Is The GTX 980 Still Worth Buying? (2019)
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2024
- It's time to take a look back at Nvidia's reference GTX 980, a $549 GPU that launched in late 2014 and could handle every game available at the time with ease. These days it seems to be the 6GB 980 Ti that gets the most attention in comparison to newly released graphics cards, so how does it's cheaper counterpart hold up?
Test Specs:
Intel Core i5 9400F
16GB 3200 MHz (O/C) Ram
Nvidia Reference 4GB GTX 980
Windows 10 Pro
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4 years later:
Is the RTX 2080 still worth your kidneys?
4 years later: is the new rtx 4080ti worth your house?
8 years later. Is the 5080ti worth your lottery prize?
12 years later. is the 6080ti worth your life?
16 years later: is the 8080ti worth your everything ?
Yes
IS GTX 980 STILL WORTH BUYING IN 2019?
My GTX 650 is now crying in the corner
mate i have 650 hare i am ok :) :)
lol gotta 1060 new pc rtx 2070
@@kaiserisyoursenpai1935 just look the AMD Ryzen 3000 Series CPu and navi gpu :)
Nah, its going to be obsolete next year with the next gen. better of just saving up and getting a 1660ti.
@@ML-yn9yu nah RX 5700 it will be or XT
If your card runs your games, congratulations, you are doing just fine.
Congratulations. You just won PC gaming. This community loves to compare penis sizes. I know a guy who bought one of these back in 2015, just to brag about his 140+ fps. What's the problem, you ask? He had a 1080p60 screen. I guess it was still worth I to him, since he liked to post scores on benchmarks.
@@Phenom98 It's also a disease of the world where most young adults have more money than sense and spend it on the present rather than saving it for a rainy day or better things.
@@Phenom98 lmao. You have no idea what you're talking about.
Y e e t juice sad but true i love upgrading now😂😂😂
high fps will still feel more responsive on 60hz monitor.
until recently upgrading to the gtx 1080, my 980 was rocking it @ 1440p
Edit: bought it for $150 us btw, awesome deal
Just wondering why didnt you get a gtx 1660 TI?
@@jamesharwood4752 Why?
The 1080 is faster
Considering your profile picture is a javelin I can see why you upgraded now XD
@@greg2943 Hes talking about the new benchmark nvidia released, look up the most recent video from Gamer Meld. But the numbers are from nvidia themselves so...
Btw im wondering about the 1080 a little too. Did you get it really cheap because here in Germany these things go for 500+ (even used ones).
@@pixel_arc8550 I see but is only in Ray tracing emulation and the frame rate is crappy in both card
3:45 Got to say I really like the live stats, it means we can see how it performs in specific areas!
msi afterburner.. basically every benchmark video has it
I still have my 980ti it's still a beast
Agreed I have the MSI Seahawk 980 TI and it still gives me 60 fps at 1440p on pretty much everything I throw at it great card....
I have a reference 980 but with one of the arctic accelero cooler and it stays super cool now
@ADZ PLAYZ yea 150 on the core and 200 memory
I put a arctic twin turbo 2 cooler on my reference 980.
Bios mod for higher power target, higher vcore, core runs on 1558mhz and memory 3815mhz, never went over 60 degrees Celsius
@@TheBartxxxl i put the arctic accelero extreme 4 and i absolutely love it
@@TheBartxxxl How does it perform? Can it beat 980 Ti?
@@SharpShoot3r_14 it's very very close to a stock one, maybe 5% behind
I think that you should have both the live numbers and then the static numbers at the end. Great video! Love your content
your videos are always good and keep up the good content
It was once 18 fps. You think that's stuttery?
Dude i get consistent 18 fps in roblox on lowest.
But 18 is verry stuttery
Herr Oberbesserwisser oof
@@GewelReal Yeah live with amd a4 3300m. The worst apu. 1.9 ghz. Radeon "hd" 6480g. Wich are literally worse than 5450 because its an apu. 5450 is dedicated. And 512 mb vram. 3 gb normal ram. Fast i know.
I use the *totally not dead fs1 socket. Yes.
