10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

This computer hardware provides top end graphics. The GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB SLI will easily meet recommended system requirements of games released today. This is a strong benchmarker on modern games and can often return excellent frame rates at high and ultra 1080p. But the GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB SLI can also run 1440p pc system requirements.

Capable of running games with up to a DirectX 12 requirement.

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 Ti 6GB SLI runs at Ultra graphics settings and what frames per second it is getting at 1080p, 1440p and 4K monitor resolutions. We look at 1000 of the most demanding games available today and this GPU is better than the recommended graphics requirement of more than 996 games in the list.

Looking at some of the modern popular games people are playing today the GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB SLI is running Far Cry 6 and delivering good performances on 1080p Ultra, getting 61 frames per second. Comparing this to Resident Evil 8 which is getting good results, where it averages 67 FPS. Another popular game we looked at is Dying Light 2, which is running at 62 frames per second.

With PC gamers looking for larger screen sizes like 1440p we tested the GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB SLI by playing Far Cry 6 which yielded a reasonable performance. Its FPS results for the graphics settings are as follows - L: 122FPS, M: 96FPS, H: 65FPS, U: 46FPS. Another popular game we tested with this card was Resident Evil 8 and that was reasonable. This graphics card delivered 51 FPS at Ultra 1440p. Another popular title was Dying Light 2 which gets reasonable results with a 47FPS on Ultra 1440p. After a look at the popular games running at 1440p with the GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB SLI, this is capable of delivering a solid gaming experience across larger screen sized monitors. We expect to see High and Ultra graphics settings across most games at 1440p with this GPU.

How many years will the GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB SLI graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB SLI in your PC? This gpu has around 2+ years of running AAA recommended system requirements before any upgrades should be considered.

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB SLI? 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 Ti 6GB SLI.