NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with AMD Ryzen 7 1700X benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 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 by looking at testing results. As for the main characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The average 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 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 GPU, you can already make some conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the needed power supply that will completely match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 7 1700X . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very 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 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 7 1700X configuration:
Hogwarts Legacy
Atomic Heart
Hitman 3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Minecraft
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Valorant
Roblox
Genshin Impact
Far Cry 6
Dota 2
League of Legends
Apex Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
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 competitors in some popular 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 average 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 decision.
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 7 1700X. 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. In the following table, testing the GeForce GTX 980 in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
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
Atomic Heart
2023
13.1
17.1
22.3
27.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
33.9
44.1
57.7
71.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
29.6
38.4
50.3
62.1
Overwatch 2
2022
52.6
68.3
89.3
110.4
Homeworld 3
2022
26.8
34.9
45.6
56.3
Elden ring
2022
20.8
27.0
35.4
43.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
23.5
30.6
40.0
49.4
Starfield
2022
19.2
24.9
32.6
40.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
28.5
37.0
48.4
59.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
20.3
26.3
34.4
42.5
Stray
2022
58.6
76.1
99.6
123.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
35.0
45.5
59.6
73.6
Scorn
2022
21.3
27.8
36.3
44.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
31.7
41.3
54.0
66.7
Saints Row
2022
38.9
50.5
66.1
81.6
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
36.7
47.7
62.3
77.0
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
53.1
69.0
90.3
111.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
39.6
51.5
67.3
83.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
16.4
21.3
27.8
34.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
25.0
32.5
42.5
52.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
50.9
66.2
86.5
106.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
44.1
57.4
75.0
92.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
48.7
63.3
82.8
102.3
F1 22
2020
47.6
61.9
81.0
100.0
Halo Infinite
2021
31.2
40.6
53.0
65.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
39.4
51.2
67.0
82.8
Hitman 2
2018
53.6
69.7
91.2
112.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
46.6
60.6
79.2
97.8
Dishonored 2
2016
41.4
53.8
70.4
86.9
Total War: Warhammer
2016
54.0
70.2
91.8
113.5
Far Cry 6
2021
41.1
53.4
69.8
86.2
Metro Exodus
2019
30.1
39.1
51.1
63.1
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
43.0
55.9
73.1
90.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
40.4
52.5
68.7
84.8
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
34.5
44.8
58.6
72.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
32.4
42.1
55.0
67.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
53.6
69.7
91.2
112.7
Gears of War 5
2019
43.7
56.9
74.4
91.8
Crysis 3
2013
53.8
69.9
91.4
112.9
Anthem
2019
37.2
48.3
63.2
78.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
25.7
33.4
43.7
54.0
F1 2021
2020
53.1
69.0
90.3
111.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
54.4
70.7
92.5
114.3
Genshin Impact
2020
47.6
61.9
81.0
100.0
Monster Hunter: World
2018
46.7
60.8
79.5
98.2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
35.7
46.4
60.7
75.0
Death Stranding
2020
49.8
64.7
84.6
104.5
Just Cause 4
2018
43.4
56.4
73.8
91.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
37.2
48.4
63.3
78.2
Godfall
2020
48.4
63.0
82.4
101.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
53.6
69.7
91.2
112.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
27.4
35.6
46.5
57.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
43.1
56.0
73.2
90.5
The Witcher 3
2015
48.5
63.1
82.5
101.9
Project CARS 3
2020
25.2
32.7
42.8
52.9
Hitman 3
2021
37.2
48.4
63.3
78.2
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
24.7
32.2
42.1
52.0
GreedFall
2019
49.4
64.3
84.0
103.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
54.0
70.2
91.8
113.3
The Division
2016
48.4
62.9
82.3
101.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
34.5
44.8
58.6
72.4
Final Fantasy XV
2018
46.0
59.8
78.2
96.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
43.1
56.0
73.2
90.5
World War Z
2019
54.1
70.4
92.0
113.7
Borderlands 3
2019
34.7
45.1
59.0
72.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
40.0
51.9
67.9
83.9
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Ryzen 7 1700X gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for reference, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
70.1
91.1
119.1
147.1
Hitman
2016
54.7
71.2
93.1
115.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
62.4
81.1
106.1
131.0
Fallout 76
2018
70.3
91.4
119.5
147.6
Rocket League
2015
233.7
303.9
397.4
490.9
DiRT Rally
2015
86.3
112.2
146.8
181.3
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
60.1
78.1
102.2
126.2
Dota 2
2013
78.3
101.8
133.1
164.4
Roblox
2006
188.9
245.5
321.1
396.6
Project CARS 2
2017
56.8
73.8
96.5
119.2
Apex Legends
2019
57.6
74.9
98.0
121.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
68.8
89.4
116.9
144.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
56.2
73.1
95.6
118.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
113.5
147.6
193.0
238.4
Doom
2016
86.1
111.9
146.3
180.7
Titanfall 2
2016
59.1
76.9
100.5
124.2
Strange Brigade
2018
70.5
91.6
119.8
147.9
Dawn of War III
2017
58.9
76.6
100.1
123.7
Minecraft
2011
128.1
166.5
217.8
269.0
Need For Speed
2015
64.8
84.3
110.2
136.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
64.6
84.0
109.9
135.8
League of Legends
2009
300.5
390.7
510.9
631.1
Destiny 2
2017
75.7
98.4
128.7
159.0
Battlefield 4
2013
76.1
99.0
129.4
159.9
Battlefield 1
2016
68.4
88.9
116.2
143.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
66.8
86.9
113.6
140.4
Valorant
2020
109.9
142.8
186.8
230.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
54.4
70.7
92.5
114.3
Battlefield V
2018
57.6
74.9
98.0
121.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
160.3
208.4
272.5
336.6
For Honor
2017
80.1
104.2
136.2
168.3
F1 2019
2019
56.4
73.3
95.9
118.4
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work with each other. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 and the AMD Ryzen 7 1700X separately.