Why are you even playing roblox? 😂
Same and I have a 980ti
I hardly know 70% of the tech stuff you talk about but i love the channel and the content dude! Good work. 👍
I've been using my 960 4gb for a few years now and have been very happy with it. I just got a Vive and it handles that decently too even though it's below the minimum spec although I haven't tried the most graphically intense games yet. Thanks for the review!
I had a GTX 980 up until 2 weeks ago. Did a great job, even in 1440p. Should be even better in just 1080p. Great value, since you can get it for like 120$ now.
Lol. I was still using my 7800 GTX until recently buying a used mint 970 GTX with original Nvidia box and accessories for $100. I'd been looking for months for a Asus 1070 Strix, but never happened. I'm not a gamer, just video-graphics work and 1080p H.264 films with MadVR. I'm very pleased, especially since used 1070's are rising from $225 to $300 now.
@@theswagler5648 where did you buy it from
@@theswagler5648 I BOUGHT THE GTX 980 FOR $80 INCLUDING SHIPPING FEE
for overwatch, did you make sure the settings didnt automatically scale the resolution up? it would do that for me when i had that card and made 1080p look nicer with a 125% scale.
You channel has started my furious spending spree on CEX, I used to trawl Facebook but there's always such a risk there whereas a 2 year warranty from CEX and the ridiculous prices I can't go back now
iwas happy seeing that u have a proper benchmarking system
I've still got my gtx 980 from 2016. This thing can even run Modern Warfare 2019 on most ultra settings :)
battlefield 4, full 1440p = 60fps
I bought a 980 ti some three weeks ago and the thing is a complete beast, it runs anything I throw at it in ultra/epic settings on 1080p resolution at an average of 110~120 fps. They're still a bit pricey considering that the 2060 and 1660 ti deliver comparable performance and are newer for not much of a difference in price, but if that's all you can afford, go for it, I was stuck on a 560 ti for five years and a 770 for two years no problem, this thing can live another five years easily.
I just bought a reference GTX 980 for 100 bucks shipped and I'm loving it. It ploughs through anything I send its way
Honestly, I like both the live stats and the static ones you put from an overall. While the live stats are overall better, I still enjoy seeing the work you put into the videos as well. (Not that I think you're working less by not putting your own static overall lol)
Hello again hoover and lamp... They are like old friends at this point :) Please ALWAYS include them in the background of your videos even if you change your setup :)
My daughter's GTX 970 works fine in 1080p with the Ryzen 7-1700.
I still use a 970 with an R5 2600. Admittedly mine's got a pretty good overclock but it still plays games alright. Probably gonna pop in a 1070 or 1660Ti later on.
I just upgraded from a gtx 970 to a 1070ti using an r5 2600. I gave the 970 to my son who has an i5 6600k. That combo is still beastly. It eats up 1080p gaming with no issues at all.
@@pushatsinfrared I use a GTX 970 with a i5-4690k and in games the usage on both is always in the high 90s, so I feel as if the CPU and Graphics Card are a pretty complementary pairing, neither is proving a bottleneck to the other.
For 1080p gaming I feel the GTX 970 still has a good few years of life left to it, providing you are willing to dial down settings that is.
I use an rtx 2080ti with an intel core 2 duo clocked at 2.9 gh and i get a smooth 27 fps wich is all you really need.
Just build myself a used system with an i5 3570k and GTX 970, 8 G RAM, SSD, Bronze Thermaltake 630W PSU for 330 Euros. But had to lower the core clock of my 970 to default clock speed because it would sometimes black screen. All in all very good performer
Just bought a MSI Gtx 980 yesterday for 130€ shipped. Greetings from germany
Live on screen stats is wicked, keep it!
I completely agree with you on how the card looks. I wish I had a GTX 1060 with that cooler
I own a Gigabyte Extreme gaming ed. GTX 980Ti & till today I can max out all titles! :) best choice I've made! :)
I felt the exact same way. Then cyberpunk came out so I just over clocked it 😂
My laptop has 1060 6gb, very happy with it.
Thats the best budget graphics card you can buy right now actually, even for desktops, good choice
980 trades blows with 1060....1060 6gb is a good card, but 980 a tad faster but uses more power for sure...either one..you cant go wrong...i would choose the 980 just for the fact i dont care about power usage.
