How Many FPS Does Baldur's Gate 3 Get with GTX 980? Performance at 1080p, 1440p & 4K
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Baldur's Gate 3 system requirements
Official minimum and recommended requirements published by the developer.
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GTX 980 Specifications
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Baldur's Gate 3 benchmark on GTX 980: FPS by resolution and quality
Pick yours and we recalculate the whole table above with it.
Baldur's Gate 3 FPS with a GTX 980 and a Intel Core i5-13400
| Quality | 1080p (Full HD) | 1440p (2K) | 4K (Ultra HD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultra | 28FPS min 25Poor | 18FPS min 16Poor | 8FPS min 7Unplayable |
| High | 36FPS min 32Acceptable | 24FPS min 21Poor | 10FPS min 9Unplayable |
| Medium | 47FPS min 42Acceptable | 31FPS min 28Acceptable | 13FPS min 12Unplayable |
| Low | 61FPS min 54Good | 40FPS min 36Acceptable | 17FPS min 15Poor |
| Bottleneck (estimated) | GPU 56% | GPU 71% | GPU 88% |
The percentage estimates how much of the stronger component's capability goes unused because of the other one.
It makes no difference which processor you have: with the GTX 980 in Baldur's Gate 3 the graphics card is always the brake. Swapping CPU would not gain you a single frame — put the money into the card.
FSR performance: FPS with AI upscaling
Upscaling renders Baldur's Gate 3 at a lower internal resolution and reconstructs the image, so you trade a little sharpness for extra frames. These are the estimated figures for the GTX 980 with FSR enabled, starting from its native Ultra FPS.
| Resolution | Native | FSR Quality | FSR Performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1080p | 28 | 35 | 41 |
| 1440p | 18 | 24 | 30 |
| 4K | 8 | 12 | 15 |
About ray tracing: every figure on this page is with ray tracing off. The GTX 980 has no dedicated hardware for it, so it is an option best left disabled.
Estimated figures. The real gain varies by game and by the version of the technology.
Is the CPU or the graphics card holding you back?
These FPS assume a mid-range CPU that isn't a bottleneck — roughly a Intel Core i5-13400 — and 16 GB of RAM.
Here the graphics card is the brake: the GTX 980 is what caps the frame rate in Baldur's Gate 3. A faster processor would hardly change the result.
Is the GTX 980 Enough for Baldur's Gate 3?
The GTX 980 delivers 28 FPS at 1080p Ultra in Baldur's Gate 3. This GPU is not enough for Baldur's Gate 3 at this resolution. We recommend a more powerful GPU.
At 1440p it gets 18 FPS and at 4K 8 FPS at Ultra quality.
This GPU does not reach 60 FPS at 1080p Ultra
View recommended GPUs for Baldur's Gate 3→Want more FPS in Baldur's Gate 3?
Our guide collects the settings that give between +40% and +90% FPS in Baldur's Gate 3 with barely any visual loss. Recommended settings, GPU-specific tips (NVIDIA/AMD/Intel) and solutions to common game issues.
