GTX 980 benchmark with i7-4770K 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at Ultra Quality

At 1440p, GTX 980 can hit 50-60 fps on pretty much everything at ultra, just without antialiasing, less ambient occlusion and turned down shadows. This combination between GTX 980 and Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between GTX 980 and Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss. With current 4096 MB RAM, the GTX 980 can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
Price $ 249.0
Year 2014
Maximum Recorded Temperature 81C
Max Fan Noise 48.1dB
Recommended Power Supply 515W
Benchmark CPU Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz ($284.99)
CPU Impact on FPS + 0.0 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % 0.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 73.7 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 53.5 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 45.7 FPS
Average 4K Performance 32.0 FPS
Memory 4 GB
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 7.5
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 10.3
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 12.0
4K Cost Per Frame $ 17.2
Series GTX 980
Variant NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
Overall Combination Score 75/100 Very Good

The good news is, with the release of the GTX 980 Ti, the GTX 980 's price is getting more discount. The GTX 980 is much more cheaper than the GTX 780 as it costs $ 549. Compare this to the GTX 780, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti, which came originally at a price of $ 649, $ 699. Meanwhile, the AMD closest equivalent card is the R9 Nano which costs $ 649.

Spec for spec, this GTX 980 leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the GTX 780, by boasting 32.3 % more fps. The GTX 980 has 4 GB RAM compared to the GTX 780 's 3 GB video memory.

Compared to its AMD 's closest rival, R9 Nano, the GTX 980 was 3.8 % faster. Fortunately, gaming performance was quite impressive. The GTX 980 consistently delivers great frame rate increases over the GTX 780, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti and it really justifies an upgrade.

For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Hitman 3, Final Fantasy XV, Godfall, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Guardians of the Galaxy at 61 fps to 62 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 62 fps. For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play Call of Duty Modern Warfare, Forza Horizon 4, Overwatch 2, Strange Brigade, Fallout 76 at 61 fps to 67 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 63 fps.

For 2160p 4K, we were able to play Valorant at 100 fps to 100 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 100 fps.

Compare GTX 980 Variants Performance in Ultra Quality

Assassin's Creed Valhalla (2020)

Ultra Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti $ 409
46.3 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 $ 399
45.2 FPS
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 $ 399
43.0 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 580 $ 229
29.9 FPS
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB $ 254
29.3 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 480 $ 400
28.1 FPS
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB $ 170
28.1 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 390X $ 429
27.9 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 570 $ 169
27.4 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 $ 329
26.8 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 390 $ 329
26.3 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 290 $ 399
24.6 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 470 $ 179
24.3 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 380X $ 229
19.8 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 280X $ 299
19.7 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 $ 399
18.8 FPS
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
18.3 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 285 $ 249
17.5 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 380 $ 199
17.4 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 280 $ 279
17.2 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 $ 199
17.0 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 $ 399
16.5 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 $ 249
15.3 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7950 $ 449
14.7 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti $ 299
14.4 FPS

Forza Horizon 4 (2018)

Ultra Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti $ 409
105.0 FPS
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 $ 399
96.0 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 $ 399
89.0 FPS
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB $ 254
70.2 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 580 $ 229
68.2 FPS
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB $ 170
66.6 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 $ 329
63.4 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 390X $ 429
57.0 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 290 $ 399
53.0 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 390 $ 329
52.0 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 570 $ 169
52.0 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 470 $ 179
45.0 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 380X $ 229
40.0 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 380 $ 199
38.0 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 $ 199
38.0 FPS
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
37.2 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 $ 399
35.0 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 285 $ 249
32.0 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 $ 249
31.5 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 $ 399
30.4 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 280 $ 279
29.0 FPS

Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)

