8 Jan 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

The GeForce GTX 980 Ti MSI Armor 2X OC 6GB Edition will blast beyond the majority of games requirements at 1080p, so crank up your screen resolution to 1440p or 4K and let the beautiful AAA game visuals wash over you. This is how gaming is meant to be played but you are likely to have to pay top dollar for the GeForce GTX 980 Ti MSI Armor 2X OC 6GB Edition privilege. But if you can get this graphics solution, then its happy gaming. This card meets game requirements up to DirectX 12.

Here is a quick game performance synopsis for the AAA games played in 2021. 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 814 games in todays list.

Now onto the frame rates achieved at 1080p. We predict that Grand Theft Auto VI will get 43 FPS with the GeForce GTX 980 Ti MSI Armor 2X OC 6GB Edition, FIFA 21 getting 170 FPS and Cyberpunk 2077 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 researching Grand Theft Auto VI leading us to predict a playable performance. Its FPS predictions for the graphics settings are as follows - L: 86FPS, M: 67FPS, H: 45FPS, U: 32FPS. Another popular game we tested with this card was FIFA 21 and that was strong. This graphics card delivered 130 FPS at Ultra 1440p. Another popular title was Cyberpunk 2077 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 solid performer with higher resolution modern gaming. This graphics card can also bump up to 4K gaming regularly with the latest games still being capable of high or ultra graphics settings at this level.

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 981 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 973 of the 1000 top game’s recommended system requirements and has 22% better performance.