NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with AMD Ryzen 7 3800X benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is good or bad for gaming from testing results. As for the key characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The ordinary FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 4Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce GTX 980 is good for modern 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 draw certain decision. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A highly powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce GTX 980, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 165W. Here is a list of several famous games in which the graphics card 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 3800X configuration:
Roblox
Dota 2
Genshin Impact
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Far Cry 6
Valorant
Atomic Heart
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
Hitman 3
Apex Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Minecraft
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce GTX 980 with rivals in some popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 980.
The closest opponents 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 right decision.
How good is GeForce GTX 980 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 980 and AMD Ryzen 7 3800X. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the average 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
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
24.2
31.5
41.1
50.8
Scorn
2022
22.0
28.5
37.3
46.1
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
32.6
42.4
55.5
68.6
Starfield
2022
19.7
25.6
33.5
41.4
Stray
2022
60.2
78.3
102.4
126.5
Atomic Heart
2023
13.5
17.6
23.0
28.4
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
30.4
39.5
51.7
63.8
Overwatch 2
2022
54.0
70.2
91.9
113.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
36.0
46.8
61.2
75.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
22.0
28.5
37.3
46.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
34.9
45.4
59.3
73.3
Homeworld 3
2022
27.6
35.9
46.9
57.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
23.6
30.7
40.2
49.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
29.3
38.0
49.8
61.5
Saints Row
2022
40.0
52.0
67.9
83.9
Elden ring
2022
21.4
27.8
36.4
44.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
20.8
27.1
35.4
43.7
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
37.7
49.0
64.1
79.2
To understand how the GeForce GTX 980 behaves in demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Crysis 3
2013
55.3
71.9
94.0
116.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
16.8
21.9
28.6
35.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
52.3
68.0
89.0
109.9
GreedFall
2019
50.8
66.1
86.4
106.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
54.6
71.0
92.8
114.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
55.2
71.7
93.8
115.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
55.2
71.7
93.8
115.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
38.3
49.8
65.1
80.4
Metro Exodus
2019
30.9
40.2
52.5
64.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
28.1
36.6
47.8
59.1
Far Cry 6
2021
42.2
54.9
71.8
88.6
Borderlands 3
2019
35.7
46.4
60.7
74.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
47.9
62.3
81.4
100.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
44.3
57.6
75.3
93.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
44.3
57.6
75.3
93.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
33.3
43.2
56.5
69.9
Project CARS 3
2020
25.9
33.7
44.0
54.4
Dishonored 2
2016
42.6
55.3
72.3
89.4
Death Stranding
2020
51.2
66.5
87.0
107.4
Just Cause 4
2018
44.6
58.0
75.9
93.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
25.7
33.4
43.7
54.0
Genshin Impact
2020
49.0
63.7
83.2
102.8
Halo Infinite
2021
32.1
41.7
54.5
67.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
55.6
72.2
94.4
116.7
Hitman 3
2021
38.3
49.8
65.1
80.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
44.2
57.4
75.1
92.8
Anthem
2019
38.2
49.7
65.0
80.3
The Witcher 3
2015
49.9
64.8
84.8
104.7
F1 22
2020
49.0
63.7
83.2
102.8
F1 2021
2020
54.6
71.0
92.8
114.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
55.5
72.1
94.3
116.5
The Division
2016
49.8
64.7
84.6
104.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
41.1
53.4
69.8
86.3
Final Fantasy XV
2018
47.3
61.5
80.4
99.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
35.5
46.1
60.3
74.5
Hitman 2
2018
55.2
71.7
93.8
115.8
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
35.5
46.1
60.3
74.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
40.7
52.9
69.2
85.5
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
41.5
54.0
70.6
87.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
26.5
34.4
45.0
55.6
Gears of War 5
2019
45.0
58.5
76.5
94.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
25.4
33.1
43.2
53.4
Godfall
2020
49.8
64.8
84.7
104.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
50.1
65.1
85.2
105.2
World War Z
2019
55.7
72.4
94.6
116.9
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
36.7
47.7
62.4
77.1
Forza Horizon 5
2021
40.5
52.7
68.9
85.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
45.4
59.0
77.1
95.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
48.1
62.5
81.7
100.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
55.9
72.7
95.1
117.5
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Ryzen 7 3800X gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for reference, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
116.7
151.8
198.5
245.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
72.0
93.7
122.5
151.3
Fallout 76
2018
72.3
94.0
122.9
151.8
Doom
2016
88.5
115.0
150.4
185.8
Destiny 2
2017
77.8
101.2
132.3
163.5
Apex Legends
2019
59.3
77.0
100.8
124.5
Rocket League
2015
240.3
312.4
408.6
504.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
61.8
80.3
105.1
129.8
Dawn of War III
2017
60.6
78.7
103.0
127.2
Battlefield 1
2016
70.3
91.4
119.5
147.6
Minecraft
2011
131.7
171.2
223.9
276.6
Dota 2
2013
80.5
104.6
136.8
169.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
66.5
86.4
113.0
139.6
Valorant
2020
113.0
146.9
192.0
237.2
Strange Brigade
2018
72.4
94.2
123.1
152.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
55.9
72.7
95.1
117.5
Need For Speed
2015
66.6
86.6
113.3
139.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
70.7
91.9
120.2
148.5
For Honor
2017
82.4
107.1
140.1
173.0
Titanfall 2
2016
60.8
79.0
103.3
127.7
F1 2019
2019
58.0
75.4
98.6
121.7
Project CARS 2
2017
58.4
75.9
99.2
122.6
Battlefield 4
2013
78.3
101.8
133.1
164.4
DiRT Rally
2015
88.8
115.4
150.9
186.4
Battlefield V
2018
59.3
77.0
100.8
124.5
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
57.8
75.1
98.3
121.4
League of Legends
2009
309.0
401.7
525.3
648.9
Resident Evil 2
2019
64.2
83.4
109.1
134.7
Roblox
2006
194.2
252.4
330.1
407.8
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
68.7
89.3
116.8
144.3
Hitman
2016
56.3
73.2
95.7
118.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
164.8
214.2
280.2
346.1
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
