Elden Ring with GTX 980 — How Many FPS?

29FPS

1080p UltraEstimated

Elden Ring system requirements

Official minimum and recommended requirements published by the developer.

Minimum

CPUINTEL CORE I5-8400 or AMD RYZEN 3 3300X

GPUNVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 3 GB or AMD RADEON RX 580 4 GB

RAM12 GB RAM

Storage60 GB available space

GTX 980 Specifications

BrandNVIDIA

VRAM4 GB

Power Draw (TDP)165W

TierHigh-end

Benchmark20

1080p (Full HD)20/100

Performance by Resolution and Quality

Ultra

1080p

29FPS

Poor

1440p

19FPS

Poor

8FPS

Unplayable

High

1080p

38FPS

Acceptable

1440p

25FPS

Poor

10FPS

Unplayable

Medium

1080p

49FPS

Acceptable

1440p

33FPS

Acceptable

13FPS

Unplayable

Low

1080p

64FPS

Good

1440p

42FPS

Acceptable

17FPS

Poor

Quality	1080p (Full HD)	1440p (2K)	4K (Ultra HD)
Ultra	29FPS Poor	19FPS Poor	8FPS Unplayable
High	38FPS Acceptable	25FPS Poor	10FPS Unplayable
Medium	49FPS Acceptable	33FPS Acceptable	13FPS Unplayable
Low	64FPS Good	42FPS Acceptable	17FPS Poor

Is the GTX 980 Enough for Elden Ring?

The GTX 980 delivers 29 FPS at 1080p Ultra in Elden Ring. This GPU is not enough for Elden Ring at this resolution. We recommend a more powerful GPU.

At 1440p it gets 19 FPS and at 4K 8 FPS at Ultra quality.

This GPU does not reach 60 FPS at 1080p Ultra

View recommended GPUs for Elden Ring→

⚡ Optimization guide

Want more FPS in Elden Ring?

Our guide collects the settings that give between +40% and +90% FPS in Elden Ring with barely any visual loss. Recommended settings, GPU-specific tips (NVIDIA/AMD/Intel) and solutions to common game issues.

View optimization guide for Elden Ring →