Ultra Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti $ 409
46.3 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 $ 399
45.2 FPS
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 $ 399
43.0 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 580 $ 229
29.9 FPS
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB $ 254
29.3 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 480 $ 400
28.1 FPS
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB $ 170
28.1 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 390X $ 429
27.9 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 570 $ 169
27.4 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 $ 329
26.8 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 390 $ 329
26.3 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 290 $ 399
24.6 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 470 $ 179
24.3 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 380X $ 229
19.8 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 280X $ 299
19.7 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 $ 399
18.8 FPS
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
18.3 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 285 $ 249
17.5 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 380 $ 199
17.4 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 280 $ 279
17.2 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 $ 199
17.0 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 $ 399
16.5 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 $ 249
15.3 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7950 $ 449
14.7 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti $ 299
14.4 FPS

Grand Theft Auto V (2015)

Ultra Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti $ 409
100.1 FPS
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 $ 399
92.7 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 $ 399
83.6 FPS
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB $ 254
61.4 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 580 $ 229
60.0 FPS
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB $ 170
58.3 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 390X $ 429
58.1 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 $ 329
56.2 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 390 $ 329
55.5 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 290 $ 399
50.7 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 570 $ 169
50.3 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 470 $ 179
47.7 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 380X $ 229
38.1 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 380 $ 199
37.4 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 $ 399
36.3 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 $ 199
35.9 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 285 $ 249
35.7 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 280 $ 279
35.6 FPS
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
32.7 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 $ 399
31.5 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 $ 249
31.1 FPS

Call of Duty Modern Warfare (2019)

Ultra Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti $ 409
123.5 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 $ 399
120.5 FPS
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 $ 399
114.7 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 580 $ 229
79.7 FPS
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB $ 254
78.0 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 480 $ 400
75.0 FPS
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB $ 170
75.0 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 390X $ 429
74.4 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 570 $ 169
73.0 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 $ 329
71.4 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 390 $ 329
70.1 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 290 $ 399
65.7 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 470 $ 179
64.8 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 380X $ 229
52.9 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 280X $ 299
52.4 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 $ 399
50.0 FPS
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
48.7 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 285 $ 249
46.6 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 380 $ 199
46.4 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 280 $ 279
45.8 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 $ 199
45.2 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 $ 399
44.1 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 $ 249
40.9 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7950 $ 449
39.1 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti $ 299
38.5 FPS

Game Performance at Ultra Quality settings

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Resolution 1920x1080

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
52
58.4
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
35
39.8
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
31
34.5
2023 The Last of Us Part I
23
26.5
2023 Forspoken
27
30.8
2023 The Callisto Protocol
21
23.9
2023 Dead Space
35
39.8
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
42
47.2
2023 Armored Core VI
42
47.2
2023 Immortals of Aveum
19
21.2
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
38
42.5
2023 Remnant II
21
23.9
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
28
31.8
2023 Atomic Heart
28
31.8
2023 Starfield
14
15.9
2022 Elden Ring
37
41.2
2022 God of War
35
39.1
2022 Overwatch 2
65
72.7
2022 F1 22
43
47.8
2022 Dying Light 2
40
45.1
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
40
45.1
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
66
74.3
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
47
53.1
2021 Forza Horizon 5
35
39.5
2021 Halo Infinite
27
30.2
2021 Battlefield 2042
50
55.7
2021 Hitman 3
54
61.0
2021 Far Cry 6
51
56.8
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
55
62.1
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
56
62.6
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
28
31.9
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
18
20.8
2020 Valorant
125
139.8
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
49
54.8
2020 Death Stranding
56
63.3
2020 Marvel's Avengers
37
41.2
2020 Godfall
55
61.6
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
28
31.9
2019 Apex Legends
64
72.0
2019 Anthem
41
46.4
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
61
68.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
77
85.8
2019 Metro Exodus
34
38.2
2019 World War Z
65
73.0
2019 Gears of War 5
50
55.7
2019 F1 2019
62
69.9
2019 GreedFall
56
62.9
2019 Borderlands 3
39
44.2
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
76
85.0
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
29
32.7
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
46
51.4
2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
55
62.0
2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey
31
35.0
2018 Final Fantasy XV
54
61.0
2018 Shadow of the Tomb Raider
46
52.0
2018 Forza Horizon 4
65
73.0
2018 Fallout 76
75
84.0
2018 Hitman 2
59
66.0
2018 Just Cause 4
47
52.9
2018 Monster Hunter: World
51
57.0
2018 Strange Brigade
80
89.7
2018 Battlefield V
65
73.0
2017 Dawn of War III
70
78.6
2017 Ghost Recon Wildlands
54
60.0
2017 Assassin's Creed Origins
45
51.0
2017 Destiny 2
88
98.0
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
52
58.0
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
66
73.5
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
65
73.3
2017 For Honor
87
97.7
2017 Project CARS 2
62
69.2
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
75
83.8
2016 Ashes of the Singularity
40
45.0
2016 Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
42
47.4
2016 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
46
52.0
2016 Doom
99
110.2
2016 F1 2016
70
78.7
2016 Hitman
57
64.2
2016 Rise of the Tomb Raider
74
82.8
2016 The Division
63
71.1
2016 Total War: Warhammer
66
73.8
2016 Battlefield 1
81
90.6
2016 Overwatch
102
114.1
2016 Dishonored 2
45
50.5
2015 DiRT Rally
93
103.9
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
59
65.7
2015 The Witcher 3
55
61.8
2015 Total War: Attila
48
54.4
2015 Rocket League
256
284.9
2015 Need For Speed
71
79.0
2015 Project CARS
68
75.7
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
130
144.5
2014 Civilization: Beyond Earth
112
124.9
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition
79
88.2
2014 Far Cry 4
73
81.9
2014 GRID Autosport
109
121.6
2014 Shadow of Mordor
84
93.6
2014 The Talos Principle
91
102.2
2014 Thief
74
82.5
2013 Bioshock Infinite
117
130.4
2013 Company of Heroes 2
61
68.4
2013 Crysis 3
64
71.4
2013 GRID 2
126
141.1
2013 Metro: Last Light
75
84.4
2013 Total War: Rome 2
80
89.0
2013 Battlefield 4
84
94.4
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
175
195.4
2009 League of Legends
329
366.3
2008 Crysis: Warhead
76
85.1

