
34.5
44.8
58.6
72.4
Death Stranding
2020
49.8
64.7
84.6
104.5
F1 2021
2020
53.1
69.0
90.3
111.5
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
16.4
21.3
27.8
34.4
Crysis 3
2013
53.8
69.9
91.4
112.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
40.0
51.9
67.9
83.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
53.1
69.0
90.3
111.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
32.3
42.1
55.0
67.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
43.1
56.0
73.2
90.5
Project CARS 3
2020
25.2
32.7
42.8
52.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
46.0
59.8
78.2
96.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
39.4
51.2
67.0
82.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
54.0
70.2
91.8
113.5
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
40.4
52.5
68.7
84.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
53.6
69.7
91.2
112.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
43.1
56.0
73.2
90.5
The Witcher 3
2015
48.5
63.0
82.4
101.8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
35.7
46.4
60.7
74.9
Far Cry 6
2021
41.1
53.4
69.8
86.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
54.4
70.7
92.5
114.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
24.7
32.2
42.1
52.0
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
46.6
60.6
79.2
97.8
World War Z
2019
54.1
70.4
92.0
113.7
Resident Evil Village
2021
37.2
48.4
63.3
78.2
Borderlands 3
2019
34.7
45.1
59.0
72.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
53.6
69.7
91.2
112.6
Halo Infinite
2021
31.2
40.6
53.0
65.5
GreedFall
2019
49.4
64.3
84.0
103.8
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
44.1
57.4
75.0
92.6
Dishonored 2
2016
41.4
53.8
70.3
86.9
The Division
2016
48.4
62.9
82.3
101.6
Metro Exodus
2019
30.1
39.1
51.1
63.1
DOOM Eternal
2020
50.9
66.2
86.5
106.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
39.6
51.4
67.3
83.1
Hitman 2
2018
53.6
69.7
91.2
112.6
Just Cause 4
2018
43.4
56.4
73.8
91.2
F1 22
2020
47.6
61.9
81.0
100.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
25.0
32.5
42.5
52.5
Godfall
2020
48.4
63.0
82.4
101.7
Gears of War 5
2019
43.7
56.9
74.3
91.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
46.7
60.8
79.5
98.2
Genshin Impact
2020
47.6
61.9
81.0
100.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
25.7
33.4
43.7
54.0
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 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 much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Need For Speed
2015
64.8
84.3
110.2
136.1
Battlefield V
2018
57.6
74.9
98.0
121.0
League of Legends
2009
300.5
390.7
510.9
631.1
Apex Legends
2019
57.6
74.9
98.0
121.0
Destiny 2
2017
75.7
98.4
128.7
159.0
Project CARS 2
2017
56.8
73.8
96.5
119.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
64.6
84.0
109.9
135.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
62.4
81.1
106.1
131.0
Roblox
2006
188.8
245.5
321.0
396.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
60.1
78.1
102.2
126.2
Battlefield 4
2013
76.1
99.0
129.4
159.9
DiRT Rally
2015
86.3
112.2
146.7
181.3
Battlefield 1
2016
68.4
88.9
116.2
143.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
160.3
208.3
272.5
336.6
Fallout 76
2018
70.3
91.4
119.5
147.6
For Honor
2017
80.1
104.2
136.2
168.3
Titanfall 2
2016
59.1
76.9
100.5
124.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
70.1
91.1
119.1
147.1
Hitman
2016
54.7
71.2
93.1
114.9
F1 2019
2019
56.4
73.3
95.8
118.4
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
68.7
89.4
116.9
144.4
Dota 2
2013
78.3
101.8
133.1
164.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
56.2
73.1
95.6
118.1
Minecraft
2011
128.1
166.5
217.7
269.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
66.8
86.9
113.6
140.4
Dawn of War III
2017
58.9
76.6
100.1
123.7
Strange Brigade
2018
70.4
91.6
119.8
147.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
54.4
70.7
92.5
114.3
Doom
2016
86.0
111.9
146.3
180.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
113.5
147.6
193.0
238.4
Valorant
2020
109.9
142.8
186.8
230.7
Rocket League
2015
233.7
303.8
397.3
490.8
Though you can't dispute 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 with each other. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 and the GeForce GTX 980 separately.
