10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

Getting one of these GeForce GTX 980 Point of View 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.

We take a look at game performance achieved on this graphics card when running 2023 popular games. This short GeForce GTX 980 Point of View 4GB Edition game hardware review looks at the graphics card frame rate performance on Ultra graphics settings at 1080p, 1440p and 4K screen resolutions. 591 games can be played by this graphics card of the 1000 most demanding games being played by PC gamers today.

Looking at some of the modern popular games people are playing today the GeForce GTX 980 Point of View 4GB Edition is running Forza Horizon 5 and delivering playable performances on 1080p Ultra, getting 35 frames per second. Comparing this to Grand Theft Auto VI which is predicted to get playable results, where it averages 29 FPS. Another popular game we looked at is Resident Evil 8, which is running at 35 frames per second.

Moving screen sizes up to 1440p we ran Forza Horizon 5 on the GeForce GTX 980 Point of View 4GB Edition to see that it got a playable set of frame rates. Here are the low to ultra results at 1440p - L: 69FPS, M: 55FPS, H: 37FPS, U: 26FPS. Another popular game to investigate at 1440p with this card was Grand Theft Auto VI which we predicted will be weak in performance netting an Ultra FPS of 22 FPS. Finally we then took a look at Resident Evil 8 where its Ultra 1440p Frame rates were playable at 26 FPS. Looking at a few of these 1440p results for the GeForce GTX 980 Point of View 4GB Edition we get the impression that it is a reasonable choice at this screen size. You can always tweak modern game graphics settings to help you get a better High graphics setting experience at 1440p.

How many years will the GeForce GTX 980 Point of View 4GB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the GeForce GTX 980 Point of View 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 Point of View 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 Point of View 4GB Edition.