NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with AMD Ryzen 9 3900 benchmark
Benchmark 14-02-2023 Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 9 3900 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 from results of all tests. As for the key parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The average FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 4Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce GTX 980 is good for modern 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 some decision. With this data, you can already easily buy the required power supply that can meet the demands of the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 9 3900 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.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 GPU 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 9 3900 configuration:
Dota 2
Atomic Heart
Far Cry 6
Apex Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
League of Legends
Minecraft
Valorant
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hogwarts Legacy
Roblox
Genshin Impact
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After viewing the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce GTX 980 is better or worse than rivals in several famous 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 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 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 decision.
How good is GeForce GTX 980 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 980 and AMD Ryzen 9 3900. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the medium FPS obtained 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
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
24.1
31.3
41.0
50.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
33.3
43.3
56.6
69.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
22.4
29.1
38.1
47.0
Overwatch 2
2022
55.1
71.7
93.7
115.7
Elden ring
2022
21.8
28.4
37.1
45.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
21.2
27.6
36.1
44.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
29.9
38.8
50.8
62.7
Scorn
2022
22.4
29.1
38.1
47.0
Homeworld 3
2022
28.1
36.6
47.8
59.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
38.5
50.0
65.4
80.8
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
35.6
46.3
60.5
74.8
Saints Row
2022
40.8
53.0
69.3
85.6
Atomic Heart
2023
13.8
17.9
23.4
28.9
Stray
2022
61.4
79.9
104.4
129.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
24.7
32.1
42.0
51.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
31.0
40.3
52.7
65.1
Starfield
2022
20.1
26.1
34.2
42.2
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
36.7
47.8
62.5
77.2
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Borderlands 3
2019
36.4
47.3
61.9
76.4
Devil May Cry 5
2019
51.1
66.4
86.9
107.3
Final Fantasy XV
2018
48.2
62.7
82.0
101.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
33.9
44.1
57.7
71.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
26.2
34.1
44.6
55.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
37.4
48.7
63.6
78.6
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
56.6
73.6
96.2
118.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
28.7
37.3
48.8
60.3
Halo Infinite
2021
32.7
42.5
55.6
68.7
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
36.2
47.0
61.5
76.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
56.3
73.1
95.6
118.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
56.7
73.7
96.3
119.0
Hitman 2
2018
56.3
73.1
95.6
118.2
Project CARS 3
2020
26.4
34.3
44.9
55.5
World War Z
2019
56.8
73.8
96.5
119.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
27.0
35.1
45.9
56.7
Genshin Impact
2020
49.9
64.9
84.9
104.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
45.2
58.7
76.8
94.9
Crysis 3
2013
56.4
73.3
95.8
118.4
Far Cry 6
2021
43.1
56.0
73.2
90.4
GreedFall
2019
51.8
67.4
88.1
108.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
26.0
33.7
44.1
54.5
Dishonored 2
2016
43.4
56.4
73.8
91.1
Hitman 3
2021
39.0
50.8
66.4
82.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
57.1
74.2
97.0
119.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
42.4
55.1
72.0
89.0
Anthem
2019
39.0
50.7
66.3
81.9
The Division
2016
50.8
66.0
86.3
106.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
49.0
63.7
83.4
103.0
Just Cause 4
2018
45.5
59.2
77.4
95.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
45.2
58.7
76.8
94.9
Forza Horizon 5
2021
41.3
53.7
70.3
86.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
17.2
22.3
29.2
36.0
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
41.9
54.5
71.2
88.0
Godfall
2020
50.8
66.1
86.4
106.7
Metro Exodus
2019
31.5
41.0
53.6
66.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
41.5
54.0
70.6
87.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
46.3
60.2
78.7
97.2
Death Stranding
2020
52.2
67.8
88.7
109.6
Resident Evil Village
2021
39.0
50.8
66.4
82.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
36.2
47.0
61.5
76.0
F1 2021
2020
55.7
72.4
94.7
116.9
Gears of War 5
2019
45.9
59.6
78.0
96.3
F1 22
2020
49.9
64.9
84.9
104.9
The Witcher 3
2015
50.9
66.1
86.5
106.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
55.7
72.4
94.7
116.9
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
45.1
58.6
76.6
94.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
48.9
63.5
83.1
102.6
DOOM Eternal
2020
53.4
69.4
90.8
112.1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
56.3
73.1
95.6
118.2
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Ryzen 9 3900 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 more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Apex Legends
2019
60.5
78.6
102.8
127.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
63.0
81.9
107.2
132.4
Titanfall 2
2016
62.0
80.6
105.4
130.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
73.5
95.5
124.9
154.3
DiRT Rally
2015
90.5
117.7
153.9
190.1
Rocket League
2015
245.1
318.7
416.8
514.8
Destiny 2
2017
79.4
103.2
135.0
166.7
Roblox
2006
198.1
257.5
336.7
416.0
Valorant
2020
115.2
149.8
195.9
242.0
Battlefield V
2018
60.5
78.6
102.8
127.0
Dawn of War III
2017
61.8
80.3
105.0
129.7
Project CARS 2
2017
59.5
77.4
101.2
125.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
67.8
88.1
115.3
142.4
Need For Speed
2015
68.0
88.4
115.6
142.7
Dota 2
2013
82.1
106.7
139.6
172.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
59.0
76.7
100.2
123.8
Doom
2016
90.3
117.3
153.4
189.5
Strange Brigade
2018
73.9
96.1
125.6
155.2
Battlefield 4
2013
79.9
103.8
135.8
167.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
119.1
154.8
202.4
250.1
League of Legends
2009
315.2
409.7
535.8
661.9
F1 2019
2019
59.1
76.9
100.5
124.2
Hitman
2016
57.4
74.6
97.6
120.6
For Honor
2017
84.1
109.3
142.9
176.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
57.1
74.2
97.0
119.8
Battlefield 1
2016
71.7
93.2
121.9
150.6
Fallout 76
2018
73.7
95.8
125.3
154.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
168.1
218.5
285.8
353.0
Minecraft
2011
134.3
174.6
228.4
282.1
Resident Evil 2
2019
65.4
85.1
111.3
137.4
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
72.1
93.7
122.6
151.4
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
70.1
91.1
119.2
147.2
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. For such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 and the AMD Ryzen 9 3900 separately.