@@strider029 best budget cards 1.)RX570 4gig 2.)RX580 8gig or RX480 8gig 3.)GTX 1060/1060 3gig 4.)GTX 980
Honestly, a such a good channel 🙌🙌🙌
I recently made a video of me using the 970 4gb at 1080p and I really had the same results i bought it for 75 it almost beats the rx580 an excellent video love the videos man!!
Love the content not the mad editing skills
Question if digital foundry asked you to join them would you accept?
Great video. I prefer the numbers being displayed as shown in this video. Also, could you add in GPU temp, clock, mem and vram usage for future videos?
For the benchmark: why not both Live and final results (static)?
Good video, keep up the good work :D
I bought a GTX 980 in the summer of 2015 for £390. Now I look at the newest 80 series cards the 2080 super and it costs £720. WHATTTTT!
U mean 1100$ ? xD
Been waiting for this one.
My setup was 980sc and after a larger PSU is now SLI 980sc 's
Might upgrade when I have money for a 144hrtz monitor
really no reason for you to upgrade this config (for 144hz monitor) until next generation, unless you're considering 2080ti that is, 2080/1080ti would make no difference other than power consumption, and anything below that is downgrade
Why not buy a Radeon VII?
@@franciscoandrada412 Well I already have them and more importantly, SLI looks cooler in the case than a single card if you ask me, lol.
@@k680B I think you are right, when games need more than the 4GB I will be in trouble. I just wish more games utilized SLI.
@@poot111111 oh, i thought you didn't have a second 980
I got a rx580 golden sample for less than the the price of this old card now feel like a got a bargain love the vids
I got the EVGA hybrid edition of the 980 TI for 170$ here in Arizona, I love how it looks! It's like the reference edition but beefed up with the AIO pipes coming out the side, and the really nice backplate!
yes. ive had mine for 5 years almost and it still runs everything amazingly
AND NOW?
Yes it's still very much worth it buying this card.
i like the format with the game footage with fps overlay
Have to agree with you on the looks of the reference/founders design. Really appeals to me.
I would love to see GTX 980 vs RX 570/580 in your next vid
I'd imagine somwhere in between the gtx 970 and 980 is where the 580 is
@@IainDoes3Dprints-Gaming right
@@IainDoes3Dprints-Gaming actually no, rx 570 has same performance as gtx 980, rx 580 is even more better so that mean its not worth buying 980 because rx 570 cost like 80 euro and rx 580 is like 100euro
@@Silvinjo a 980 is better in a lot of games than a 570, I personally wouldn't say a 570 is better... 970, 570, 980, 580 is order I'd put then in
580 will not even stand close to a 980ti
thats facts
980 ti sli is even to a single gtx 1080 ti.
both of them even out perform a 1080ti so like fuck a amd card is going to match to a 980
8:58 you heard this saying from Socket Sanctuary.
YES!!! :)
I like the real-time benching, don’t see that very often, but I’m used to your bigger font size so if you could increase MSI Afterburner’s frame rate counter text size, that would be great :D
It's funny that you put this video out. I just bought palit super jet lstream from ebay for just £100 free shipping. I think for that price it's best value graphic card. Massive cooling system and very quiet card.
I had my 980 for years and will be retiring it soon. Its was the best 600 i ever spent.
"There is no bad gpu, only a bad price" Very likely Bryan from "Tech Yes City" Or Gregory from "Science Studio"
The live stats are good! My suggestion is maybe zoom into them a little in post, maybe to make it slightly more legible on smaller-screened devices?
There are some video cards that stand the test of time (i.e. 3+ years of use to be able to play modern titles of their times) such as my previous 2002 Radeon 9700 PRO, or Nvidia's 980ti or 1070. Thank you for previewing these types of cards. With respect to your question, I like the MSI display on the upper left, but please put average fps on the last row.
I still have a gtx 980 in my rig, and I still love her
Add me on Steam baby Al play with u x
2080 super has the same price and is a biiiit better. + you have ray tracing which will be a big thing in the next years prolly.
didnt know hardware has a gender but k
@@2saw ahah true actually
If you want MSI Afterburner to work on Apex just turn off origin overlay, set an Hotkey to turn on and off the MSI overlay and it works.