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
34
42.5
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
23
29.2
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
21
26.5
2023 The Last of Us Part I
16
20.2
2023 Forspoken
16
20.2
2023 The Callisto Protocol
13
17.0
2023 Dead Space
21
26.5
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
30
38.2
2023 Armored Core VI
30
38.2
2023 Immortals of Aveum
11
14.9
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
23
29.2
2023 Remnant II
12
15.9
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
19
23.9
2023 Atomic Heart
18
22.8
2023 Starfield
11
14.3
2022 Elden Ring
26
32.6
2022 God of War
26
33.6
2022 Overwatch 2
50
62.5
2022 F1 22
23
29.2
2022 Dying Light 2
23
29.2
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
25
31.8
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
42
53.1
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
27
34.5
2021 Forza Horizon 5
27
34.0
2021 Halo Infinite
21
27.2
2021 Battlefield 2042
29
37.0
2021 Hitman 3
34
43.5
2021 Far Cry 6
34
42.5
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
35
44.0
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
32
40.9
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
22
27.6
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
14
18.3
2020 Valorant
91
114.3
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
34
42.9
2020 Death Stranding
39
49.1
2020 Marvel's Avengers
23
29.3
2020 Godfall
32
41.2
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
23
29.8
2019 Apex Legends
42
53.6
2019 Anthem
29
36.8
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
42
52.8
2019 Resident Evil 2
46
57.8
2019 Metro Exodus
23
29.8
2019 World War Z
42
53.3
2019 Gears of War 5
32
40.4
2019 F1 2019
39
49.5
2019 GreedFall
36
45.5
2019 Borderlands 3
24
31.0
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
48
61.2
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
21
26.8
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
32
40.4
2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
28
35.0
2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey
22
28.0
2018 Final Fantasy XV
34
43.0
2018 Shadow of the Tomb Raider
27
34.0
2018 Forza Horizon 4
49
62.0
2018 Fallout 76
53
67.0
2018 Hitman 2
34
43.0
2018 Just Cause 4
31
39.1
2018 Monster Hunter: World
31
39.9
2018 Strange Brigade
50
62.5
2018 Battlefield V
44
56.0
2017 Dawn of War III
41
52.2
2017 Ghost Recon Wildlands
35
44.1
2017 Assassin's Creed Origins
32
41.0
2017 Destiny 2
67
84.0
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
36
45.0
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
38
47.6
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
42
52.9
2017 For Honor
45
57.0
2017 Project CARS 2
39
48.8
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
60
75.7
2016 Ashes of the Singularity
30
38.5
2016 Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
26
32.5
2016 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
34
43.0
2016 Doom
58
73.6
2016 F1 2016
54
67.5
2016 Hitman
37
47.2
2016 Rise of the Tomb Raider
44
56.1
2016 The Division
43
53.8
2016 Total War: Warhammer
41
52.4
2016 Battlefield 1
53
66.9
2016 Overwatch
62
78.4
2016 Dishonored 2
34
43.1
2015 DiRT Rally
57
71.4
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
35
44.3
2015 The Witcher 3
36
45.6
2015 Total War: Attila
29
36.3
2015 Rocket League
97
122.1
2015 Need For Speed
48
61.1
2015 Project CARS
46
57.8
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
74
93.5
2014 Civilization: Beyond Earth
75
93.8
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition
47
59.3
2014 Far Cry 4
47
58.8
2014 GRID Autosport
74
92.9
2014 Shadow of Mordor
52
65.3
2014 The Talos Principle
57
71.8
2014 Thief
44
56.1
2013 Bioshock Infinite
68
85.1
2013 Company of Heroes 2
35
44.1
2013 Crysis 3
35
44.3
2013 GRID 2
80
101.2
2013 Metro: Last Light
56
70.0
2013 Total War: Rome 2
46
57.8
2013 Battlefield 4
48
60.8
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
130
162.8
2009 League of Legends
162
203.5
2008 Crysis: Warhead
43
53.9

