NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 benchmark
Benchmark 12-02-2023 Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 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 bad or good for gaming from benchmark results. As for the main characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The ordinary FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 4Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce GTX 980 is good 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. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that will completely match the GPU. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce GTX 980, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 165W. Here is a list of certain common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below 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 PRO 2700 configuration:
Apex Legends
Valorant
Atomic Heart
Hogwarts Legacy
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Roblox
Dota 2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Genshin Impact
Fortnite Battle Royale
Far Cry 6
Minecraft
League of Legends
Hitman 3
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After reviewing 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 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 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 also help you make the good 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 PRO 2700. The numbers near 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
Starfield
2022
19.1
24.8
32.5
40.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
36.6
47.5
62.1
76.8
Overwatch 2
2022
52.4
68.1
89.0
110.0
Saints Row
2022
38.7
50.4
65.9
81.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
23.5
30.5
39.9
49.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
34.9
45.4
59.4
73.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
33.8
44.0
57.5
71.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
22.9
29.8
39.0
48.1
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
20.2
26.2
34.3
42.4
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
29.5
38.3
50.1
61.9
Atomic Heart
2023
13.1
17.0
22.3
27.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
28.4
36.9
48.2
59.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
31.6
41.1
53.8
66.5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
21.3
27.7
36.2
44.7
Homeworld 3
2022
26.7
34.8
45.4
56.1
Elden ring
2022
20.7
27.0
35.2
43.5
Scorn
2022
21.3
27.7
36.2
44.7
Stray
2022
58.4
75.9
99.2
122.6
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Project CARS 3
2020
25.1
32.6
42.7
52.7
GreedFall
2019
49.3
64.0
83.8
103.5
Crysis 3
2013
53.6
69.7
91.1
112.5
Death Stranding
2020
49.6
64.5
84.3
104.2
DOOM Eternal
2020
50.7
66.0
86.3
106.6
Resident Evil Village
2021
37.1
48.2
63.1
77.9
Forza Horizon 5
2021
39.3
51.1
66.8
82.5
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
53.8
69.9
91.5
113.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
53.5
69.5
90.9
112.3
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
27.3
35.5
46.4
57.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
24.7
32.1
41.9
51.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
42.8
55.7
72.8
89.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
42.9
55.8
73.0
90.2
Anthem
2019
37.0
48.2
63.0
77.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
40.3
52.3
68.5
84.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
54.2
70.5
92.2
113.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
46.6
60.6
79.2
97.9
Gears of War 5
2019
43.6
56.7
74.1
91.5
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
16.3
21.2
27.7
34.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
24.9
32.4
42.4
52.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
35.6
46.2
60.5
74.7
Borderlands 3
2019
34.6
45.0
58.8
72.6
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
39.4
51.3
67.1
82.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
53.5
69.5
90.9
112.3
Godfall
2020
48.3
62.8
82.1
101.4
F1 22
2020
47.5
61.7
80.7
99.7
Hitman 2
2018
53.5
69.5
90.9
112.3
Just Cause 4
2018
43.3
56.2
73.6
90.9
Genshin Impact
2020
47.5
61.7
80.7
99.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
44.0
57.2
74.8
92.4
Dishonored 2
2016
41.2
53.6
70.1
86.6
The Division
2016
48.2
62.7
82.0
101.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
32.2
41.9
54.8
67.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
25.6
33.3
43.6
53.9
Halo Infinite
2021
31.1
40.4
52.9
65.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
42.9
55.8
73.0
90.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
39.8
51.8
67.7
83.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
45.8
59.6
77.9
96.2
World War Z
2019
54.0
70.1
91.7
113.3
Metro Exodus
2019
30.0
38.9
50.9
62.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
52.9
68.8
90.0
111.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
34.4
44.7
58.4
72.2
Hitman 3
2021
37.1
48.2
63.1
77.9
F1 2021
2020
52.9
68.8
90.0
111.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
34.4
44.7
58.4
72.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
48.6
63.1
82.6
102.0
The Witcher 3
2015
48.3
62.8
82.2
101.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
46.4
60.4
78.9
97.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
53.9
70.0
91.5
113.1
Far Cry 6
2021
40.9
53.2
69.6
85.9
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 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 much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Battlefield 4
2013
75.9
98.7
129.0
159.4
Hitman
2016
54.6
70.9
92.8
114.6
Battlefield 1
2016
68.1
88.6
115.9
143.1
Titanfall 2
2016
58.9
76.6
100.2
123.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
113.2
147.1
192.4
237.6
Project CARS 2
2017
56.6
73.6
96.2
118.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
59.9
77.9
101.8
125.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
68.5
89.1
116.5
143.9
Fallout 76
2018
70.1
91.1
119.1
147.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
66.6
86.6
113.3
139.9
Resident Evil 2
2019
62.2
80.9
105.7
130.6
League of Legends
2009
299.5
389.4
509.2
629.0
Destiny 2
2017
75.5
98.1
128.3
158.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
54.2
70.5
92.2
113.9
F1 2019
2019
56.2
73.1
95.5
118.0
Roblox
2006
188.2
244.7
320.0
395.3
Strange Brigade
2018
70.2
91.3
119.4
147.5
Dawn of War III
2017
58.7
76.3
99.8
123.3
Need For Speed
2015
64.6
84.0
109.8
135.7
Valorant
2020
109.5
142.4
186.2
230.0
Minecraft
2011
127.7
166.0
217.0
268.1
Rocket League
2015
233.0
302.9
396.1
489.3
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
56.0
72.8
95.3
117.7
Battlefield V
2018
57.5
74.7
97.7
120.7
Doom
2016
85.8
111.5
145.8
180.1
Apex Legends
2019
57.5
74.7
97.7
120.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
69.8
90.8
118.7
146.7
For Honor
2017
79.9
103.8
135.8
167.7
DiRT Rally
2015
86.0
111.9
146.3
180.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
159.8
207.7
271.6
335.5
Dota 2
2013
78.0
101.4
132.6
163.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
64.4
83.8
109.5
135.3
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