This is how I fix it for me.
bigodes111 Genious.
i have origen overlay and shadow play on and it works I just downloaded an older version the newest version did not work for me
I try using msi afterburner on watch dogs 2 but it doesn't work, any of you know why by any chance?
@@mrc2176 same way origin overlay conflict with MSI overlay (which is actually rivatuner) uplay overlay also conflict, since you can't turn off uplay overlay, just go to riveturner options, should be a little tv icon near your MSI plane icon near pc clock and increase the aplication detection, beware some games might detect as a cheat because the way the MSI overlay hook, if detection is to high.
Also uplay overlay can stop work to alow MSI overlay to work.
I had the first card u showed in the video but it was a 970, the ichill 970 was heavy quiet but 1 of the best looking cards ever made imo.
The 900 series reference cards are visually some of my favorites. I got a 970 reference partly due to the looks
I run SLI 980 TIs, got the matched set used for under $450us on eBay. Very good cards. Single gpu is slightly slower than a GTX 1070. Only down side is the huge power requirements.
I feel ya. Same GPU setup here the only thing that's a bitch is what scales and what doesn't with SLI :l
Either way guys, when it's working oh bebe
USFrozen how high is the power draw because I might be getting sli 980s
@@abdelkarimdumiaty4703 it's pretty high, I had to upgrade to a 1200w EVGA psu to handle it. I was running over clocked sli windforce 970s off of a 750w for reference. I don't have a power draw meter but I'd estimate that I'm pulling around 950-1000w under heavy load.
"next video" taking a home desktop to the max.
I happen to own a (lightly used) GTX 1060 6GB. Since you stated the performance between it and the GTX 980 would be similar, I appreciate the fact that you provided such a variety of titles in your video. I don't happen to own many (if any) of these titles, but my experience with my card seems to be similar to what you have shown.
When it comes to buying your card over the one I happen to own, other than price and aesthetics, something else to consider is the power consumption and driver support. It is likely that the GTX 1060 6GB will have driver support for a while longer than the GTX 980. Granted, support for 600 and 700 series cards is still available, but the support would last longer for the 1060 6GB over the 980. Also, since the 1060 is based on a newer architecture, it will almost always be more power efficient to a similar spec card from an older generation. But that's just my two-cents worth.
i would really like to see you doing these tests in the top 5 multiplayer titles. at ultra, high and med settings comparing frame rate
Still have my trusty 980 strix edition and she just crush everything i throw at her
Just recently bought another 980 strix for an SLI build. Needless to say, I am satisfied with its performance 👌😁
At the end of last year, I upgraded from my 980 Strix OC to a 1070 Strix OC that I got for $225. The 980 is perfectly fine but there are some good deals on the used market for 1070s especially.
oc that b*tch
@@AshtonCoolman It doesn't sound like that upgradish. Did you notice any difference?
@@SharpShoot3r_14 My 980 couldn't handle my Oculus Rift all that well. The 1070 can. To me, it was a good enough difference for the $$$.
Hey Do You Know Tfue Use Gtx950 For Streaming
I've got a reference OC'd 980 in my HTPC/gaming rig coupled with a Ryzen 5 1600 OC'd to 3.8ghz. This pair does excellent at 4K@30fps, 1440p@60fps, or 1080p@90+ fps with a mix of high/ultra settings in virtually any AAA game I throw at it. I picked it up early last year used for $160 when comparable 1060 6GB cars were going for well over $300. I love it!
The specs you are running are identical to my rig, and I considered far cry 5 and decided to wait till I upgrade. After seeing that 60+fps on ultra, I'll buy it tomorrow.
Is it worth in 2019 ? Man I don't even have a video card I'll take what I can get.
I'm on a 980ti here. The 9 series is the last gen that supports VGA through DVI-I, and therefore is the last one that supports my trusty old CRT.
Yes, you can get HDMI/DP->VGA DACs, but they suck. They're all cheap crap from China that limit your refresh rate to 60hz and often (as I've found in personal experience) don't even work right.
You Still got that crt mate? You still use it?
@@LanaaAmor if he does retro gaming then crt is superior
Sup Tom!!! What u doing here?