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
34
45.8
2019 Anthem
23
30.4
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
32
43.2
2019 Resident Evil 2
35
46.2
2019 Metro Exodus
19
25.9
2019 World War Z
34
44.9
2019 Gears of War 5
26
35.3
2019 F1 2019
32
43.3
2019 GreedFall
26
34.3
2019 Borderlands 3
19
25.2
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
39
52.3
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
17
23.4
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
26
35.3
2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
27
35.8
2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey
19
25.7
2018 Final Fantasy XV
28
36.9
2018 Shadow of the Tomb Raider
21
27.8
2018 Forza Horizon 4
41
55.1
2018 Fallout 76
42
55.6
2018 Hitman 2
27
36.4
2018 Just Cause 4
24
31.8
2018 Monster Hunter: World
24
31.6
2018 Strange Brigade
39
51.6
2018 Battlefield V
34
45.5
2017 Dawn of War III
32
42.4
2017 Ghost Recon Wildlands
28
37.2
2017 Assassin's Creed Origins
25
34.2
2017 Destiny 2
51
67.4
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
28
37.5
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
29
39.3
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
36
47.9
2017 For Honor
34
45.7
2017 Project CARS 2
36
47.9
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
56
74.5
2016 Ashes of the Singularity
28
37.1
2016 Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
20
26.4
2016 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
31
41.2
2016 Doom
45
60.0
2016 F1 2016
42
56.5
2016 Hitman
29
39.3
2016 Rise of the Tomb Raider
34
44.8
2016 The Division
32
43.2
2016 Total War: Warhammer
32
43.4
2016 Battlefield 1
41
55.0
2016 Overwatch
48
63.7
2016 Dishonored 2
31
41.4
2015 DiRT Rally
44
58.6
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
32
43.2
2015 The Witcher 3
29
38.4
2015 Total War: Attila
22
29.1
2015 Rocket League
72
95.8
2015 Need For Speed
41
54.5
2015 Project CARS
40
52.7
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
55
73.2
2014 Civilization: Beyond Earth
59
78.3
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition
36
47.8
2014 Far Cry 4
36
48.2
2014 GRID Autosport
59
78.3
2014 Shadow of Mordor
41
54.1
2014 The Talos Principle
45
59.5
2014 Thief
42
55.6
2013 Bioshock Infinite
52
68.6
2013 Crysis 3
26
35.0
2013 GRID 2
62
82.7
2013 Metro: Last Light
43
57.4
2013 Total War: Rome 2
34
45.3
2013 Battlefield 4
42
56.2
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
125
165.5
2009 League of Legends
115
152.4
2008 Crysis: Warhead
42
55.7

