13 Dec 2019 - Graphics card reviewed

A true powerhouse, the GeForce GTX 980 Ti MSI Armor 2X OC 6GB Edition will run even the most demanding game system requirements released today. This card meets game requirements up to DirectX 12.

Here is a quick game performance synopsis for the AAA games played in 2019. In particular we focus on how well the GeForce GTX 980 Ti MSI Armor 2X OC 6GB Edition runs at Ultra graphics settings and what frames per second it is getting at 1080p, 1440p and 4K monitor resolutions. Of the 1000 most demanding recommended specs found in game requirements today, this gpu is more powerful than the graphics requirement of 888 games in todays list.

Now onto the frame rates achieved at 1080p. We are seeing Star Wars: Jedi - Fallen Order getting 47 FPS with the GeForce GTX 980 Ti MSI Armor 2X OC 6GB Edition, Cyberpunk 2077 predicted to get 47 FPS and Red Dead Redemption 2 getting 62 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 Ti MSI Armor 2X OC 6GB Edition by playing Star Wars: Jedi - Fallen Order which yielded a playable performance. Its FPS results for the graphics settings are as follows - L: 95FPS, M: 75FPS, H: 50FPS, U: 36FPS. Another popular game we researched with this card was Cyberpunk 2077 and that was playable. This graphics card is predicted to deliver 36 FPS at Ultra 1440p. Another popular title was Red Dead Redemption 2 which gets reasonable results with a 47FPS on Ultra 1440p. Running games at 1440p with a GeForce GTX 980 Ti MSI Armor 2X OC 6GB Edition is a reliable performer at this larger resolution for modern games. The graphics card will be good to run 1440p on Ultra or High settings.

How many years will the GeForce GTX 980 Ti MSI Armor 2X OC 6GB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the GeForce GTX 980 Ti MSI Armor 2X OC 6GB Edition 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 MSI Armor 2X OC 6GB Edition? A suitable upgrade choice for the GeForce GTX 980 Ti MSI Armor 2X OC 6GB Edition is the 20 Series GeForce RTX 2060 Super 8GB, which is 27% more powerful and can run 992 of the 1000 most demanding PC games beating their recommended requirements. Alternatively a good choice when looking to upgrade the GeForce GTX 980 Ti MSI Armor 2X OC 6GB Edition would be the RX 5000 Series Radeon RX 5700 8GB which meets 982 of the 1000 top game’s recommended system requirements and has 22% better performance.