How Many FPS Does S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl Get with GTX 980 Ti? Performance at 1080p, 1440p & 4K
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl system requirements
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GTX 980 Ti Specifications
These are the basic specs. The full GTX 980 Ti page adds the rest of the technical data and its FPS game by game, not just in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl.
Want the exact S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl FPS with your GTX 980 Ti?
These FPS assume a reference CPU. Add your real processor and RAM and we'll tailor the estimate to your rig.
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl benchmark on GTX 980 Ti: FPS by resolution and quality
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl FPS with a GTX 980 Ti and a Intel Core i5-13400
| Quality | 1080p (Full HD) | 1440p (2K) | 4K (Ultra HD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultra | 28FPS min 25Poor | 20FPS min 18Poor | 9FPS min 8Unplayable |
| High | 36FPS min 32Acceptable | 25FPS min 22Poor | 11FPS min 10Unplayable |
| Medium | 47FPS min 42Acceptable | 33FPS min 29Acceptable | 15FPS min 13Poor |
| Low | 61FPS min 54Good | 43FPS min 38Acceptable | 19FPS min 17Poor |
| Bottleneck (estimated) | GPU 56% | GPU 69% | GPU 86% |
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 Ti in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl 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 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl 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 Ti with FSR enabled, starting from its native Ultra FPS.
| Resolution | Native | FSR Quality | FSR Performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1080p | 28 | 35 | 41 |
| 1440p | 20 | 27 | 33 |
| 4K | 9 | 13 | 17 |
About ray tracing: every figure on this page is with ray tracing off. The GTX 980 Ti 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 Ti is what caps the frame rate in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. A faster processor would hardly change the result.
Is the GTX 980 Ti Enough for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl?
The GTX 980 Ti delivers 28 FPS at 1080p Ultra in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. This GPU is not enough for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl at this resolution. We recommend a more powerful GPU.
At 1440p it gets 20 FPS and at 4K 9 FPS at Ultra quality.
This GPU does not reach 60 FPS at 1080p Ultra
View recommended GPUs for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl→Want more FPS in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl?
Our guide collects the settings that give between +40% and +90% FPS in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl with barely any visual loss. Recommended settings, GPU-specific tips (NVIDIA/AMD/Intel) and solutions to common game issues.
GTX 980 Ti or RTX 3050 Ti Laptop for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl?
In S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl at 1080p Ultra, the GTX 980 Ti gets 28 FPS and the RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 30 FPS. The RTX 3050 Ti Laptop is 7% ahead.
GTX 980 Ti vs RTX 3050 Ti Laptop: which one is faster?Other GPUs for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
If none of these convinces you for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, the full ranking sorts all 143 cards by real FPS, not synthetic scores.
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