NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with AMD Ryzen 7 1700 benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 7 1700 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 bad or good for gaming by looking at benchmark data. As for the primary 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. Considering 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. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 7 1700 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather 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 several famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 980 and AMD Ryzen 7 1700 configuration:
Fortnite Battle Royale
Dota 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
League of Legends
Genshin Impact
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Minecraft
Hitman 3
Valorant
Roblox
Apex Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
Far Cry 6
Atomic Heart
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 980 with rivals 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 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 ordinary 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 numbers will further help you make the true choice.
How good is GeForce GTX 980 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 980 and AMD Ryzen 7 1700. The numbers near to the names of the games mean 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
Homeworld 3
2022
26.7
34.7
45.3
56.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
29.4
38.2
49.9
61.7
Overwatch 2
2022
52.2
67.9
88.8
109.7
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
36.5
47.4
62.0
76.5
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
22.9
29.7
38.8
48.0
Atomic Heart
2023
13.1
17.0
22.2
27.4
Saints Row
2022
38.6
50.2
65.7
81.1
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
23.4
30.4
39.8
49.1
Starfield
2022
19.0
24.8
32.4
40.0
Stray
2022
58.2
75.7
99.0
122.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
31.6
41.0
53.6
66.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
34.8
45.3
59.2
73.1
Elden ring
2022
20.7
26.9
35.1
43.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
33.7
43.9
57.3
70.8
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
21.2
27.6
36.1
44.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
20.1
26.2
34.2
42.3
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
28.3
36.8
48.1
59.4
Scorn
2022
21.2
27.6
36.1
44.6
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
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
34.3
44.6
58.3
72.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
35.5
46.1
60.3
74.5
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
53.6
69.7
91.2
112.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
40.2
52.2
68.3
84.3
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
53.3
69.3
90.6
112.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
52.8
68.6
89.7
110.8
Godfall
2020
48.1
62.6
81.9
101.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
45.7
59.4
77.7
96.0
Gears of War 5
2019
43.5
56.5
73.9
91.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
53.7
69.8
91.3
112.8
Anthem
2019
36.9
48.0
62.8
77.6
GreedFall
2019
49.1
63.9
83.5
103.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
25.6
33.2
43.5
53.7
F1 2021
2020
52.8
68.6
89.7
110.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
42.7
55.5
72.6
89.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
54.1
70.3
91.9
113.6
The Witcher 3
2015
48.2
62.7
81.9
101.2
Marvel's Avengers
2020
32.2
41.8
54.7
67.5
Genshin Impact
2020
47.3
61.5
80.5
99.4
World War Z
2019
53.8
69.9
91.5
113.0
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
39.7
51.6
67.5
83.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
16.3
21.1
27.7
34.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
37.0
48.1
62.9
77.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
48.4
62.9
82.3
101.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
24.6
32.0
41.8
51.6
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
53.3
69.3
90.6
112.0
Crysis 3
2013
53.4
69.5
90.8
112.2
Hitman 3
2021
37.0
48.1
62.9
77.7
Project CARS 3
2020
25.0
32.5
42.5
52.6
Halo Infinite
2021
31.0
40.3
52.7
65.1
Metro Exodus
2019
29.9
38.8
50.8
62.7
The Division
2016
48.1
62.5
81.8
101.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
42.8
55.7
72.8
89.9
Forza Horizon 5
2021
39.2
50.9
66.6
82.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
39.3
51.1
66.9
82.6
Dishonored 2
2016
41.1
53.5
69.9
86.4
Death Stranding
2020
49.5
64.3
84.1
103.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
46.3
60.2
78.7
97.2
Just Cause 4
2018
43.1
56.1
73.3
90.6
Far Cry 6
2021
40.8
53.0
69.4
85.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
50.6
65.8
86.0
106.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
42.8
55.7
72.8
89.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
27.2
35.4
46.2
57.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
43.9
57.0
74.5
92.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
46.5
60.4
79.0
97.6
Borderlands 3
2019
34.5
44.8
58.6
72.4
F1 22
2020
47.3
61.5
80.5
99.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
24.9
32.3
42.3
52.2
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
34.3
44.6
58.3
72.0
Hitman 2
2018
53.3
69.3
90.6
112.0
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Ryzen 7 1700 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
Titanfall 2
2016
58.8
76.4
99.9
123.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
69.6
90.5
118.4
146.2
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
66.4
86.4
112.9
139.5
Apex Legends
2019
57.3
74.5
97.4
120.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
112.8
146.7
191.8
237.0
DiRT Rally
2015
85.8
111.5
145.9
180.2
F1 2019
2019
56.0
72.8
95.3
117.7
Resident Evil 2
2019
62.0
80.6
105.4
130.2
Fallout 76
2018
69.9
90.8
118.8
146.7
Doom
2016
85.5
111.2
145.4
179.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
159.3
207.1
270.8
334.5
Dota 2
2013
77.8
101.1
132.3
163.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
64.3
83.5
109.2
134.9
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
59.7
77.7
101.6
125.4
Battlefield 1
2016
68.0
88.3
115.5
142.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
54.1
70.3
91.9
113.6
Rocket League
2015
232.3
302.0
394.9
487.9
League of Legends
2009
298.7
388.3
507.8
627.2
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
68.3
88.8
116.2
143.5
Destiny 2
2017
75.2
97.8
127.9
158.0
Valorant
2020
109.2
141.9
185.6
229.3
Battlefield 4
2013
75.7
98.4
128.7
158.9
Battlefield V
2018
57.3
74.5
97.4
120.3
For Honor
2017
79.6
103.5
135.4
167.3
Project CARS 2
2017
56.4
73.3
95.9
118.5
Strange Brigade
2018
70.0
91.0
119.0
147.0
Minecraft
2011
127.3
165.5
216.4
267.3
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
55.9
72.6
95.0
117.3
Hitman
2016
54.4
70.7
92.5
114.3
Roblox
2006
187.7
244.0
319.1
394.2
Dawn of War III
2017
58.5
76.1
99.5
122.9
Need For Speed
2015
64.4
83.7
109.5
135.3
Although you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 and the AMD Ryzen 7 1700 separately.
