NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with AMD Ryzen 7 5700X benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different 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 results of all benchmarks. As for the main characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The average FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 4Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce GTX 980 is good even 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 graphics card, you can already make certain decision. This will let you to choose the required power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce GTX 980, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 165W. Here is a list of some common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next 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 7 5700X configuration:
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
League of Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Far Cry 6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hogwarts Legacy
Atomic Heart
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
Dota 2
Roblox
Apex Legends
Hitman 3
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After viewing 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 rivals 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 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 medium 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 figures will further help you make the true choice.
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 5700X. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the average 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
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
30.5
39.7
51.9
64.1
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
23.7
30.9
40.3
49.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
29.4
38.2
50.0
61.7
Atomic Heart
2023
13.6
17.6
23.1
28.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
36.2
47.0
61.5
75.9
Saints Row
2022
40.1
52.2
68.2
84.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
35.0
45.5
59.6
73.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
20.9
27.2
35.5
43.9
Overwatch 2
2022
54.2
70.5
92.2
113.9
Starfield
2022
19.8
25.7
33.6
41.5
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
32.8
42.6
55.7
68.8
Elden ring
2022
21.5
27.9
36.5
45.1
Homeworld 3
2022
27.7
36.0
47.1
58.1
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
24.3
31.6
41.3
51.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
37.9
49.2
64.4
79.5
Scorn
2022
22.0
28.6
37.5
46.3
Stray
2022
60.5
78.6
102.8
127.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
22.0
28.6
37.5
46.3
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
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
54.8
71.3
93.2
115.1
Crysis 3
2013
55.5
72.1
94.3
116.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
55.4
72.0
94.1
116.3
F1 22
2020
49.2
63.9
83.6
103.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
48.1
62.5
81.7
101.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
25.5
33.2
43.4
53.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
35.6
46.3
60.5
74.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
38.4
50.0
65.3
80.7
Metro Exodus
2019
31.0
40.3
52.7
65.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
36.8
47.9
62.6
77.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
16.9
22.0
28.7
35.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
28.3
36.7
48.0
59.3
World War Z
2019
55.9
72.7
95.0
117.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
55.7
72.4
94.7
117.0
Hitman 2
2018
55.4
72.0
94.1
116.3
Death Stranding
2020
51.4
66.8
87.3
107.9
Godfall
2020
50.0
65.0
85.0
105.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
56.2
73.0
95.5
118.0
Project CARS 3
2020
26.0
33.8
44.2
54.6
Halo Infinite
2021
32.2
41.9
54.8
67.6
The Witcher 3
2015
50.1
65.1
85.1
105.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
44.5
57.8
75.6
93.4
Forza Horizon 5
2021
40.7
52.9
69.2
85.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
55.8
72.5
94.8
117.1
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
40.9
53.1
69.5
85.8
Anthem
2019
38.4
49.9
65.2
80.6
Just Cause 4
2018
44.8
58.3
76.2
94.1
DOOM Eternal
2020
52.6
68.3
89.3
110.4
Borderlands 3
2019
35.8
46.6
60.9
75.2
GreedFall
2019
51.0
66.3
86.7
107.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
35.6
46.3
60.5
74.8
Gears of War 5
2019
45.1
58.7
76.8
94.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
44.4
57.7
75.4
93.2
Monster Hunter: World
2018
48.3
62.7
82.0
101.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
50.3
65.4
85.5
105.6
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
55.4
72.0
94.1
116.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
25.8
33.6
43.9
54.2
F1 2021
2020
54.8
71.3
93.2
115.1
Hitman 3
2021
38.4
50.0
65.3
80.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
45.5
59.2
77.4
95.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
44.5
57.8
75.6
93.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
26.6
34.5
45.1
55.8
Final Fantasy XV
2018
47.5
61.7
80.7
99.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
41.7
54.2
70.9
87.6
Dishonored 2
2016
42.7
55.5
72.6
89.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
33.4
43.4
56.8
70.1
Far Cry 6
2021
42.4
55.1
72.0
89.0
Genshin Impact
2020
49.2
63.9
83.6
103.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
41.3
53.6
70.1
86.6
The Division
2016
50.0
64.9
84.9
104.9
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Ryzen 7 5700X gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for reference, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Destiny 2
2017
78.1
101.6
132.9
164.1
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
58.0
75.4
98.7
121.9
Valorant
2020
113.4
147.4
192.8
238.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
165.5
215.1
281.3
347.5
Apex Legends
2019
59.5
77.4
101.2
125.0
League of Legends
2009
310.2
403.3
527.4
651.5
Hitman
2016
56.5
73.5
96.1
118.7
Roblox
2006
195.0
253.4
331.4
409.4
F1 2019
2019
58.2
75.7
98.9
122.2
Doom
2016
88.8
115.5
151.0
186.5
For Honor
2017
82.7
107.5
140.6
173.7
Strange Brigade
2018
72.7
94.5
123.6
152.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
71.0
92.3
120.7
149.0
Battlefield 1
2016
70.6
91.8
120.0
148.2
DiRT Rally
2015
89.1
115.8
151.5
187.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
117.2
152.4
199.2
246.1
Dawn of War III
2017
60.8
79.0
103.4
127.7
Project CARS 2
2017
58.6
76.2
99.6
123.1
Battlefield 4
2013
78.6
102.2
133.6
165.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
62.0
80.7
105.5
130.3
Minecraft
2011
132.2
171.9
224.8
277.7
Battlefield V
2018
59.5
77.4
101.2
125.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
69.0
89.7
117.3
144.9
Resident Evil 2
2019
64.4
83.7
109.5
135.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
72.3
94.0
123.0
151.9
Need For Speed
2015
66.9
87.0
113.7
140.5
Dota 2
2013
80.8
105.0
137.4
169.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
56.2
73.0
95.5
118.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
66.7
86.8
113.4
140.1
Titanfall 2
2016
61.0
79.3
103.7
128.2
Fallout 76
2018
72.6
94.3
123.3
152.4
Rocket League
2015
241.3
313.7
410.2
506.7
Though you can't argue with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work with each other. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
