NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with AMD Ryzen 7 2700 benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 7 2700 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple 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 testing results. As for the main characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The ordinary FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 4Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce GTX 980 is good for today's 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 draw certain conclusions. This will let you to choose the needed power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 7 2700 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A very 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 some popular games in which the graphics card 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 7 2700 configuration:
Atomic Heart
Genshin Impact
Apex Legends
Minecraft
Hogwarts Legacy
Roblox
Fortnite Battle Royale
Dota 2
Valorant
Far Cry 6
League of Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
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 select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 980.
The closest GeForce GTX 980 opponents
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 medium 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 also 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 7 2700. 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. 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
48.4
Overwatch 2
2022
52.6
68.4
89.5
110.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
28.5
37.1
48.5
59.9
Scorn
2022
21.4
27.8
36.3
44.9
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
36.7
47.7
62.4
77.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
21.4
27.8
36.3
44.9
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
35.1
45.6
59.6
73.7
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
20.3
26.4
34.5
42.6
Homeworld 3
2022
26.9
34.9
45.7
56.4
Atomic Heart
2023
13.2
17.1
22.4
27.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
31.8
41.3
54.1
66.8
Stray
2022
58.7
76.3
99.7
123.2
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
34.0
44.2
57.8
71.4
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
29.6
38.5
50.3
62.2
Elden ring
2022
20.8
27.1
35.4
43.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
23.6
30.6
40.1
49.5
Saints Row
2022
38.9
50.6
66.2
81.7
Starfield
2022
19.2
24.9
32.6
40.3
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Forza Horizon 5
2021
39.5
51.3
67.1
82.9
Gears of War 5
2019
43.8
56.9
74.5
92.0
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
44.2
57.4
75.1
92.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
54.1
70.3
92.0
113.6
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
54.1
70.3
91.9
113.5
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
16.4
21.3
27.9
34.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
40.5
52.6
68.8
85.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
32.4
42.1
55.1
68.0
GreedFall
2019
49.5
64.4
84.2
104.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
46.0
59.9
78.3
96.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
53.7
69.8
91.3
112.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
25.8
33.5
43.8
54.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
35.7
46.5
60.8
75.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
48.8
63.4
82.9
102.5
F1 22
2020
47.7
62.0
81.1
100.2
F1 2021
2020
53.2
69.1
90.4
111.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
24.8
32.2
42.1
52.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
43.1
56.1
73.3
90.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
43.1
56.1
73.3
90.6
Crysis 3
2013
53.8
70.0
91.5
113.1
Hitman 2
2018
53.7
69.8
91.3
112.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
25.1
32.6
42.6
52.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
40.0
52.0
68.0
84.0
Project CARS 3
2020
25.2
32.8
42.9
53.0
Metro Exodus
2019
30.1
39.1
51.2
63.2
Genshin Impact
2020
47.7
62.0
81.1
100.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
54.5
70.8
92.6
114.4
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
39.6
51.5
67.4
83.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
46.7
60.6
79.3
98.0
The Division
2016
48.5
63.0
82.4
101.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
43.0
55.9
73.2
90.4
Anthem
2019
37.2
48.4
63.3
78.2
Dishonored 2
2016
41.4
53.9
70.5
87.0
Borderlands 3
2019
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.0
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
27.4
35.6
46.6
57.6
Just Cause 4
2018
43.5
56.5
73.9
91.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
34.5
44.9
58.7
72.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
51.0
66.3
86.7
107.1
Hitman 3
2021
37.3
48.5
63.4
78.3
Far Cry 6
2021
41.1
53.5
69.9
86.3
The Witcher 3
2015
48.6
63.1
82.6
102.0
Death Stranding
2020
49.8
64.8
84.7
104.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
34.5
44.9
58.7
72.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
53.7
69.8
91.3
112.8
Godfall
2020
48.5
63.1
82.5
101.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
37.3
48.5
63.4
78.3
Halo Infinite
2021
31.2
40.6
53.1
65.6
World War Z
2019
54.2
70.5
92.2
113.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
46.8
60.9
79.6
98.3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
53.2
69.1
90.4
111.7
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Ryzen 7 2700 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
Destiny 2
2017
75.8
98.6
128.9
159.2
Doom
2016
86.2
112.0
146.5
181.0
Fallout 76
2018
70.4
91.5
119.7
147.8
Project CARS 2
2017
56.8
73.9
96.6
119.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
64.7
84.2
110.1
136.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
66.9
87.0
113.8
140.6
Titanfall 2
2016
59.2
77.0
100.7
124.3
Minecraft
2011
128.3
166.8
218.1
269.4
For Honor
2017
80.3
104.3
136.4
168.5
F1 2019
2019
56.5
73.4
96.0
118.6
Battlefield 1
2016
68.5
89.0
116.4
143.8
Valorant
2020
110.0
143.0
187.0
231.1
Roblox
2006
189.1
245.9
321.5
397.2
Battlefield V
2018
57.7
75.0
98.1
121.2
League of Legends
2009
301.0
391.3
511.6
632.0
Battlefield 4
2013
76.3
99.1
129.6
160.1
Apex Legends
2019
57.7
75.0
98.1
121.2
Dota 2
2013
78.4
101.9
133.3
164.6
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
70.2
91.2
119.3
147.4
Resident Evil 2
2019
62.5
81.2
106.2
131.2
Need For Speed
2015
64.9
84.4
110.3
136.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
113.7
147.8
193.3
238.8
Dawn of War III
2017
59.0
76.7
100.3
123.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
56.3
73.2
95.7
118.2
Strange Brigade
2018
70.6
91.7
119.9
148.2
DiRT Rally
2015
86.5
112.4
147.0
181.5
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
68.9
89.5
117.1
144.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
54.5
70.8
92.6
114.4
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
60.2
78.3
102.3
126.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
160.5
208.7
272.9
337.1
Hitman
2016
54.8
71.3
93.2
115.1
Rocket League
2015
234.1
304.3
397.9
491.6
Although 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 able to work together. In such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the AMD Ryzen 7 2700 and the GeForce GTX 980 separately.
