NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with AMD Ryzen 9 5900X benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is bad or good for gaming from benchmark data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the primary characteristic. The medium 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 today's most exacting 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 draw certain decision. This will allow you to choose the necessary power supply that will completely match the GPU. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A highly powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce GTX 980, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 165W. Here is a list of certain famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 980 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900X configuration:
Hogwarts Legacy
Roblox
Far Cry 6
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Dota 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Fortnite Battle Royale
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hitman 3
League of Legends
Apex Legends
Valorant
Atomic Heart
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply understand how the GeForce GTX 980 is better or worse than rivals in several popular games and select 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 average 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 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 9 5900X. The numbers near to the names of the games mean 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
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
35.9
46.6
61.0
75.3
Scorn
2022
22.6
29.3
38.3
47.4
Stray
2022
61.9
80.5
105.2
130.0
Saints Row
2022
41.1
53.4
69.8
86.2
Elden ring
2022
22.0
28.6
37.4
46.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
33.5
43.6
57.0
70.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
24.9
32.3
42.3
52.2
Atomic Heart
2023
13.9
18.0
23.6
29.2
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
37.0
48.1
62.9
77.7
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
38.8
50.4
65.9
81.4
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
22.6
29.3
38.3
47.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
21.4
27.8
36.4
44.9
Overwatch 2
2022
55.5
72.2
94.4
116.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
24.3
31.6
41.3
51.0
Starfield
2022
20.2
26.3
34.4
42.5
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
31.2
40.6
53.1
65.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
30.1
39.1
51.1
63.2
Homeworld 3
2022
28.3
36.8
48.2
59.5
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
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
57.5
74.7
97.7
120.7
Godfall
2020
51.2
66.5
87.0
107.5
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
56.7
73.7
96.4
119.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
26.4
34.4
44.9
55.5
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
45.4
59.0
77.2
95.4
Borderlands 3
2019
36.7
47.7
62.3
77.0
World War Z
2019
57.2
74.4
97.3
120.1
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
26.1
34.0
44.4
54.9
Far Cry 6
2021
43.4
56.4
73.7
91.1
Metro Exodus
2019
31.8
41.3
54.0
66.7
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
36.4
47.4
61.9
76.5
Resident Evil Village
2021
39.3
51.1
66.9
82.6
Halo Infinite
2021
33.0
42.9
56.0
69.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
57.0
74.1
97.0
119.8
Hitman 3
2021
39.3
51.1
66.9
82.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
56.7
73.7
96.4
119.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
37.7
49.0
64.1
79.2
GreedFall
2019
52.2
67.9
88.8
109.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
27.2
35.3
46.2
57.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
36.4
47.4
61.9
76.5
The Division
2016
51.1
66.5
86.9
107.4
Crysis 3
2013
56.8
73.8
96.6
119.3
F1 2021
2020
56.1
72.9
95.4
117.8
Just Cause 4
2018
45.9
59.6
78.0
96.3
Anthem
2019
39.3
51.1
66.8
82.5
Devil May Cry 5
2019
51.5
66.9
87.5
108.1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
45.5
59.2
77.4
95.6
Genshin Impact
2020
50.3
65.4
85.5
105.7
Dishonored 2
2016
43.7
56.8
74.3
91.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
42.2
54.9
71.8
88.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
49.4
64.2
84.0
103.7
The Witcher 3
2015
51.2
66.6
87.1
107.6
Total War: Warhammer
2016
57.1
74.2
97.1
119.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
17.3
22.5
29.4
36.3
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
42.7
55.5
72.6
89.6
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
28.9
37.6
49.2
60.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
53.8
69.9
91.4
113.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
41.8
54.4
71.1
87.8
Project CARS 3
2020
26.6
34.6
45.2
55.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
48.6
63.2
82.6
102.0
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
46.6
60.6
79.3
97.9
Gears of War 5
2019
46.2
60.1
78.6
97.1
Death Stranding
2020
52.6
68.4
89.4
110.4
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
56.1
72.9
95.4
117.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
41.6
54.1
70.8
87.5
F1 22
2020
50.3
65.4
85.5
105.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
49.2
64.0
83.7
103.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
34.2
44.4
58.1
71.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
45.5
59.2
77.4
95.6
Hitman 2
2018
56.7
73.7
96.4
119.0
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Ryzen 9 5900X gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for information, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Roblox
2006
199.6
259.4
339.2
419.1
Need For Speed
2015
68.5
89.0
116.4
143.8
Minecraft
2011
135.4
176.0
230.1
284.2
Destiny 2
2017
80.0
104.0
136.0
168.0
Doom
2016
90.9
118.2
154.6
190.9
Dota 2
2013
82.7
107.5
140.6
173.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
68.3
88.8
116.1
143.5
Rocket League
2015
247.0
321.1
419.9
518.7
Battlefield 4
2013
80.5
104.6
136.8
169.0
Fallout 76
2018
74.3
96.6
126.3
156.0
Apex Legends
2019
60.9
79.2
103.5
127.9
F1 2019
2019
59.6
77.5
101.3
125.1
Dawn of War III
2017
62.2
80.9
105.8
130.7
Valorant
2020
116.1
150.9
197.4
243.8
Titanfall 2
2016
62.5
81.2
106.2
131.2
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
70.6
91.8
120.1
148.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
57.5
74.7
97.7
120.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
72.7
94.4
123.5
152.6
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
59.4
77.2
101.0
124.7
Project CARS 2
2017
60.0
78.0
102.0
126.0
For Honor
2017
84.7
110.1
144.0
177.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
169.4
220.2
287.9
355.7
Resident Evil 2
2019
65.9
85.7
112.1
138.5
Strange Brigade
2018
74.4
96.8
126.6
156.3
Battlefield V
2018
60.9
79.2
103.5
127.9
DiRT Rally
2015
91.2
118.6
155.1
191.6
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
120.0
156.0
203.9
251.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
74.0
96.2
125.9
155.5
League of Legends
2009
317.6
412.8
539.8
666.9
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
63.5
82.6
108.0
133.4
Hitman
2016
57.8
75.2
98.3
121.5
Battlefield 1
2016
72.2
93.9
122.8
151.7
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, however, you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work with each other. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