Dang, didn't know sliphantom ran on a CRT. Awesome.
a little bit of video editing can be helpful : you can add a layer where you put the graphics settings of each game
thanks for the video
bought a 980 strix the other day for $100 US and its a great card other than how loud they get at full tilt plays 1080p max settings on any game with a good frame rate. now a 1660 is $220 new making choices hard right now along with all the cheap RX cards $100-150 for a used 8Gb RX580.
great video and personaly i like seeing the lows live to watch for dips or have confirmation of a stutter i though i saw but wasnt sure if that was the internet youtube or your capture card the game the card at least the numbers when i scrub back give me a reference point and i can ask dig it im going to sub and like for sure hope for more great content.
heck I still have my 980 ti and have little to no complaints
I'd still have mine if it didn't suddenly crap out on me. Had to purchase a GTX 1080 out of necessity, and it rocks max detail in AAA games @ 1440p!
The 980 Ti is still such a great card. It has held its value really well, too, which is nice for current owners looking to sell.
Oh no, you're featuring a card better than mine, should I be worried!? 😂 Doubt it, my 970 is still undefeated at 1080p
Undefeated? Lolz
Same here. The 970 is still a great card for 1080p and it should be so for the next few years, though I suspect that I'll be playing on Medium more than High.
It is defeated at anything over 3.5gb though.... Dead meme and I'm trolling but man the comments in 970 reviews back in the day we're hilarious.
I'm still salty I never got my $30 from the settlement after the nvidia lawsuit
armando1is1great rip
Oh, I had a card identical to this, bought it at a heavy just a month after its initial release. These are still very decent cards, and the reference model is very attractive; it was the only one to come with a backplate.
I like seeing it on screen like this!
I found a 980ti for 200$Can! Awesome price/performance!
Mic Bmxer I bought one last month for €160!
2024 be "Is The RTX2080Ti Still Worth Buying?
I bet even in 2024 there will still videos about "is the 750 Ti still worth your money?"
@@rogehmarbi in 2024 will be cheaper than a mc donalds cheese burger
@@rogehmarbi the title i think 750ti in 2024. Worth or not depend what is your building, for office or home user, even 750ti is to much because on board vga is enough. :)
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@@siruno6024 I'm hoping 3000 series will completely kill 2080s lmao ik it wont tho but 1080s might drop quite a bit
I like the new live style of showing fps values!
It was released in 2014? Wow, still holds up really well!
I prefer the real-time framerate over the text on screen btw.
GTX 980 doesn't support FreeSync while the GTX 1060 does.
The 1060 also does ray tracing too, so you can enjoy gaming at 3 fps, just don’t blink fast or you’ll be out-refreshing your monitor!
I have a 1060 MAX-Q
@@jakegarrett8109 LMFAO, I'm dying...
@@jakegarrett8109 Oh come on lol:)
1060 do is fun to test on older games So ur fps is fine.
@@jakegarrett8109 the 1060 does ray tracing on 14 fps not 3 lol
i still got a GTX 960, runs like a champ.
me too man, looking further for a better processor but ima gonna keep that 960 rocking it
Dude sammeee, lemme know what you find I been looking for a while.
@@SlyNoCommentarysure man 👍
Rocking a MSI one and very happy with it so far.
Nice review, yes that GTX980 is certainly worth it in my opinion! My GTX960 is fine as it is, though I might have to check it as it was stuttering a bit the last time I played?
No bad cards? Let me introduce you to the 1030 ddr4 version...
If someone was selling it for like $5 i bet you could find a use for one :P
let me introduce you to intel HD 620 and a shitty ultrabook that once repaired constantly runs at 97+°C now (and somehow hasn't died yet)
save me
Actually bought a 980 few days ago. Paid 100€ (which is way cheaper that 150£)!
Bought mine almost a year ago for £40
GTX 980 Classified Kingpin for £110. I think RandomGaminginHD pay's too much
Its nice to see those live stats on-screen but I'd also like it if you added the live temps of the CPU and GPU onto it just so we get a good idea of average temps
i love the founders edition style too! i think i might get a 980 ti or 980 FE or even another design for when my mom possibly gets her new desktop PC sometime which i hope she upgrades from her current all in one PC lol
🥰🥰🥰 Got the beast for 65 usd
I was considering getting one for $35 local where i live but it doesnt support freesync so ill just have to wait till christmas then wait to replace my rx 470
I have a GTX 980 and a Gtx 1060 6gb and the 980 is a faster card!!
