10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

Getting one of these GeForce GTX 980 Galax 4GB Edition graphics cards allows the gamer to run indie system requirements and some less demanding AAA titles. In today’s PC hardware terms these are considered middle range for gaming performance.

This card meets game requirements up to DirectX 12.

Game performance for the GeForce GTX 980 Galax 4GB Edition where we look at the bigger games played in 2023. Looking closely at the graphics card frame rate performance on Ultra graphics settings at 1080p, 1440p and 4K screen resolutions. This card runs recommended graphics requirements of 591 games from the top 1000 most demanding games being played today.

Now onto the frame rates achieved at 1080p. We are seeing Battlefield 2042 getting 18 FPS with the GeForce GTX 980 Galax 4GB Edition, Grand Theft Auto VI predicted to get 29 FPS and Resident Evil 8 getting 35 frames per second. All run on Ultra at 1920x1080 screen res.

With PC gamers looking for larger screen sizes like 1440p we tested the GeForce GTX 980 Galax 4GB Edition by playing Battlefield 2042 which yielded a weak performance. Its FPS results for the graphics settings are as follows - L: 35FPS, M: 28FPS, H: 19FPS, U: 13FPS. Another popular game we researched with this card was Grand Theft Auto VI and that was weak. This graphics card is predicted to deliver 22 FPS at Ultra 1440p. Another popular title was Resident Evil 8 which gets playable results with a 26FPS on Ultra 1440p. 1440p GeForce GTX 980 Galax 4GB Edition PC gaming is likely in need of some graphical option tweaks when trying to play modern games.

How many years will the GeForce GTX 980 Galax 4GB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the GeForce GTX 980 Galax 4GB Edition in your PC? Upgrade time for this GPU is currently placed at 2 years

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the GeForce GTX 980 Galax 4GB Edition? There are no graphics cards on the current market that would provide a big enough increase in performance to warrant upgrading the GeForce GTX 980 Galax 4GB Edition.