10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

This graphics card offers upper mid level gaming performance. The GeForce GTX 980 Palit JetStream 4GB Edition GPU could struggle if it was to try and run the most demanding games available today, but it meets a lot of game system requirements found in today’s games.

GeForce GTX 980 Palit JetStream 4GB Edition is capable of DirectX 12 gaming requirements.

Here is a quick game performance synopsis for the AAA games played in 2022. In particular we focus on how well the GeForce GTX 980 Palit JetStream 4GB Edition runs at Ultra graphics settings and what frames per second it is getting at 1080p, 1440p and 4K monitor resolutions. In terms of performance against the most demanding games today this graphics card can play 606 of the 1000 most demanding PC games beating their recommended requirements.

The 1080p FPS on Ultra for the GeForce GTX 980 Palit JetStream 4GB Edition shows us that Back 4 Blood is getting a reasonable result of 57 FPS, and then we are seeing FIFA 22 returning a strong 87 FPS while another game on our list is the Grand Theft Auto VI which is predicted to get 30 frames per second at Ultra 1080p.

People are turning their increasingly more powerful graphics cards to the popular 1440p screen size so we tested the GeForce GTX 980 Palit JetStream 4GB Edition to see how it performs on 1440p. First off we have looked at FIFA 22 where it was good. The frame rates it scored for the game presets were - Low: 175 FPS, Medium: 138 FPS, High: 93 FPS and Ultra: 66 FPS. We added Grand Theft Auto VI to our research and predict it will be weak with a 23 FPS at Ultra 1440p. And then tested Back 4 Blood which got 43 FPS at Ultra 1440p. 1440p GeForce GTX 980 Palit JetStream 4GB Edition PC gaming is a solid choice of hardware for increased screen resolution gaming. We can see this graphics card is capable of delivering reliable frame rates at Ultra and certainly High graphics settings at 1440p.

How many years will the GeForce GTX 980 Palit JetStream 4GB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the GeForce GTX 980 Palit JetStream 4GB Edition in your PC? No graphics card upgrade required for around 2 years

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the GeForce GTX 980 Palit JetStream 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 Palit JetStream 4GB Edition.