No it's not.. you're either bottlenecking the 1060 or playing fucky games.
The 1060 was at least 15 fps better in my testing.
@@COBRO98 1060 is almost same as 970, so 980 is stronger and non reference 980ti is stronger than 1070. Reference 980ti is core 1000mhz, my 980ti is 1465mhz. So, it depends on what model you have. You can see reference vs reference 980 vs 1060(6gb-stronger one) here gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1060-6GB-vs-Nvidia-GTX-980/3639vs2576
@@MalakianTNW the internet isn't a place to beg for graphics card so you can GaMe not even irl, save up, do chores for your parents.
@@MalakianTNW Yes but that doesn't change anything, you dont beg anyone for shit.
(while i know you're lying) ask ur current guardian for jobs, and earn some money. dont beg people for their shit.
@@MalakianTNW Lmfao liar and beggar. Your channel is full of shit against you. Smooth Fortnite gameplay, STREAMING. And then you come here trying to steal someone else's graphics card? Stfu why people like you still exist
The Maxwell series does look cool. I remember I had those in SLI when it was still kind of a thing. Good times.
Great video. My son has my old 6700k with an MSI gtx 980 gaming 4g. It's a fairly OC'd card compared to other 980's but I'm wondering when I'll have to upgrade his
The Farter really depends at what resolution you are playing at. If it’s 1080p then you should be fine for at least a year of AAA gaming at high settings before going to medium-ish graphics and non-aaa titles should be fine for like 2-3 years, maybe even more. Though If 1440p is your main resolution than you probably already considered an upgrade. You should look at gtx 1080 performance territory if you are considering an upgrade.
@@MrYedige it's my son that has the 980. He only has a 1080p monitor and plays rust, fortnite, wreckfest and a couple of others. I already have an rtx 2070
@@Drinnan then it's perfectly fine, I wouldn't upgrade anytime soon.
GTX 980
Still love my EVGA 970, runs everything I need perfectly
so have you upgraded your cpu? what kind of games do you play?
I think the RTX Founders edition cards have a slick design too.
Picked up my EVGA SC 980 months ago for $135 on auction, still going strong for its age. Not even CONSUMER overclocked and I can still manage 60+ fps in most new titles on medium-high settings (depending on the game's usage of CPU vs GPU of course).
Do not go into AMD HD Dual BGA Cards! It's A TRAP!
soy boy *
@@Russell970 bil gates soy boy?
Admiral ackbar stares at you
980 Is still a beast of a card.
ehh...for 1080p
@@ML-yn9yu well no shit
I wish you had bought the planned 980ti as that is the card I currently own and I value your comments.
Seeing some numbers on the screen is actually a quite welcome feature.
short answer: YES
*No
for next-gen games coming 2020 with full supported ray tracing, no.
Meanwhile my GTX660 TI
Mate I got the same metal Poppies in your thumbnail in my garden. What a crazy life.
I sill have the exact ichill 980 you pictured at the beginning of the video, coolest running card iv'e ever owned.Its now just suck in its original box since ive upgraded a few times since.Loved it so much i find it hard to part with.
That's My old gpu 💓💓
I have the 1080ti now
Who cares you stupid idiot
@@eliazarmarcano5616 🤭 lol who asked ya u poor shit
980: 4 and 6gigTI
RX 570: 4 and 8 gig
1060: 3 and 6gig
570 4gb > 1060 3gb
Wtf why Nvidia still sell 1660 with 3gb ?
Nvidia cards typically need less vram because they have better compression
RX 570 is not better than either of the 1060 models. That's just a fact.
@@CaptButtbeard the 570 perform the same as 1060 3gb, check HUB videos
@@TechWithSean wrong, in head to head comparison they use the same amount of vram, the better compression doesnt make any noticable difference
@@CaptButtbeard The 1060 3gb is so RAM limited it can't even compete against the RX 460 at times.
I have 970 and 980)) Both are great cards imo.
Loving the Live Stats