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
22
31.8
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
13
18.6
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
13
18.6
2023 The Last of Us Part I
7
10.6
2023 Forspoken
6
9.6
2023 The Callisto Protocol
5
8.5
2023 Dead Space
7
10.6
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
14
21.2
2023 Armored Core VI
14
21.2
2023 Immortals of Aveum
4
6.9
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
11
15.9
2023 Remnant II
5
8.0
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
8
11.7
2023 Atomic Heart
10
14.3
2023 Starfield
6
9.6
2022 Elden Ring
12
18.5
2022 God of War
18
26.1
2022 Overwatch 2
33
47.2
2022 F1 22
14
21.2
2022 Dying Light 2
14
21.2
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
16
23.9
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
25
37.1
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
14
21.2
2021 Forza Horizon 5
18
26.4
2021 Halo Infinite
13
18.7
2021 Battlefield 2042
16
23.8
2021 Hitman 3
18
26.5
2021 Far Cry 6
15
22.8
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
16
23.9
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
18
26.5
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
13
18.7
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
10
14.5
2020 Valorant
69
99.5
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
16
23.0
2020 Death Stranding
20
29.8
2020 Marvel's Avengers
10
15.4
2020 Godfall
13
19.6
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
13
19.6
2019 Apex Legends
22
32.0
2019 Anthem
14
20.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
19
28.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
19
28.5
2019 Metro Exodus
13
18.7
2019 World War Z
21
30.7
2019 Gears of War 5
17
25.5
2019 F1 2019
21
31.4
2019 GreedFall
13
18.7
2019 Borderlands 3
11
16.1
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
25
36.5
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
11
17.0
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
17
25.5
2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
22
32.0
2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey
14
20.0
2018 Final Fantasy XV
18
26.0
2018 Shadow of the Tomb Raider
12
18.0
2018 Forza Horizon 4
28
41.0
2018 Fallout 76
25
37.0
2018 Hitman 2
17
25.0
2018 Just Cause 4
14
20.4
2018 Monster Hunter: World
13
19.1
2018 Strange Brigade
23
34.0
2018 Battlefield V
20
29.0
2017 Dawn of War III
18
27.0
2017 Ghost Recon Wildlands
17
25.4
2017 Assassin's Creed Origins
16
23.0
2017 Destiny 2
29
42.0
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
17
25.0
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
18
25.9
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
25
36.6
2017 For Honor
19
28.5
2017 Project CARS 2
28
40.7
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
44
63.5
2016 Ashes of the Singularity
21
30.9
2016 Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
11
16.8
2016 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
23
34.0
2016 Doom
27
38.6
2016 F1 2016
26
38.2
2016 Hitman
18
26.2
2016 Rise of the Tomb Raider
19
27.6
2016 The Division
18
27.0
2016 Total War: Warhammer
20
28.8
2016 Battlefield 1
25
35.9
2016 Overwatch
28
40.6
2016 Dishonored 2
23
34.2
2015 DiRT Rally
26
38.2
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
25
36.5
2015 The Witcher 3
18
26.1
2015 Total War: Attila
12
18.0
2015 Rocket League
39
57.0
2015 Need For Speed
28
40.7
2015 Project CARS
28
40.7
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
30
43.3
2014 Civilization: Beyond Earth
36
52.5
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition
21
30.0
2014 Far Cry 4
21
31.2
2014 GRID Autosport
37
53.5
2014 Shadow of Mordor
25
35.8
2014 The Talos Principle
27
39.5
2014 Thief
33
47.9
2013 Bioshock Infinite
30
43.2
2013 Crysis 3
14
21.1
2013 GRID 2
37
53.3
2013 Metro: Last Light
26
37.3
2013 Total War: Rome 2
18
26.8
2013 Battlefield 4
31
44.3
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
102
146.5
2009 League of Legends
56
81.4
2008 Crysis: Warhead
35
50.2
GTX 980 with i7-4770K at 1080p and Ultra Quality settings
GTX 980 with i7-4770K at 1440p and Ultra Quality settings
GTX 980 with i7-4770K at 4K and Ultra Quality settings

