NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with AMD Ryzen 7 5800X benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 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 by looking at testing results. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the key parameter. The ordinary FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 4Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce GTX 980 is good even for new 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 GPU, you can already make certain conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the needed power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is required for the GeForce GTX 980, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 165W. Here is a list of several popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 980 and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X configuration:
Apex Legends
League of Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
Genshin Impact
Hitman 3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Valorant
Roblox
Fortnite Battle Royale
Dota 2
Minecraft
Atomic Heart
Far Cry 6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
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 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 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 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 figures will also 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 5800X. 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. In the following table, testing the GeForce GTX 980 in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Elden ring
2022
21.5
28.0
36.6
45.2
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
35.1
45.6
59.7
73.7
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
37.9
49.3
64.5
79.7
Stray
2022
60.6
78.8
103.0
127.2
Atomic Heart
2023
13.6
17.7
23.1
28.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
36.2
47.1
61.6
76.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
22.1
28.7
37.5
46.4
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
32.8
42.7
55.8
69.0
Overwatch 2
2022
54.4
70.7
92.4
114.2
Homeworld 3
2022
27.7
36.1
47.2
58.3
Scorn
2022
22.1
28.7
37.5
46.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
24.4
31.7
41.4
51.1
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
21.0
27.2
35.6
44.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
30.6
39.8
52.0
64.2
Saints Row
2022
40.2
52.3
68.4
84.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
23.8
30.9
40.4
49.9
Starfield
2022
19.8
25.8
33.7
41.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
29.4
38.3
50.1
61.8
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
Halo Infinite
2021
32.3
42.0
54.9
67.8
Death Stranding
2020
51.5
66.9
87.5
108.1
Marvel's Avengers
2020
33.5
43.5
56.9
70.3
Project CARS 3
2020
26.0
33.9
44.3
54.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
16.9
22.0
28.8
35.6
Crysis 3
2013
55.6
72.3
94.5
116.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
44.5
57.8
75.6
93.4
Borderlands 3
2019
35.9
46.7
61.0
75.4
Final Fantasy XV
2018
47.6
61.8
80.9
99.9
Hitman 2
2018
55.5
72.1
94.3
116.5
Dishonored 2
2016
42.8
55.7
72.8
89.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
55.5
72.1
94.3
116.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
26.6
34.6
45.2
55.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
25.6
33.3
43.5
53.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
48.4
62.9
82.2
101.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
35.7
46.4
60.6
74.9
World War Z
2019
56.0
72.8
95.2
117.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
35.7
46.4
60.6
74.9
DOOM Eternal
2020
52.7
68.5
89.5
110.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
41.3
53.7
70.3
86.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
48.2
62.6
81.9
101.2
GreedFall
2019
51.1
66.5
86.9
107.4
Devil May Cry 5
2019
50.4
65.5
85.7
105.8
F1 2021
2020
54.9
71.4
93.4
115.4
F1 22
2020
49.3
64.0
83.8
103.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
40.9
53.2
69.6
86.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
44.6
57.9
75.8
93.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
56.3
73.2
95.7
118.2
Just Cause 4
2018
44.9
58.4
76.3
94.3
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
41.8
54.3
71.0
87.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
44.6
57.9
75.8
93.6
Resident Evil Village
2021
38.5
50.1
65.5
80.9
Anthem
2019
38.5
50.0
65.4
80.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
36.9
48.0
62.8
77.5
Gears of War 5
2019
45.2
58.8
76.9
95.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
54.9
71.4
93.4
115.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
55.8
72.6
94.9
117.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
25.9
33.6
44.0
54.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
55.9
72.7
95.0
117.4
Genshin Impact
2020
49.3
64.0
83.8
103.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
28.3
36.8
48.1
59.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
45.6
59.3
77.6
95.8
Hitman 3
2021
38.5
50.1
65.5
80.9
Metro Exodus
2019
31.1
40.4
52.9
65.3
The Witcher 3
2015
50.2
65.2
85.3
105.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
55.5
72.1
94.3
116.5
Godfall
2020
50.1
65.2
85.2
105.2
Far Cry 6
2021
42.5
55.2
72.2
89.2
The Division
2016
50.1
65.1
85.1
105.1
Forza Horizon 5
2021
40.8
53.0
69.3
85.6
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Ryzen 7 5800X gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for information, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
66.9
86.9
113.7
140.4
Battlefield 1
2016
70.7
91.9
120.2
148.5
Hitman
2016
56.6
73.6
96.3
118.9
Strange Brigade
2018
72.9
94.7
123.9
153.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
56.3
73.2
95.7
118.2
Doom
2016
89.0
115.7
151.3
186.9
Dota 2
2013
81.0
105.3
137.7
170.1
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
71.1
92.5
120.9
149.4
DiRT Rally
2015
89.3
116.1
151.8
187.5
Battlefield 4
2013
78.8
102.4
133.9
165.4
Apex Legends
2019
59.6
77.5
101.4
125.2
Destiny 2
2017
78.3
101.8
133.1
164.5
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
72.5
94.2
123.2
152.2
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
117.4
152.7
199.7
246.6
Minecraft
2011
132.5
172.3
225.3
278.3
League of Legends
2009
310.9
404.2
528.5
652.9
Need For Speed
2015
67.0
87.2
114.0
140.8
Battlefield V
2018
59.6
77.5
101.4
125.2
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
58.2
75.6
98.9
122.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
165.8
215.6
281.9
348.2
Project CARS 2
2017
58.7
76.3
99.8
123.3
Roblox
2006
195.4
254.0
332.1
410.3
Rocket League
2015
241.8
314.3
411.1
507.8
F1 2019
2019
58.3
75.8
99.2
122.5
Titanfall 2
2016
61.2
79.5
104.0
128.4
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
69.1
89.9
117.5
145.2
For Honor
2017
82.9
107.8
140.9
174.1
Valorant
2020
113.7
147.7
193.2
238.7
Resident Evil 2
2019
64.6
83.9
109.7
135.6
Fallout 76
2018
72.7
94.5
123.6
152.7
Dawn of War III
2017
60.9
79.2
103.6
128.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
62.2
80.8
105.7
130.6
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 and the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X separately.
