NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with AMD Ryzen 9 3900X benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 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 bad or good for gaming from benchmark data. As for the primary characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The medium FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 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 make some decision. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A rather powerful power supply is required for the GeForce GTX 980, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 165W. Here is a list of several popular 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 9 3900X configuration:
Far Cry 6
Roblox
Minecraft
Apex Legends
Valorant
Hitman 3
League of Legends
Genshin Impact
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Atomic Heart
Dota 2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hogwarts Legacy
Fortnite Battle Royale
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
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 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 rivals
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 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 numbers will further help you make the right 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 9 3900X. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the average FPS obtained 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
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
21.2
27.6
36.1
44.6
Overwatch 2
2022
55.1
71.6
93.6
115.7
Elden ring
2022
21.8
28.3
37.1
45.8
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
22.4
29.1
38.0
47.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
31.0
40.3
52.7
65.1
Scorn
2022
22.4
29.1
38.0
47.0
Atomic Heart
2023
13.8
17.9
23.4
28.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
24.1
31.3
41.0
50.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
29.8
38.8
50.7
62.7
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
38.4
50.0
65.3
80.7
Starfield
2022
20.1
26.1
34.1
42.2
Stray
2022
61.4
79.8
104.4
128.9
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
36.7
47.7
62.4
77.1
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
33.3
43.3
56.6
69.9
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
24.7
32.1
41.9
51.8
Homeworld 3
2022
28.1
36.5
47.8
59.0
Saints Row
2022
40.7
53.0
69.2
85.5
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
35.6
46.2
60.5
74.7
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Devil May Cry 5
2019
51.1
66.4
86.8
107.2
Genshin Impact
2020
49.9
64.9
84.9
104.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
55.7
72.3
94.6
116.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
25.9
33.7
44.1
54.5
GreedFall
2019
51.8
67.3
88.1
108.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
45.0
58.5
76.6
94.6
Project CARS 3
2020
26.4
34.3
44.9
55.4
Hitman 2
2018
56.2
73.1
95.6
118.1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
45.2
58.7
76.8
94.8
Crysis 3
2013
56.3
73.2
95.8
118.3
Just Cause 4
2018
45.5
59.1
77.3
95.5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
26.2
34.1
44.6
55.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
48.8
63.5
83.0
102.5
Halo Infinite
2021
32.7
42.5
55.6
68.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
53.4
69.4
90.7
112.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
37.4
48.6
63.6
78.6
Anthem
2019
39.0
50.6
66.2
81.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
41.9
54.4
71.2
88.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
56.6
73.5
96.2
118.8
Death Stranding
2020
52.2
67.8
88.7
109.5
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
17.2
22.3
29.2
36.0
F1 2021
2020
55.7
72.3
94.6
116.9
Forza Horizon 5
2021
41.3
53.7
70.2
86.7
F1 22
2020
49.9
64.9
84.9
104.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
41.5
53.9
70.5
87.1
Dishonored 2
2016
43.4
56.4
73.7
91.1
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
42.3
55.0
72.0
88.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
56.2
73.1
95.6
118.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
48.2
62.7
81.9
101.2
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
36.1
47.0
61.4
75.9
Borderlands 3
2019
36.4
47.3
61.8
76.4
Metro Exodus
2019
31.5
40.9
53.5
66.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
46.2
60.1
78.6
97.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
56.2
73.1
95.6
118.1
The Witcher 3
2015
50.8
66.1
86.4
106.7
Far Cry 6
2021
43.0
55.9
73.2
90.4
World War Z
2019
56.7
73.8
96.5
119.2
Hitman 3
2021
39.0
50.7
66.3
81.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
45.2
58.7
76.8
94.8
Godfall
2020
50.8
66.0
86.3
106.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
36.1
47.0
61.4
75.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
28.7
37.3
48.8
60.2
Monster Hunter: World
2018
49.0
63.7
83.3
102.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
33.9
44.1
57.6
71.2
Gears of War 5
2019
45.8
59.6
77.9
96.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
57.0
74.1
96.9
119.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
56.6
73.6
96.3
118.9
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
27.0
35.1
45.8
56.6
Resident Evil Village
2021
39.0
50.7
66.3
81.9
The Division
2016
50.7
65.9
86.2
106.5
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Ryzen 9 3900X gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for reference, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
70.1
91.1
119.1
147.1
Apex Legends
2019
60.4
78.5
102.7
126.9
Battlefield V
2018
60.4
78.5
102.7
126.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
58.9
76.6
100.2
123.7
Strange Brigade
2018
73.8
96.0
125.5
155.1
Rocket League
2015
245.0
318.5
416.5
514.5
Doom
2016
90.2
117.2
153.3
189.4
Battlefield 1
2016
71.7
93.2
121.8
150.5
Roblox
2006
197.9
257.3
336.5
415.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
72.1
93.7
122.5
151.3
Fallout 76
2018
73.7
95.8
125.2
154.7
Destiny 2
2017
79.3
103.2
134.9
166.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
168.0
218.4
285.6
352.8
Valorant
2020
115.1
149.7
195.7
241.8
Dawn of War III
2017
61.7
80.3
104.9
129.6
F1 2019
2019
59.1
76.8
100.5
124.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
73.4
95.5
124.8
154.2
Need For Speed
2015
67.9
88.3
115.5
142.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
63.0
81.9
107.1
132.3
DiRT Rally
2015
90.5
117.6
153.8
190.0
Hitman
2016
57.4
74.6
97.5
120.5
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
119.0
154.7
202.3
249.9
Dota 2
2013
82.0
106.7
139.5
172.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
57.0
74.1
96.9
119.8
Titanfall 2
2016
62.0
80.6
105.3
130.1
Minecraft
2011
134.3
174.5
228.2
281.9
Resident Evil 2
2019
65.4
85.0
111.2
137.3
Project CARS 2
2017
59.5
77.3
101.1
124.9
League of Legends
2009
315.0
409.5
535.5
661.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
67.8
88.1
115.2
142.3
Battlefield 4
2013
79.8
103.7
135.7
167.6
For Honor
2017
84.0
109.2
142.8
176.4
Though you can't argue with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable 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.
