NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different 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 results of all benchmarks. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the key parameter. The medium FPS in games is 34.2 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 4Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce GTX 980 is good even 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 some conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the required power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A highly 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 certain common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next 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 7950X3D configuration:
Atomic Heart
Hitman 3
League of Legends
Dota 2
Apex Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Far Cry 6
Valorant
Fortnite Battle Royale
Roblox
Hogwarts Legacy
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can easily understand how the GeForce GTX 980 is better or worse than rivals in some famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 980.
The closest GeForce GTX 980 opponents
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 average 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 choice.
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 7950X3D. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS gained 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
Homeworld 3
2022
29.8
38.7
50.6
62.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
31.6
41.1
53.7
66.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
26.1
34.0
44.4
54.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
32.8
42.6
55.8
68.9
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
38.9
50.5
66.1
81.6
Stray
2022
65.0
84.5
110.5
136.5
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
25.5
33.2
43.4
53.6
Elden ring
2022
23.1
30.0
39.2
48.5
Overwatch 2
2022
58.3
75.8
99.1
122.5
Scorn
2022
23.7
30.8
40.3
49.7
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
22.5
29.2
38.2
47.2
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
37.7
49.0
64.0
79.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
40.7
52.9
69.2
85.5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
23.7
30.8
40.3
49.7
Saints Row
2022
43.1
56.1
73.3
90.6
Atomic Heart
2023
14.6
19.0
24.8
30.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
35.2
45.8
59.9
74.0
Starfield
2022
21.3
27.6
36.1
44.6
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
49.0
63.6
83.2
102.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
27.8
36.1
47.2
58.3
Hitman 2
2018
59.5
77.4
101.2
125.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
35.9
46.7
61.0
75.4
Anthem
2019
41.2
53.6
70.1
86.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
51.0
66.3
86.7
107.1
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
44.3
57.6
75.4
93.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
51.9
67.4
88.2
108.9
The Division
2016
53.7
69.8
91.3
112.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
41.3
53.7
70.2
86.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
58.9
76.6
100.2
123.7
Just Cause 4
2018
48.2
62.6
81.9
101.2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
30.4
39.5
51.6
63.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
38.3
49.7
65.1
80.4
Forza Horizon 5
2021
43.7
56.9
74.3
91.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
28.5
37.1
48.5
60.0
F1 22
2020
52.8
68.7
89.8
111.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
47.7
62.0
81.1
100.1
Halo Infinite
2021
34.6
45.0
58.9
72.7
Borderlands 3
2019
38.5
50.1
65.5
80.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
18.2
23.6
30.9
38.1
Hitman 3
2021
41.3
53.7
70.2
86.7
The Witcher 3
2015
53.8
70.0
91.5
113.0
Gears of War 5
2019
48.5
63.1
82.5
101.9
Devil May Cry 5
2019
54.1
70.3
91.9
113.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
47.8
62.1
81.3
100.4
F1 2021
2020
58.9
76.6
100.2
123.7
Genshin Impact
2020
52.8
68.7
89.8
111.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
59.5
77.4
101.2
125.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
43.9
57.1
74.7
92.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
59.5
77.4
101.2
125.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
56.5
73.4
96.0
118.6
World War Z
2019
60.1
78.1
102.1
126.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
44.8
58.3
76.2
94.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
60.0
77.9
101.9
125.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
27.5
35.7
46.7
57.7
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
38.3
49.7
65.1
80.4
Crysis 3
2013
59.6
77.5
101.4
125.3
GreedFall
2019
54.8
71.3
93.2
115.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
59.9
77.9
101.8
125.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
47.8
62.1
81.3
100.4
Dishonored 2
2016
45.9
59.7
78.1
96.4
Metro Exodus
2019
33.3
43.4
56.7
70.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
60.4
78.5
102.6
126.8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
39.6
51.5
67.3
83.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
51.7
67.2
87.9
108.6
Godfall
2020
53.8
69.9
91.4
112.9
Far Cry 6
2021
45.6
59.2
77.4
95.7
Project CARS 3
2020
27.9
36.3
47.5
58.7
Death Stranding
2020
55.2
71.8
93.9
116.0
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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
Dawn of War III
2017
65.4
85.0
111.1
137.3
Strange Brigade
2018
78.2
101.6
132.9
164.2
Need For Speed
2015
71.9
93.5
122.3
151.0
Battlefield 4
2013
84.5
109.8
143.6
177.4
Roblox
2006
209.6
272.4
356.3
440.1
Titanfall 2
2016
65.6
85.3
111.5
137.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
60.4
78.5
102.6
126.8
F1 2019
2019
62.6
81.3
106.4
131.4
Destiny 2
2017
84.0
109.2
142.8
176.4
Valorant
2020
121.9
158.5
207.2
256.0
Dota 2
2013
86.9
112.9
147.7
182.4
Doom
2016
95.5
124.1
162.3
200.5
Project CARS 2
2017
63.0
81.9
107.1
132.3
Rocket League
2015
259.4
337.2
440.9
544.7
For Honor
2017
88.9
115.6
151.2
186.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
71.7
93.3
122.0
150.6
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
62.4
81.1
106.0
131.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
77.7
101.1
132.2
163.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
74.2
96.4
126.1
155.7
League of Legends
2009
333.5
433.5
566.9
700.3
Hitman
2016
60.7
79.0
103.3
127.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
76.3
99.2
129.7
160.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
177.9
231.2
302.3
373.5
Minecraft
2011
142.1
184.8
241.6
298.5
Fallout 76
2018
78.0
101.4
132.6
163.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
126.0
163.8
214.2
264.6
Battlefield V
2018
64.0
83.1
108.7
134.3
Apex Legends
2019
64.0
83.1
108.7
134.3
DiRT Rally
2015
95.8
124.5
162.8
201.2
Battlefield 1
2016
75.9
98.6
129.0
159.3
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
66.7
86.7
113.4
140.1
Resident Evil 2
2019
69.2
90.0
117.7
145.4
Although you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
