How Many FPS Does Forza Horizon 5 Get with GTX 980? Performance at 1080p, 1440p & 4K

33FPS

1080p UltraEstimated

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Forza Horizon 5 system requirements

Official minimum and recommended requirements published by the developer.

Minimum

CPUIntel i5-4460 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200

GPUNVidia GTX 970, AMD RX 470, OR Intel Arc A380

RAM8 GB RAM

Storage110 GB available space

GTX 980 Specifications

BrandNVIDIA

VRAM4 GB

Power Draw (TDP)165W

TierHigh-end

Benchmark20

1080p (Full HD)20/100

These are the basic specs. The full GTX 980 page adds the rest of the technical data and its FPS game by game, not just in Forza Horizon 5.

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Forza Horizon 5 FPS with a GTX 980 and a Intel Core i5-13400

Ultra

1080p

33FPS

min 29Acceptable

1440p

22FPS

min 20Poor

9FPS

min 8Unplayable

High

1080p

43FPS

min 38Acceptable

1440p

29FPS

min 26Poor

12FPS

min 11Unplayable

Medium

1080p

57FPS

min 50Acceptable

1440p

37FPS

min 33Acceptable

15FPS

min 13Poor

Low

1080p

73FPS

min 65Good

1440p

48FPS

min 43Acceptable

20FPS

min 18Poor

Bottleneck (estimated)

1080pGPU 47%

1440pGPU 65%

4KGPU 86%

Quality	1080p (Full HD)	1440p (2K)	4K (Ultra HD)
Ultra	33FPS min 29Acceptable	22FPS min 20Poor	9FPS min 8Unplayable
High	43FPS min 38Acceptable	29FPS min 26Poor	12FPS min 11Unplayable
Medium	57FPS min 50Acceptable	37FPS min 33Acceptable	15FPS min 13Poor
Low	73FPS min 65Good	48FPS min 43Acceptable	20FPS min 18Poor
Bottleneck (estimated)	GPU 47%	GPU 65%	GPU 86%

The percentage estimates how much of the stronger component's capability goes unused because of the other one.

Almost any modern CPU performs the same here: there is only 0% between the slowest and the fastest in the table. If you were wondering whether to upgrade your processor for Forza Horizon 5, it is not worth it. One caveat: this is at 1080p, where the CPU weighs most. At 1440p and 4K the graphics card takes over and the processor stops mattering.

FSR performance: FPS with AI upscaling

Upscaling renders Forza Horizon 5 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	33	41	48
1440p	22	30	36
4K	9	13	17

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 Forza Horizon 5. A faster processor would hardly change the result.

The CheckFPS verdict

Analysis based on real in-game FPS, not spec sheets

Is the GTX 980 Enough for Forza Horizon 5?

The GTX 980 delivers 33 FPS at 1080p Ultra in Forza Horizon 5. Performance is acceptable but not ideal. Consider lowering the resolution or quality.

At 1440p it gets 22 FPS and at 4K 9 FPS at Ultra quality.

This GPU does not reach 60 FPS at 1080p Ultra

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GTX 980 or GTX 1650 for Forza Horizon 5?

In Forza Horizon 5 at 1080p Ultra both land on the same figure: 33 FPS. Price and power draw are what separate them.

GTX 980 vs GTX 1650: which one is faster?

Other GPUs for Forza Horizon 5

RTX 2060NVIDIA 6GB

63FPS

1080p Ultra

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RX 5700AMD 8GB

63FPS

1080p Ultra

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NVIDIA TITAN X (Pascal)NVIDIA 12GB

62FPS

1080p Ultra

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GTX 1080NVIDIA 8GB

60FPS

1080p Ultra

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RX 6500 XTAMD 4GB

37FPS

1080p Ultra

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RX Vega 56AMD 8GB

37FPS

1080p Ultra

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If none of these convinces you for Forza Horizon 5, the full ranking sorts all 143 cards by real FPS, not synthetic scores.

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Frequently asked questions about Forza Horizon 5 on the GTX 980

How many FPS does the GTX 980 get in Forza Horizon 5 at 1080p?

The GTX 980 averages 33 FPS in Forza Horizon 5 at 1080p on Ultra settings. Dropping to High takes it to around 43 FPS, and Low reaches roughly 73 FPS.

What about 1440p and 4K?

