NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with AMD Ryzen 9 5600X benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 9 5600X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is bad or good for gaming by looking at benchmark results. As for the primary characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The average FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 4Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce GTX 980 is good even 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 certain conclusions. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that can meet the demands of the GPU. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 9 5600X . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A very 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 some famous games in which the GPU 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 9 5600X configuration:
Dota 2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hitman 3
Valorant
Fortnite Battle Royale
Atomic Heart
Apex Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
League of Legends
Far Cry 6
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
Roblox
Hogwarts Legacy
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
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 several famous 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 medium 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 further help you make the good decision.
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 5600X. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the medium FPS achieved 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
Starfield
2022
19.5
25.4
33.2
41.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
21.8
28.3
37.0
45.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
24.0
31.2
40.8
50.4
Elden ring
2022
21.2
27.6
36.1
44.5
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
37.4
48.6
63.6
78.5
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
34.6
45.0
58.8
72.7
Atomic Heart
2023
13.4
17.4
22.8
28.1
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
35.7
46.4
60.7
75.0
Overwatch 2
2022
53.6
69.7
91.1
112.5
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
23.4
30.5
39.9
49.2
Homeworld 3
2022
27.4
35.6
46.5
57.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
29.0
37.7
49.3
61.0
Stray
2022
59.7
77.7
101.5
125.4
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
30.1
39.2
51.2
63.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
32.4
42.1
55.0
68.0
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
20.7
26.9
35.1
43.4
Scorn
2022
21.8
28.3
37.0
45.7
Saints Row
2022
39.6
51.5
67.4
83.2
To understand how the GeForce GTX 980 behaves in demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Devil May Cry 5
2019
49.7
64.6
84.5
104.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
47.5
61.8
80.8
99.8
GreedFall
2019
50.4
65.5
85.7
105.9
F1 2021
2020
54.1
70.4
92.1
113.7
Gears of War 5
2019
44.6
58.0
75.8
93.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
40.2
52.3
68.3
84.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
25.5
33.2
43.4
53.6
Metro Exodus
2019
30.6
39.8
52.1
64.4
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
43.9
57.1
74.7
92.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
38.0
49.3
64.5
79.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
54.7
71.1
93.0
114.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
41.2
53.6
70.0
86.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
25.2
32.8
42.9
53.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
40.4
52.5
68.6
84.8
Halo Infinite
2021
31.8
41.4
54.1
66.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
43.9
57.1
74.7
92.3
World War Z
2019
55.2
71.8
93.9
115.9
F1 22
2020
48.6
63.1
82.6
102.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
33.0
42.9
56.1
69.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
55.5
72.1
94.3
116.5
Monster Hunter: World
2018
47.7
62.0
81.0
100.1
DOOM Eternal
2020
51.9
67.5
88.3
109.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
26.2
34.1
44.6
55.1
The Division
2016
49.3
64.2
83.9
103.6
The Witcher 3
2015
49.5
64.3
84.1
103.9
Genshin Impact
2020
48.6
63.1
82.6
102.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
55.0
71.6
93.6
115.6
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
16.7
21.7
28.4
35.1
Borderlands 3
2019
35.4
46.0
60.2
74.3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
35.2
45.7
59.8
73.9
Dishonored 2
2016
42.2
54.9
71.7
88.6
Project CARS 3
2020
25.7
33.4
43.7
53.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
45.0
58.5
76.5
94.5
Just Cause 4
2018
44.3
57.5
75.3
93.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
54.7
71.1
93.0
114.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
54.1
70.4
92.1
113.7
Death Stranding
2020
50.7
66.0
86.3
106.6
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
27.9
36.3
47.5
58.6
Far Cry 6
2021
41.9
54.4
71.2
87.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
46.9
61.0
79.7
98.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
35.2
45.7
59.8
73.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
40.8
53.0
69.3
85.6
Anthem
2019
37.9
49.3
64.4
79.6
Total War: Warhammer
2016
55.1
71.6
93.7
115.7
Hitman 2
2018
54.7
71.1
93.0
114.9
Crysis 3
2013
54.8
71.3
93.2
115.1
Godfall
2020
49.4
64.2
84.0
103.7
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
43.8
57.0
74.5
92.0
Hitman 3
2021
38.0
49.3
64.5
79.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
36.4
47.3
61.9
76.4
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Ryzen 9 5600X 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
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
70.1
91.1
119.2
147.2
League of Legends
2009
306.5
398.4
521.0
643.6
Valorant
2020
112.0
145.7
190.5
235.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
65.9
85.7
112.1
138.4
F1 2019
2019
57.5
74.7
97.7
120.7
Battlefield V
2018
58.8
76.4
99.9
123.4
Project CARS 2
2017
57.9
75.3
98.4
121.6
Apex Legends
2019
58.8
76.4
99.9
123.4
DiRT Rally
2015
88.0
114.4
149.7
184.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
57.3
74.5
97.5
120.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
71.5
92.9
121.5
150.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
55.5
72.1
94.3
116.5
Battlefield 4
2013
77.7
100.9
132.0
163.1
Dota 2
2013
79.8
103.8
135.7
167.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
68.2
88.6
115.9
143.1
Need For Speed
2015
66.1
85.9
112.4
138.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
163.5
212.5
277.9
343.3
Hitman
2016
55.8
72.6
94.9
117.2
Resident Evil 2
2019
63.6
82.7
108.2
133.6
Roblox
2006
192.6
250.4
327.4
404.4
Titanfall 2
2016
60.3
78.4
102.5
126.6
Minecraft
2011
130.6
169.8
222.1
274.3
For Honor
2017
81.7
106.2
138.9
171.6
Doom
2016
87.8
114.1
149.2
184.3
Rocket League
2015
238.4
309.9
405.2
500.6
Dawn of War III
2017
60.1
78.1
102.1
126.1
Strange Brigade
2018
71.8
93.4
122.1
150.9
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
61.3
79.7
104.2
128.7
Fallout 76
2018
71.7
93.2
121.9
150.5
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
115.8
150.5
196.8
243.1
Battlefield 1
2016
69.7
90.6
118.5
146.4
Destiny 2
2017
77.2
100.4
131.2
162.1
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. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the AMD Ryzen 9 5600X and the GeForce GTX 980 separately.
