NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with AMD Ryzen 9 7950X benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is good or bad for gaming by looking at results of all tests. As for the primary parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The ordinary FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 4Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce GTX 980 is good for new 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 make certain decision. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that will completely match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A highly powerful power supply is required for the GeForce GTX 980, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 165W. Here is a list of some common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 980 and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X configuration:
Hogwarts Legacy
Valorant
Fortnite Battle Royale
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Far Cry 6
Hitman 3
Atomic Heart
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Minecraft
Dota 2
Genshin Impact
Apex Legends
Roblox
League of Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After viewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply understand how the GeForce GTX 980 is better or worse than rivals 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 competitors
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 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 7950X. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the medium 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
37.5
48.8
63.8
78.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
32.7
42.5
55.6
68.6
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
40.6
52.7
68.9
85.2
Starfield
2022
21.2
27.5
36.0
44.5
Overwatch 2
2022
58.1
75.5
98.8
122.0
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
22.4
29.1
38.1
47.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
38.7
50.4
65.9
81.4
Atomic Heart
2023
14.5
18.9
24.7
30.5
Elden ring
2022
23.0
29.9
39.1
48.3
Saints Row
2022
43.0
55.9
73.1
90.3
Stray
2022
64.8
84.2
110.1
136.0
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
35.1
45.6
59.7
73.7
Homeworld 3
2022
29.7
38.6
50.4
62.3
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
25.4
33.1
43.2
53.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
31.5
40.9
53.5
66.1
Scorn
2022
23.6
30.7
40.1
49.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
23.6
30.7
40.1
49.6
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
26.0
33.8
44.2
54.7
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Forza Horizon 5
2021
43.6
56.7
74.1
91.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
39.5
51.3
67.1
82.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
58.7
76.3
99.8
123.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
59.7
77.6
101.5
125.3
Borderlands 3
2019
38.4
49.9
65.2
80.6
Total War: Warhammer
2016
59.7
77.7
101.6
125.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
27.4
35.6
46.5
57.5
GreedFall
2019
54.7
71.1
92.9
114.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
59.3
77.1
100.8
124.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
27.7
36.0
47.0
58.1
Far Cry 6
2021
45.4
59.0
77.2
95.3
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
28.4
37.0
48.4
59.7
Genshin Impact
2020
52.7
68.5
89.5
110.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
47.6
61.9
81.0
100.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
43.8
56.9
74.4
91.9
World War Z
2019
59.9
77.8
101.8
125.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
53.9
70.0
91.6
113.1
Just Cause 4
2018
48.0
62.4
81.6
100.8
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
48.8
63.4
82.9
102.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
51.5
67.0
87.6
108.2
DOOM Eternal
2020
56.3
73.2
95.7
118.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
60.2
78.2
102.3
126.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
41.2
53.5
70.0
86.4
Final Fantasy XV
2018
50.8
66.1
86.4
106.8
The Division
2016
53.5
69.6
91.0
112.4
Dishonored 2
2016
45.8
59.5
77.8
96.1
Death Stranding
2020
55.0
71.5
93.5
115.5
F1 2021
2020
58.7
76.3
99.8
123.3
Hitman 2
2018
59.3
77.1
100.8
124.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
35.8
46.5
60.8
75.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
18.1
23.5
30.8
38.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
38.1
49.6
64.8
80.1
Gears of War 5
2019
48.4
62.9
82.2
101.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
47.5
61.8
80.8
99.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
59.3
77.1
100.8
124.6
The Witcher 3
2015
53.6
69.7
91.2
112.6
Hitman 3
2021
41.2
53.5
70.0
86.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
30.3
39.3
51.5
63.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
44.2
57.4
75.1
92.8
Halo Infinite
2021
34.5
44.9
58.7
72.5
Monster Hunter: World
2018
51.7
67.2
87.9
108.6
F1 22
2020
52.7
68.5
89.5
110.6
Godfall
2020
53.6
69.6
91.1
112.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
38.1
49.6
64.8
80.1
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
44.7
58.1
75.9
93.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
47.6
61.9
81.0
100.0
Metro Exodus
2019
33.2
43.2
56.5
69.8
Crysis 3
2013
59.4
77.3
101.1
124.8
Project CARS 3
2020
27.8
36.2
47.3
58.5
Anthem
2019
41.1
53.4
69.9
86.3
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Ryzen 9 7950X gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for information, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
71.5
92.9
121.5
150.1
Resident Evil 2
2019
69.0
89.7
117.3
144.9
F1 2019
2019
62.3
81.1
106.0
130.9
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
66.5
86.4
113.0
139.6
Rocket League
2015
258.5
336.0
439.4
542.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
125.5
163.2
213.4
263.6
Hitman
2016
60.5
78.7
102.9
127.1
Doom
2016
95.2
123.7
161.8
199.8
Roblox
2006
208.8
271.5
355.0
438.6
Dota 2
2013
86.6
112.5
147.2
181.8
Strange Brigade
2018
77.9
101.3
132.4
163.6
For Honor
2017
88.6
115.2
150.7
186.1
Battlefield 1
2016
75.6
98.3
128.5
158.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
177.2
230.4
301.3
372.2
Dawn of War III
2017
65.1
84.7
110.7
136.8
Valorant
2020
121.5
157.9
206.5
255.1
Titanfall 2
2016
65.4
85.0
111.1
137.3
Destiny 2
2017
83.7
108.8
142.3
175.8
Apex Legends
2019
63.7
82.9
108.4
133.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
77.5
100.7
131.7
162.7
Project CARS 2
2017
62.8
81.6
106.7
131.8
DiRT Rally
2015
95.5
124.1
162.3
200.5
Battlefield 4
2013
84.2
109.5
143.1
176.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
60.2
78.2
102.3
126.4
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
76.0
98.8
129.2
159.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
73.9
96.1
125.6
155.2
Minecraft
2011
141.6
184.1
240.8
297.5
League of Legends
2009
332.3
432.0
564.9
697.9
Battlefield V
2018
63.7
82.9
108.4
133.9
Need For Speed
2015
71.7
93.2
121.8
150.5
Fallout 76
2018
77.7
101.0
132.1
163.2
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
62.2
80.8
105.7
130.5
Though you can't argue with the figures 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 theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X and the GeForce GTX 980 separately.