On Ultra, the GTX 980 manages around 22 FPS at 1440p and around 9 FPS at 4K. Those are native figures: switching on AI upscaling lifts both considerably.

Can the GTX 980 run Forza Horizon 5 at 60 FPS?

Not on Ultra — it averages below 60 FPS at every resolution. Dropping to Low at 1080p gets the GTX 980 to about 73 FPS in Forza Horizon 5, and AI upscaling helps close the gap to 60.

Do these Forza Horizon 5 figures include upscaling or ray tracing?

No. Every FPS figure on this page is native, with no AI upscaling and with ray tracing off. The GTX 980 has no ray tracing hardware, so that option is off the table for this card.

How many FPS do I gain by turning on FSR in Forza Horizon 5?

At 4K, FSR on Quality mode takes the GTX 980 from around 9 native FPS to an estimated 13 FPS. Performance mode goes higher still, at the cost of some image sharpness.

What processor do I need to pair with the GTX 980?

The figures on this page assume a Intel Core i5-13400, a mid-range processor that does not bottleneck the card. What matters with the GTX 980 is that the CPU is not far below it: past that class, moving up a processor barely changes FPS at higher resolutions.

Forza Horizon 5 system requirements

Official minimum and recommended requirements published by the developer.

Minimum

CPUIntel i5-4460 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200

GPUNVidia GTX 970, AMD RX 470, OR Intel Arc A380

RAM8 GB RAM

Storage110 GB available space

Forza Horizon 5 FPS with a GTX 980 and a Intel Core i5-13400

Ultra

1080p

33FPS

min 29Acceptable

1440p

22FPS

min 20Poor

9FPS

min 8Unplayable

High

1080p

43FPS

min 38Acceptable

1440p

29FPS

min 26Poor

12FPS

min 11Unplayable

Medium

1080p

57FPS

min 50Acceptable

1440p

37FPS

min 33Acceptable

15FPS

min 13Poor

Low

1080p

73FPS

min 65Good

1440p

48FPS

min 43Acceptable

20FPS

min 18Poor

Bottleneck (estimated)

1080pGPU 47%

1440pGPU 65%

4KGPU 86%

Quality	1080p (Full HD)	1440p (2K)	4K (Ultra HD)
Ultra	33FPS min 29Acceptable	22FPS min 20Poor	9FPS min 8Unplayable
High	43FPS min 38Acceptable	29FPS min 26Poor	12FPS min 11Unplayable
Medium	57FPS min 50Acceptable	37FPS min 33Acceptable	15FPS min 13Poor
Low	73FPS min 65Good	48FPS min 43Acceptable	20FPS min 18Poor
Bottleneck (estimated)	GPU 47%	GPU 65%	GPU 86%

The percentage estimates how much of the stronger component's capability goes unused because of the other one.

FSR performance: FPS with AI upscaling

Resolution	Native	FSR Quality	FSR Performance
1080p	33	41	48
1440p	22	30	36
4K	9	13	17

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.

Frequently asked questions about Forza Horizon 5 on the GTX 980

How many FPS does the GTX 980 get in Forza Horizon 5 at 1080p?

The GTX 980 averages 33 FPS in Forza Horizon 5 at 1080p on Ultra settings. Dropping to High takes it to around 43 FPS, and Low reaches roughly 73 FPS.

What about 1440p and 4K?

On Ultra, the GTX 980 manages around 22 FPS at 1440p and around 9 FPS at 4K. Those are native figures: switching on AI upscaling lifts both considerably.

Can the GTX 980 run Forza Horizon 5 at 60 FPS?

Not on Ultra — it averages below 60 FPS at every resolution. Dropping to Low at 1080p gets the GTX 980 to about 73 FPS in Forza Horizon 5, and AI upscaling helps close the gap to 60.

Do these Forza Horizon 5 figures include upscaling or ray tracing?

No. Every FPS figure on this page is native, with no AI upscaling and with ray tracing off. The GTX 980 has no ray tracing hardware, so that option is off the table for this card.

How many FPS do I gain by turning on FSR in Forza Horizon 5?

At 4K, FSR on Quality mode takes the GTX 980 from around 9 native FPS to an estimated 13 FPS. Performance mode goes higher still, at the cost of some image sharpness.

What processor do I need to pair with the GTX 980?