NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 with AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 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 by looking at testing data. As for the key parameter, 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. Considering 4Gb of memory, we can state 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 graphics card, you can already draw some decision. With this data, you can already safely select the needed power supply that will fully match the GPU. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce GTX 980, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 165W. Here is a list of certain popular games in which the GPU 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 PRO 5945 configuration:
Far Cry 6
Fortnite Battle Royale
Apex Legends
League of Legends
Genshin Impact
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Dota 2
Roblox
Atomic Heart
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hogwarts Legacy
Minecraft
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
Hitman 3
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can simply understand how the GeForce GTX 980 is better or worse than competitors in some popular games and select 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 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 ordinary 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 true 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 PRO 5945. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the average 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
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
29.6
38.5
50.3
62.2
Stray
2022
60.9
79.2
103.6
127.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
23.9
31.1
40.7
50.2
Starfield
2022
19.9
25.9
33.9
41.8
Atomic Heart
2023
13.7
17.8
23.2
28.7
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
21.1
27.4
35.8
44.2
Overwatch 2
2022
54.7
71.1
92.9
114.8
Elden ring
2022
21.6
28.1
36.8
45.4
Saints Row
2022
40.4
52.6
68.7
84.9
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
24.5
31.8
41.6
51.4
Homeworld 3
2022
27.9
36.3
47.4
58.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
33.0
42.9
56.1
69.4
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
38.1
49.6
64.9
80.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
30.7
40.0
52.3
64.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
22.2
28.9
37.7
46.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
35.3
45.9
60.0
74.1
Scorn
2022
22.2
28.9
37.7
46.6
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
36.4
47.4
61.9
76.5
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 980 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
25.7
33.5
43.8
54.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
37.1
48.3
63.1
78.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
44.8
58.3
76.2
94.1
The Witcher 3
2015
50.4
65.6
85.8
105.9
Forza Horizon 5
2021
41.0
53.3
69.7
86.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
47.8
62.2
81.3
100.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
53.0
68.8
90.0
111.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
56.2
73.1
95.5
118.0
Project CARS 3
2020
26.2
34.0
44.5
55.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
26.0
33.8
44.2
54.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
26.8
34.8
45.5
56.2
Death Stranding
2020
51.8
67.3
88.0
108.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
55.8
72.5
94.9
117.2
Far Cry 6
2021
42.7
55.5
72.6
89.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
55.2
71.8
93.9
116.0
Gears of War 5
2019
45.5
59.1
77.3
95.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
28.5
37.0
48.4
59.8
F1 22
2020
49.5
64.4
84.2
104.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
50.7
65.9
86.1
106.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
55.8
72.5
94.9
117.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
44.8
58.3
76.2
94.1
Marvel's Avengers
2020
33.7
43.7
57.2
70.7
The Division
2016
50.3
65.4
85.6
105.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
41.2
53.5
70.0
86.4
Hitman 2
2018
55.8
72.5
94.9
117.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
48.5
63.0
82.4
101.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
38.7
50.3
65.8
81.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
45.9
59.7
78.0
96.4
F1 2021
2020
55.2
71.8
93.9
116.0
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
35.9
46.6
61.0
75.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
44.7
58.1
76.0
93.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
41.6
54.0
70.7
87.3
Crysis 3
2013
55.9
72.7
95.1
117.4
Godfall
2020
50.4
65.5
85.7
105.8
Halo Infinite
2021
32.5
42.2
55.2
68.2
Borderlands 3
2019
36.1
46.9
61.4
75.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
17.0
22.1
28.9
35.8
Metro Exodus
2019
31.3
40.6
53.1
65.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
42.0
54.6
71.4
88.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
35.9
46.6
61.0
75.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
56.1
73.0
95.4
117.9
Genshin Impact
2020
49.5
64.4
84.2
104.0
Just Cause 4
2018
45.2
58.7
76.8
94.8
World War Z
2019
56.3
73.2
95.7
118.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
56.6
73.6
96.2
118.9
Hitman 3
2021
38.7
50.3
65.8
81.3
GreedFall
2019
51.4
66.8
87.4
108.0
Anthem
2019
38.7
50.3
65.7
81.2
Dishonored 2
2016
43.0
56.0
73.2
90.4
Monster Hunter: World
2018
48.6
63.2
82.7
102.1
GeForce GTX 980 4Gb with Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 980 from the following table are just for reference, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Titanfall 2
2016
61.5
79.9
104.5
129.1
Project CARS 2
2017
59.0
76.8
100.4
124.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
62.5
81.3
106.3
131.3
Destiny 2
2017
78.7
102.4
133.9
165.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
118.1
153.5
200.8
248.0
League of Legends
2009
312.6
406.4
531.4
656.4
Fallout 76
2018
73.1
95.0
124.3
153.5
Need For Speed
2015
67.4
87.6
114.6
141.6
Dawn of War III
2017
61.3
79.6
104.2
128.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
58.5
76.0
99.4
122.8
Valorant
2020
114.3
148.6
194.3
240.0
F1 2019
2019
58.6
76.2
99.7
123.2
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
69.5
90.4
118.2
146.0
DiRT Rally
2015
89.8
116.7
152.6
188.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
56.6
73.6
96.2
118.9
Battlefield V
2018
60.0
77.9
101.9
125.9
Strange Brigade
2018
73.3
95.3
124.6
153.9
Minecraft
2011
133.2
173.2
226.5
279.8
Dota 2
2013
81.4
105.8
138.4
171.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
166.7
216.7
283.4
350.1
Battlefield 1
2016
71.1
92.5
120.9
149.3
Doom
2016
89.5
116.4
152.2
188.0
Rocket League
2015
243.1
316.1
413.3
510.6
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
72.9
94.7
123.9
153.0
For Honor
2017
83.4
108.4
141.7
175.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
71.5
93.0
121.6
150.2
Roblox
2006
196.4
255.4
333.9
412.5
Hitman
2016
56.9
74.0
96.8
119.6
Apex Legends
2019
60.0
77.9
101.9
125.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
67.2
87.4
114.3
141.2
Battlefield 4
2013
79.2
103.0
134.6
166.3
Resident Evil 2
2019
64.9
84.4
110.3
136.3
Though you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