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GTX 980 Specifications

GTX 980 Board Design

Board NumberPG401
Length10.5 inches 267 mm
Outputs1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort
Power Connectors2x 6-pin
Slot WidthDual-slot
TDP165 W

GTX 980 Clock Speeds

Boost Clock1216 MHz
GPU Clock1127 MHz
Memory Clock1753 MHz 7012 MHz effective

GTX 980 Graphics Card

Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16
GenerationGeForce 900
Launch Price549 USD
ProductionEnd-of-life
Release DateSep 19th, 2014

GTX 980 Graphics Features

CUDA5.2
DirectX12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL1.2
OpenGL4.6
Shader Model6.1
Vulkan1.1.82

GTX 980 Graphics Processor

ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0
Die Size398 mm²
GPU NameGM204
GPU VariantGM204-400-A1
Process Size28 nm
Transistors5,200 million

GTX 980 Memory

Bandwidth224.4 GB/s
Memory Bus256 bit
Memory Size4096 MB
Memory TypeGDDR5

GTX 980 Render Config

ROPs64
SMM Count16
Shading Units2048
TMUs128

GTX 980 Theoretical Performance

FP32 (float) performance4,981 GFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance155.6 GFLOPS (1:32)
Pixel Rate77.82 GPixel/s
Texture Rate155.6 GTexel/s

Critics Reviews

Verdict. If you've skipped to the last page to see our conclusion, I'm not going to waste your time: both the $330 GeForce GTX 970 and $550 GeForce GTX 980 represent tremendous, earth shattering ...
The GeForce GTX 980 is the top Maxwell card running with the brand new, super-efficient, GM 204 GPU, with the second-tier GeForce GTX 970 coming close behind it.
The knowledge that Nvidia has priced the GTX 980 at the same point as the more-expensive-to-produce GK 110-based cards also rankles a touch. Nvidia is going to be making serious margin on these chips.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 4GB (1,126MHz GPU, boosting to 1,216MHz, 7GHz memory) (Launch driver - GeForce 344.07) Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB (889MHz GPU, boosting to 980MHz, 7GHz memory ...
The GeForce GTX 980 also has 4GB of GDDR5 RAM running at an effective 7Gbps (the same speed as on the GeForce GTX 770 and GTX 780 Ti), while introducing a new compression engine that Nvidia says ...
To me, the GeForce GTX 980 is the best reference-design graphics card to launch in a while. NVIDIA has successfully addressed the most important challenge in today's GPU design, which is power consumption.
Nvidia’s GTX 1080 is the world’s most powerful consumer GPU. A couple of years ago, the same could be said of the GTX 980, so now it’s time to see what’s changed. Comparing a new card with ...
Nvidia’s more modestly priced graphics cards often roll out months after the more luxurious GeForce models. Look at the last generation: The GeForce GTX 960 debuted four months after the GTX 980 ...
Fewer than three months have passed since Nvidia took the wraps off of GeForce GTX Titan X, and the company is already launching another GM200-based graphics card called GeForce GTX 980 Ti.
Nvidia shows us what second-gen Maxwell architecture can do with its new GM204 chip and the GeForce GTX 970 and 980 graphics cards that wield it.
The GeForce GTX 980 was a high-end graphics card by NVIDIA, launched in September 2014. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the GM204 graphics processor, in its GM204-400-A1 variant, the card supports DirectX 12.0.
The Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 980 boasts an 8-phase GPU power design while the GTX 970 card has a slightly smaller 6-phase design. New Maxwell Features Nvidia says Maxwell brings 2x the performance ...
Today’s launch will see GM204 placed into two video cards, the GeForce GTX 980 and GeForce GTX 970. We’ll dive into the specs of each in a bit, but from an NVIDIA product standpoint these two ...
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